The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) announced the winners of the National Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAAs), recognising project professionals, organisations, and outstanding projects across key project categories.
On 24 March, a defence focused project by Aurecon, won the Transformation Projects Category for its ‘Joint Defence-Aurecon Ascend Program,’ Aurecon, won the Small Projects Category for its ‘RAAF Darwin – Banksian House Refurbishment,’ and RPS AAP Consulting Pty Ltd, won Professional Services Projects Category for its ‘RAAF Base Tindal Redevelopment and USFPI Airfield Works Infrastructure Projects’.
Banksian House Refurbishment: RAAF Darwin is located on 1,278 hectares, approximately 4.5 kilometres northeast of the Darwin central business district. RAAF Darwin is steeped in World War II history. In 1942, Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin, the second of which was a high altitude attack on the base. The commanding officer’s residence, Banksian House, survived the raids. The residence is heritage-listed and part of an historic precinct. The project’s aim was to restore Banksian House to its former glory and update and improve the facilities so that it could serve as a venue for meetings and events and accommodate VIP guests.
Airfield Works Infrastructure Projects: The $1.18 Billion project comprises the development and delivery of base services and airfield infrastructure at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Tindal to support current and future Air Force capability and provide enhanced working environments for operations, training, and exercises. The planning phase delivered a design solution for two key components to be delivered as a single cost effective program to minimise Air Force operational disruptions, including a detailed business case to obtain Defence and government approvals, and a Public Works Committee hearing and approval securing the funding for the delivery phase and managing contractor procurement.
Joint Defence-Aurecon Ascend Program is to support an increase in gender diversity at Executive levels in the Australian Government Department of Defence, Aurecon joined forces with Defence to create a game-changing leadership and development program: Defence-Aurecon Ascend. This transformational program influences organisational and culture change within Defence by breaking down process and behavioural barriers within a historically ‘hierarchical’ organisation. Ascend is now a significant part of the Defence gender equality strategy, and is having a sustained positive impact, driving greater gender diversity in senior leadership, catalysing innovation at a broader scale, and creating a legacy with an enduring impact into the future.
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