PROUDLY SUPPORTING

2FIFTHEDITION

01 7

6

1:1 Architects

Adams Consulting Engineers

AE Smith

AMEC

AMG Architects Melbourne

architectus

Ardent Architects

ARM Architecture

Armsby Architects

ASPECT Studios

Ausbuild Constructions

Australian Ecosystems Pty Ltd

Baigents Pty Ltd

Baldasso Cortese Architects

Bate Design

Bates Smart

Baumgart Clark Architects

Beveridge Williams

Billard Leece Partnership

Bitu-mill

BlueSphere Environmental

Bonacci Group

Breathe Architecture

BRT Consulting

Bruce Allen Architect

Bruce Henderson Architects

BY Projects Architecture

Cardno

Chadwick Grimmond Consulting

Engineers Pty Ltd

Chan Architecture

Chi-Rho Consulting

ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects

Cooke & Dowsett

Cottee Parker

Coulthard Shim

Cube Company Pty Ltd

Dalton Consulting Engineers

David Lock Associates (Australia)

Pty Ltd

Dennis, Price & Miller

Design Unity

DesignInc

Designology

Elenberg Fraser

EMKC

Enco Engineering

Entracon

era architects

Erbas & Associates

FMG Engineering

Geyer

Hansen Yuncken

Haskell Architects

Hutchinson Builders

Irwinconsult

JBA Consulting Engineers

Jeavons Landscape Architects

John Wardle Architects

Jolson

Kane Constructions

Keen Planning

Kleinfelder

Klopfer Dobos

Landserv

Lanskey Constructions

Lovell Chen

Mackenzie Environmental

MacLeod Consulting

McIldowie Partners

MDG Landscape Architects

Millar | Merrigan

Monarc Environmental

Mud Office

a sample of contributing companies

Neometro

NH Architecture

Niche Planning Studio

NOWarchitecture

O'Brien Traffic

Oxley+Co

Playce

proUrban

R. Bliem & Associates

Ratio Consultants

Rincovitch Consultants

Robert Bird Group

SALT3

Schiavello

Select Group

Senversa

Site Image Landscape Architects

Six Degrees

SJB

Spiire

St. Quentin Consulting

Sterling Group

Studio B Architects

Taylors Development Strategies

TGM Group

The Buchan Group

Tingmore Structures

Tract Consultants

Umow Lai

van der Meer Consulting

Victorian Extension Design

Vincent Chrisp Architects

Wallbridge & Gilbert

Watson Young Architects

Watsons

a sample of contributing companies

report OVERVIEW12

Town Planning Consultancy

Architectural Practice

Construction Company

Engineering Consultancy

Surveying Company

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45%

33

47

12

6

2

Internationally 16% In multiple states of Australia 43% In Victoria only 41%

Type of Company

company demographics

Location of Offices

How many people does your company employ?

Average

number of

employees

108

1-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 100+

31%

13%20%

8%

28%

report OVERVIEW 13

3135820%

6

Executive Management Technical Support Total Staff

0% 49% 35% 16% 12% 7%

1-5% 16% 17% 7% 6% 9%

6-10% 5% 11% 11% 10% 3%

11-20% 16% 12% 17% 10% 19%

21-50% 10% 20% 34% 12% 44%

50% + 4% 5% 15% 50% 18%

Percentage of female staff

employee demographics

Executive Management Technical Support Total Staff

0% 92% 87% 42% 66% 40%

1-5% 4% 6% 23% 13% 24%

6-10% 0% 3% 15% 8% 15%

11-20% 1% 1% 10% 5% 10%

21-50% 3% 3% 9% 5% 8%

50% + 0% 0% 1% 3% 3%

Percentage of contract/

temporary staff

Executive Management Technical Support Total Staff

0% 82% 68% 41% 43% 30%

1-5% 6% 12% 22% 17% 23%

6-10% 2% 7% 18% 10% 19%

11-20% 3% 5% 10% 11% 18%

21-50% 6% 7% 6% 8% 8%

50% + 1% 1% 3% 11% 2%

Percentage of

part-time staff

Percentage of total staff

that are support staff

0 1-5 6-10 11-200 20+

architecture INDUSTRY FACTS42

noyes %

business activity

Compared to calendar year

2015, has business activity

in 2016:

In 2016, did your company

tender for projects?

83 17

Of projects tendered,

approximately what percentage

were successful?

Increased

significantly Increased

Remained

the same Decreased

Decreased

significantly

31%

46%

18%

4% 1%

32%

architecture INDUSTRY FACTS 43

25 2%

1459

%

7426human resources

Yes No

What is the probationary

period at your company?

How often do you conduct

performance reviews?

Do you provide references

for former employees? Yes - any type No

Yes -

only verbal

Yes - statement

of service only

Does your company have

an HR team / professional?

2% We don’t have one

44% 3 months

54% 6 months

0% More than 6 months

14% On an ad hoc basis

27% Every 6 months

0% Every 2 years

0% We do not conduct performance reviews

59% Every 12 months

construction INDUSTRY FACTS78

Estimator

LOW AVERAGE HIGH

LEVEL 1 $72,500.00 $86,875.00 $93,250.00

LEVEL 2 $86,000.00 $96,666.67 $111,000.00

LEVEL 3 $118,333.33 $126,500.00 $141,000.00

constructionSALARY TABLES

construction SALARY TABLES

Site Administrator

LOW AVERAGE HIGH

LEVEL 1 $51,250.00 $63,750.00 $80,833.33

LEVEL 2 $72,500.00 $75,666.67 $91,250.00

LEVEL 3 $87,500.00 $96,000.00 $105,000.00

Project Administrator

LOW AVERAGE HIGH

LEVEL 1 $50,833.33 $56,500.00 $75,000.00

LEVEL 2 $62,500.00 $69,500.00 $80,000.00

LEVEL 3 $75,000.00 $80,833.33 $99,000.00

engineering INDUSTRY FACTS 103

ESD Engineer

LOW AVERAGE HIGH

LEVEL 1 $53,000.00 $55,000.00 $58,000.00

LEVEL 2 $56,000.00 $59,000.00 $63,000.00

LEVEL 3 $68,000.00 $71,000.00 $77,000.00

LEVEL 4 $82,500.00 $87,500.00 $95,000.00

LEVEL 5 $97,500.00 $102,000.00 $105,000.00

LEVEL 6 $112,500.00 $119,166.67 $131,500.00

LEVEL 7 $140,000.00 $147,500.00 $155,000.00

LEVEL 8 $170,000.00 $175,000.00 $180,000.00

engineering SALARY TABLES

Electrical Engineer

LOW AVERAGE HIGH

LEVEL 1 $53,000.00 $55,000.00 $58,000.00

LEVEL 2 $56,000.00 $59,000.00 $63,000.00

LEVEL 3 $70,666.67 $74,666.67 $80,000.00

LEVEL 4 $87,500.00 $92,500.00 $99,166.67

LEVEL 5 $99,250.00 $102,500.00 $107,500.00

LEVEL 6 $117,500.00 $127,500.00 $130,000.00

LEVEL 7 $138,333.33 $141,666.67 $158,333.33

LEVEL 8 $143,333.33 $188,500.00 $217,500.00

engineeringSALARY TABLES

All salaries listed in the 2017 PACE survey refer to the total remuneration packages and are inclusive of all benefits such as superannuation, motor vehicles, etc.