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Andrew Tingay

Andrew Tingay

Point Lonsdale,Victoria

Summary

With over 25 years of consulting experience, I have successfully led significant policy reforms and strategy projects at an executive level. Throughout my career, I have worked with public and private sector clients, and held senior leadership roles within Jacobs, a multi-national professional services provider with a turnover of $16 billion and a workforce of 60,000. My focus when working with clients has been to partner with them in order to create and implement innovative solutions to their pressing challenges. Within Jacobs, I have led a mindset and culture shift to effectively execute the organization's transformation strategy. Now, I am actively seeking my next opportunity to utilize my expertise in creating, positioning, and implementing solutions for governments or multi-nationals to address grand challenges and drive sustained growth. Known for adaptability, conceptual problem-solving skills, creative drive, and commitment to coaching and mentoring, I am ready to make a significant impact in any consulting or in-house role.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Strategic Adviser, Project Director

NEOM, Global Infrastructure
  • Currently developing an enterprise regulatory framework for NEOM regarding the identification, use, compliance and performance management of all codes and standards used for the construction and operation of NEOM
  • PROJECT | Improving Infrastructure Delivery Models
  • Client: G20, Created a digital tool that provides access to infrastructure delivery innovations from across G20 countries
  • PROJECT | Brisbane Olympics 2032 Governance Arrangements

Project Director, Lead Strategy Adviser

QLD Department of Premier & Cabinet
  • In partnership with Deloitte advised Queensland Government on potential governance arrangements for the planning, delivery and legacy realisation for Brisbane 2032
  • PROJECT | High Value High Risk Training
  • Client:, Advised Victorian Government Department of Treasury Analysts as to how to better assess high value and/high risk government capital investments
  • RAIL
  • PROJECT | Suburban Rail Loop Precinct Development and Delivery Operating Model Design

Strategic Adviser

Suburban Rail Loop Authority
  • Achievements:
  • Andrew advised Suburban Rail Loop Authority on the establishment of Operating Model to undertake multi-billion investments across six precincts around Melbourne using a variety of pathways including Government lead and private investor lead
  • Suburban Rail Loop Precinct Analysis

Strategy Facilitator

Suburban Rail Loop Authority
  • Andrew supported Suburban Rail Loop Authority to examine future opportunities that could be realised at precincts in southeast Melbourne associated with the proposed rail loop
  • Andrew designed, facilitate and completed multi-criteria assessments for the different station and precinct design options (6 stations)
  • Andrew advised and facilitated 20 workshops with the SRL Precincts and Planning team to identify, scope, assess, package and present precinct development opportunities to improve productivity, liveability and mobility outcomes.

Lead Policy Adviser

PORTS AND MARITIME
  • PROJECT | North Queensland Supply Chain Governance and Co-ordination Arrangements
  • Client: Department of, Development, Planning and Infrastructure, Assessed governance options and arrangements for the improved co-ordination of the Townsville to Mt Isa Supply Chain (road, rail, ports)
  • Assessed the feasibility of establishing and operating a Central Co-ordination Centre for the Supply Chain

Policy Adviser

HIGHWAYS
  • Philippines Rural Roads Improvement Program, Developed and facilitated a visioning workshop to inform the planning and design of a $100 million Australian Government Aid investment into improving the quality, safety and reliability of rural roads in eight municipalities in the Philippines
  • Involved setting out a vision for how improved roads can better support rural communities and the different approach the Philippines Government needs to take to road maintenance (e.g., more proactive than reactive)
  • PROJECT | Evaluation of country roads and bridges asset management program

Lead Policy Adviser

VicRoads
  • Conducted an evaluation of $160 million four-year program to improve the condition and quality of regional roads and bridges across Victoria
  • Evaluated asset management prioritisation strategies and methods for roads and bridges infrastructure.

Strategy Adviser

Australian Pacific Airports
  • Developed a capital investment planning and development framework to support Melbourne Airport's $10 billion expansion
  • Included guidance and templates regarding collecting and analysing business and user requirements for future infrastructure and assets
  • PROJECT | Strategic Business Case for Redevelopment of Melbourne Airport International Terminals

Lead Adviser

  • Worked with Melbourne Airport Planning and Development staff to develop a strategic business case for 10-year redevelopment of the Airport’s International Terminal to cater for projected 16 million passengers by mid 2020s.

Lead Strategy Adviser, Project Manager, Lead Policy Adviser

New Zealand Ministry of Education
  • Achievements:
  • Prepared a process for New Zealand Ministry of Education to develop 20-year long term development plans for 900 primary and secondary schools across New Zealand
  • Process set outs medium to long term land and property requirements to support education delivery
  • Involves defining a range of development scenarios for each school
  • City Development Corporation City and Community Services Scoping and Analysis
  • Client, achievements:
  • Andrew led the strategic scoping and analysis of the types of city and community services to be provided to residents and businesses as part of the development of major new population centres in KSA (500,000 new homes)
  • City and community services included portable water, wastewater/sewerage and irrigation
  • PROJECT, Suburban Jobs Best Practice Framework (National)
  • Client, Developed leading practice framework and case studies for creating employment opportunities in outer suburban locations
  • Framework focused on effective use of infrastructure, education services and private sector investment in industrial and commercial employment precincts
  • PROJECT | NSW ePlanning Strategy and Roadmap

Lead Policy Adviser

Murray Darling Basin Authority
  • Facilitated 6 workshops with representatives from MDBA, States and Industry bodies regarding future emerging challenges and issues confronting States and MDBA in regards to compliance with the Murray Darling Basin Plan
  • PROJECT | Strategy Governance Review, Developed a national set of multiple land use principles and framework to aid in securing reliable, predictable and timely access to land for development use
  • Framework is guiding strategic policy development in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria
  • PROJECT | Assessment of current Victorian legislation, regulation and policy against the National Harmonised Framework for CSG Operations

Strategy Adviser

Melbourne Water
  • Undertook a review of the mechanisms and structures used by Melbourne Water to develop corporate and business unit strategies and made recommendations regarding how to improve strategy governance.

Strategy Adviser

ENERGY & POWER
  • PROJECT | Net Zero Roadmap, Advised on a net zero roadmap for a global multi-national technology firm’s presence in Asia
  • PROJECT | Offshore Wind Regulatory Framework
  • Client, Currently advising a government on the establishment of a fit for purpose regulatory framework for the offshore wind sector spanning land access, tenure, development approvals and grid connection
  • PROJECT | Energy Storage Investment Framework

Lead Strategy Adviser

Department
  • Prepared an energy storage investment framework for Victorian Government
  • Non-Operated Ventures Real Estate Good Guidance

Lead Strategy Adviser

COAG Standing Council
  • Produced a good guidance document regarding how Shell Non-Operated Ventures can better prepare and plan to mitigate non-technical risks associated with non-hydrocarbon infrastructure
  • PROJECT | Multiple Land Use Principles and Framework (National), on Energy and Resources - Land Access Working Group

Lead Policy Adviser

Department of Primary Industries
  • Managed an assessment of how well current Victorian legislation satisfied leading practice outcomes for CSG operations and produce Cabinet in Confidence briefing paper outlining findings and recommendations
  • PROJECT | Co-ordination of future mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley

Project Manager

Hazelwood Mine Fire, Inquiry
  • Produced an independent report regarding co-ordination model options for future rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley coal mines
  • PROJECT | Future Mine Rehabilitation and Closure Options for large scale open cut coal mines

Project Director, Lead Policy Adviser

Hazelwood Mine Fire Board of Inquiry
  • Examined short, medium and long term options for the rehabilitation and closure of three open cut coal mines in Victoria
  • PROJECT | Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy Project Plan
  • Client:, Developed a Project Plan to inform the preparation of the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy including a process to develop a final vision for the rehabilitated coal mines informed by community consultation, social and economic analysis of different post-mining landform land-uses and the potential biophysical impacts of different post-mining landforms
  • PROJECT | Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy Development
  • Client:, Developed Stage 2 of the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy for three large scale coal mines including identification of key regional receptors and regional rehabilitation scenarios
  • HEALTH
  • PROJECT | Food and health safety monitoring and reporting framework

Policy Adviser

DEFENCE
  • Produced a performance reporting framework for the food retail and manufacturing regarding performance of sector in meeting food safety regulatory requirements
  • 25 Year Defence Estate Base Plans

Lead Strategy Adviser, Technical Reviewer

Planning Group
  • Developed 20-year vision statements articulating the long-term purpose and value and strategic infrastructure plans for 6 Defence bases in Australia spanning Army and Airforce (Kapooka, RAAF Base Wagga, Albury Wodonga Military Area, RAAF Base Williams, Oakey Army Aviation, Edinburgh Defence Precinct, Irwin Barracks)
  • PROJECTS | Development of Initial Business Cases
  • Client:, Key achievements:
  • Completed technical review for redevelopment business case for RAAF Base Williams and redevelopment and relocation business case for Irwin Barracks
  • PROJECT| J0136 Feasibility Study for new northern Australian joint and combined amphibious training area.

Project Manager

Department of Defence, Planning Group
  • Oversaw the preparation of a feasibility study regarding potential locations for a new northern Australia joint and combined amphibious training area
  • DIGITAL
  • PROJECT | Detailed Design and Construction Completion Operating Model (Broadband Internet)

Lead Policy Adviser

NBN Co
  • Achievements:
  • Produced an operating model for NBN Co for the rollout of detailed design and construction completion services for the NBN over the next decade
  • Operating model included process development, roles and responsibilities, organisational structure, system requirements
  • Development – NSW Location Intelligence

Lead Policy Adviser

Department of Finance and Administration
  • Developed a whole of government policy for spatially enabling data collected and used to inform funding and service delivery decisions for government and private sector services.

Policy Adviser

Murray Darling
01.2014 - 01.2025
  • Developed a whole of government strategy to streamline and improve the certainty of strategic and statutory planning through adoption of emerging technology and innovative practices
  • Part of process was to facilitate a full day visioning and scenario planning workshop involving 50 people from Government and Private Sector
  • WATER
  • PROJECT | Environmental Scan

Global Solutions Director

AVIATION
01.2020 - 01.2024
  • Strategic Consulting/Global Principal – Advisory, Jacobs
  • Jacobs is a 60,000 person professional services firm with an annual turnover of $16b US operating in UK, Europe, Middle East, India, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada and United States
  • Strategic Advisory practice is approximately 1,000 people with an annual turnover of approximately $150m - $180m US., Capital Investment Planning and Development Framework

Regional Solutions Director

PUBLIC POLICY
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Strategic Consulting Asia Pacific Middle East and Solutions and Technology Lead ANZ, Member of the Australia New Zealand Jacobs Executive Leadership Team
  • Jacobs ANZ is approximately 4,000 person business with a turnover of approximately $1b AUD., Market/Sector Agnostic)
  • PROJECT | Codes and Standards Regulatory Framework

Principal Adviser

NSW Government
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Modernising infrastructure
  • Modern and future ready infrastructure must have a positive impact across environmental sustainability/regeneration, resilience, inclusion, disruptive innovation, infratech commercialisation and diverse economic growth
  • Advising NEOM Authority (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) on their regulatory framework for setting codes and standards to plan, deliver and operate futuristic NEOM regions and sectors
  • Creating inclusive and equitable places and systems
  • Systems and places which improve mental and physical health, reduce social unrest, enhance skills, provide better services, access to green space - fairer distribution of opportunities and benefits
  • Advised Suburban Rail Loop Authority on their Precinct Plans from 2019 – 2023 focused on delivering productivity, liveability and connectivity outcomes
  • Accelerating service delivery improvements by combining digital technologies and people skills
  • Public and private sector is heavily investing in digitally enabled services
  • There are huge benefits in automating services
  • This needs to be done alongside equipping the current and future workforce to utilise these technologies and shift into higher value activities, , Queensland Government and Victorian Government on digitising planning and development processes and systems (e.g
  • EPlanning)
  • Being climate change ready and decarbonising to de-risk and create value
  • Deliberate movement on energy transition and decarbonization can reduce costs and create business diversification opportunities
  • Advise decision-makers on the importance of acting, the pace of change in climate response and the potential opportunities created by energy transition
  • Currently advising a State Government on developing an offshore regulatory framework to enhance the State’s international investment appeal, regulate hazards and risks from offshore wind, obtain community acceptance, enable First Nations peoples’ self-determination and contribute to achieving State’s renewable energy targets

Public Policy and Strategy Adviser

Strategic Consulting, Jacobs ANZ
01.2014 - 01.2018

Public Policy and Strategy Adviser

Sinclair Knight Merz
01.2003 - 01.2014
  • Strategic Consulting, , Asia
  • SKM (acquired by Jacobs in 2005) was a multi-national professional services firm, 3,500 people, $1b AUD turnover

Strategy Adviser

Performance Technologies Group
01.2000 - 01.2002
  • Strategy advisory firm supporting clients to adopt internet based technologies

Strategy Adviser

Software Communication Group
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Technology consulting firm supporting clients to establish e-commerce solutions

Strategy Adviser

Hyro.com
01.1997 - 01.1998
  • Internet design start up firm creating “high-end” websites for high profile brands

Marketing Manager

Falls Creek Alpine Resort Chamber of Commerce
01.1996 - 01.1997
  • One of Australia’s premier ski resorts

Marketing Assistant

Spalding Australia
01.1994 - 01.1996
  • Global Sporting Goods Manufacturer
  • Key Roles, Responsibilities and Achievements
  • Andrew is a leading strategic advisor with 25 years consulting and advisory experience spanning public and private sector
  • Since 2018 Andrew has primarily held corporate leadership roles with Jacobs
  • Key responsibilities have been:
  • Supported the Senior Vice President Growth, Solutions and Strategy to restructure the Jacobs Global Solutions and Technology function
  • Lead the Jacobs Global Principal Cohort Development Initiative
  • Involves better equipping Jacobs top technical leaders globally (180 people) to become trusted advisors as well deep technical discipline specialists
  • Co Sponsored the Australia and New Zealand Jacobs Career Network
  • Co Championed a number of inclusion and diversity initiatives in Australia and New Zealand including Jacobs Family and Domestic Violence Staff Support Policy
  • Provided key advice on the inclusion of Consulting & Advisory as a core Jacobs strategic growth accelerator as part of the Jacobs Global Corporate Strategy 2021 - 2024
  • Lead the establishment of Jacobs first fully dedicated Strategic Advisory Performance Unit across Asia Pacific Middle East
  • In 2018 Andrew was appointed Regional Solutions Director – Strategic Advisory Asia Pacific Middle East, Solutions and Technology Group
  • Andrew was responsible for:
  • Developing and executing consulting and advisory growth and capability plans including the repositioning of the Middle East business to take advantage of significant growth opportunities (e.g., Saudi 2030 Transformation)
  • Establishing an Australia and New Zealand Strategic Advisory Performance Unit (comprising 150 people)
  • Standing up Strategic Advisory capabilities in Asia
  • Lead the formalisation of Jacobs global Strategic Advisory practice
  • In 2021, Andrew was appointed Global Solutions Director – Strategic Advisory, Market Solutions for Jacobs
  • Andrew was one 20 global leaders appointed to deliver growth and capability development across Jacobs 60,000 person workforce
  • Andrew was responsible for:
  • Growth and capability development of approximately 1,000 strategic advisory staff across the globe (UK – 300, Middle East – 60, ANZ – 120, India – 20, US – 450)
  • Business strategy development for Global Strategic Advisory focused on re-positioning Strategic Advisory for Jacobs to grow top-line revenue, gross margin and greater “pull-through” for other Jacobs solutions
  • Re-positioning plan approved and progressively being implemented through regional Business Units
  • Key initiatives included:
  • Development of globally consistent go to market propositions and core capabilities (economics & finance, capital projects & transactions, energy transition, climate response, organisational strategy & transformation, performance excellence)
  • A global operating model joining together global markets and regional business units (market leads, operations, growth and sales, capability leads, global resourcing, learning and development, a global solution centre)
  • Lead and/or supported the development and promotion of numerous thought leadership papers:
  • Beyond the Baseline – How infrastructure can deliver transformative outcomes – Leading infrastructure team
  • Beyond the Baseline – How infrastructure can deliver transformative outcomes – Achieving a positive level of impact
  • Before and Beyond the Build – A blueprint for creating social value through infrastructure investments
  • Fast Rail: A Catalyst for Growing Regions
  • Transit Oriented Development – Responding to today’s urban challenges
  • Toward a Zero Carbon Future
  • Represented Jacobs at numerous conferences and forums including:
  • Chair Infrastructure Net Zero Panel, Infrastructure Sustainability Conference, 2023, Melbourne
  • High Speed Rail Panellist, AusRail, Sydney 2023
  • Panellist – Managing a crisis: The Industry’s Response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AsiaPacific Rail, 2020
  • The role of rail in shaping future generations, AusRail, Sydney, 2019
  • Multiple Land Use Framework, APPEA Conference, Adelaide, 2018
  • Roundtables/Forums
  • Organised and facilitated – Global Infrastructure Hub and Jacobs Infrastructure Executive Leadership Forums in Australia & New Zealand, Expo Dubai, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom and Canada
  • Organised and facilitated Jacobs Cities Leadership Forum during COVID period involving Brisbane City Council (Australia), Wellington City Council (New Zealand), Calgary, Toronto (Canada), Phoneix, Denver, Philadelphia, Miami (United States), Edinburgh (Scotland), Mentored a number of emerging professionals around the globe (United Kingdom, Middle East, India and United States)
  • Key Achievements
  • In partnership with regional Strategic Advisory leadership achieved between a 5- 10% growth in gross margin per billable hour across operating regions
  • Supported the growth of our Middle East Strategic Advisory practice from 5 people to 70 people through coaching and mentoring, client pursuit, project delivery support, capability development and recruitment
  • Established a profitable Strategic Advisory Solution Centre located in India which provides advisory capabilities to projects across the globe
  • Grew from 0 to 20 people
  • Realised return from Jacobs investment in PA Consulting (northern hemipshere advisory 3,500 person firm) through strategic partnerships on key client pursuits and projects in the areas of offshore wind, clean and smart mobility etc
  • Significantly contributed to Jacobs rebranding as a professional solutions provider moving away from an engineering and design firm through a number of external thought leadership initiatives
  • Strategy Advisor to public and private sector clients
  • Led pursuits, engaged with key client executive representatives and built strong and enduring relationships
  • Andrew leads project teams which provide evidence based, timely and relevant strategic advice – drawing on both his own and wider team capabilities and experiences
  • Advises across a range of end-markets (rail, avaition, roads, ports, cities, water, energy and power, resources, defence, emergency management, health and environment)
  • His breadth allows him to draw and transfer insights from one market to another
  • Advises all spheres of Government (local, state and national)
  • He has delivered consulting and advisory projects in every Australian state and territory
  • Over the last seven years Andrew has delivered public sector consulting and advisory projects in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Phillipines and New Zealand
  • He was a key contributors in Jacobs pursuing and winning a significant amount of business case development work associated with the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act in the United States
  • Advises private sector multi-nationals
  • He has advised multi-national companies such as Shell (social performance, managing non-hydrocarbon infrastructure in multiple operating countries) and some of the world’s largest tech firms (decarbonisation roadmaps etc)
  • Key Achievements
  • Andrew regularly won between $2 - $4 million AUD per annum in consulting and advisory revenue at an average gross margin per billable hour of 45 – 55% ($150 AUD gross margin/billable hour)
  • Key Skills and Areas of Expertise
  • Futures thinking/Scenario Development
  • Public policy development, implementation and evaluation
  • Regulatory models
  • Strategy development and evaluation
  • Organisational design and operating models
  • Facilitation
  • Change management
  • Strategic communication
  • Business case development
  • Economics and Finance
  • Capital Projects and Transactions
  • Strategic asset management
  • ESG strategy and roadmaps
  • Climate resilience
  • Social value and equity

Education

Master of Public Policy and Management -

Melbourne University School of Government
01.2014

Futures Thinking and Strategy Development -

Melbourne Business Graduate School – Melbourne University
01.2009

Master of Arts - Virtual Communication

RMIT
01.2003

Bachelor of Business -

Deakin University
01.1997

Skills

  • Futures thinking
  • Scenario Development
  • Public policy development
  • Public policy implementation
  • Public policy evaluation
  • Regulatory models
  • Strategy development
  • Strategy evaluation
  • Organisational design
  • Operating models
  • Facilitation
  • Change management
  • Strategic communication
  • Business case development
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Capital Projects
  • Transactions
  • Strategic asset management
  • ESG strategy
  • ESG roadmaps
  • Climate resilience
  • Social value
  • Equity

Accomplishments

  • Achieved between a 5-10% growth in gross margin per billable hour across operating regions.
  • Supported the growth of the Middle East Strategic Advisory practice from 5 people to 70 people.
  • Established a profitable Strategic Advisory Solution Centre located in India.

Training

  • Biomimicry (B3.8)
  • Andrew Sobel’s Advisory Masterclass
  • Social Value & Equity Measurement and Monetisation (Jacobs-Simetrica)
  • Microsoft Co-pilot
  • Numerous Jacobs Project Management courses

Role Sought - Summary

Through my 25 years in consulting I've lead significant policy reforms and strategy projects at an executive level with public and private sector clients and held senior leadership roles internally within Jacobs. I'm now looking for my next opportunity to create, position and implement solutions for governments or multi-nationals to their grand challenges and achieve sustained growth.

Role Sought - Description

Through my 25 years in consulting I've lead significant policy reforms and strategy projects at an executive level with public and private sector clients and held senior leadership roles internally within Jacobs. I'm now looking for my next opportunity to create, position and implement solutions for governments or multi-nationals to their grand challenges and achieve sustained growth.

Timeline

Global Solutions Director

AVIATION
01.2020 - 01.2024

Regional Solutions Director

PUBLIC POLICY
01.2018 - 01.2020

Principal Adviser

NSW Government
01.2015 - 01.2018

Policy Adviser

Murray Darling
01.2014 - 01.2025

Public Policy and Strategy Adviser

Strategic Consulting, Jacobs ANZ
01.2014 - 01.2018

Public Policy and Strategy Adviser

Sinclair Knight Merz
01.2003 - 01.2014

Strategy Adviser

Performance Technologies Group
01.2000 - 01.2002

Strategy Adviser

Software Communication Group
01.1998 - 01.2000

Strategy Adviser

Hyro.com
01.1997 - 01.1998

Marketing Manager

Falls Creek Alpine Resort Chamber of Commerce
01.1996 - 01.1997

Marketing Assistant

Spalding Australia
01.1994 - 01.1996

Master of Public Policy and Management -

Melbourne University School of Government

Futures Thinking and Strategy Development -

Melbourne Business Graduate School – Melbourne University

Master of Arts - Virtual Communication

RMIT

Bachelor of Business -

Deakin University

Strategic Adviser, Project Director

NEOM, Global Infrastructure

Project Director, Lead Strategy Adviser

QLD Department of Premier & Cabinet

Strategic Adviser

Suburban Rail Loop Authority

Strategy Facilitator

Suburban Rail Loop Authority

Lead Policy Adviser

PORTS AND MARITIME

Policy Adviser

HIGHWAYS

Lead Policy Adviser

VicRoads

Strategy Adviser

Australian Pacific Airports

Lead Adviser

Lead Strategy Adviser, Project Manager, Lead Policy Adviser

New Zealand Ministry of Education

Lead Policy Adviser

Murray Darling Basin Authority

Strategy Adviser

Melbourne Water

Strategy Adviser

ENERGY & POWER

Lead Strategy Adviser

Department

Lead Strategy Adviser

COAG Standing Council

Lead Policy Adviser

Department of Primary Industries

Project Manager

Hazelwood Mine Fire, Inquiry

Project Director, Lead Policy Adviser

Hazelwood Mine Fire Board of Inquiry

Policy Adviser

DEFENCE

Lead Strategy Adviser, Technical Reviewer

Planning Group

Project Manager

Department of Defence, Planning Group

Lead Policy Adviser

NBN Co

Lead Policy Adviser

Department of Finance and Administration
Andrew Tingay