Achievements & awards
“Our talented and passionate professionals are regularly recognised for their technical excellence. They are diverse, results-oriented and take pride in meeting client needs.”
Jill Hannaford, Technical Services Leader, Australia
Rankings & recognition
Above and Beyond Award
US Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (2016)
Best Large Waste Consultant in Australia
Inside Waste Magazine (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012)
Employer of Choice for Gender Equality
Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Australia (2014, 2015)
Gold Medal – GHD Livigunn
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents UK (2016)
Large Sustaining Member Firm of the Year and Five-Year Sustaining Member Award
Society of American Military Engineers (2016)
#5 most attractive employer to work for in Australia
Randstad Australia (2016)
#6 in Top 100 Architecture Practices in Australasia & #90 globally – GHDWoodhead
Building Design World Architecture (2016)
#9 in Architecture, #8 Interior Design, #15 Town Planning and #6 Landscape Architecture – GHDWoodhead
Business News WA (2016)
#18 Top 500 Private Companies in Australia
Ibisworld (2016)
#20 Top Engineering Firm
Portland Business Journal US (2016)
#23 in Top 225 International Design Firms, #7 in Canada and #10 for USA
Engineering News Record (ENR) (2016)
#26 Top Civil Engineering Company
New Civil Engineering (2016)
#26 in Top 200 Environmental Firms, #11 for hazardous waste, #18 for firms working in non-US locations
ENR (2016)
#27 in Top 500 Design Firms, #11 in Pure Design Firms, #6 in Hazardous Waste, #15 in Sewer and Waste
ENR (2016)
#30 in Top 150 Global Design Firms, #3 in Hazardous Waste, #7 in Sewer and Waste
ENR (2016)
#80 Top 100 Best Performing Australian Enterprises
Ibisworld (2016)
#91 in Construction Management for Fee Firms List
ENR (2016)
Achievements & Awards – People
Kostas Athanasiadis
GHD Chairman’s Award for Excellence & Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers – Consulting category, Engineers Australia (2016)
Chantelle Bailey
President Silver Medal Institute of Professional Engineers (2016) New Zealand
Shelly Deitner
Director Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (2016) Canada
Tim DeRuyscher
Fellow Society of Protection Engineers (2016) USA
Ignacio Gaueca
Secretary of the Chile Australia Chamber of Commerce (2016) Chile
Steven Grace
Outstanding Service Award, CSX Corporation (2016) USA
Jo Metcalfe
Life Member, Property Council of Australia (2016)
Aman Singh
Bregman Award, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management (2016) Canada
Catherine Startari
National Committee for Gender Equity, Australian Institute of Architects (2016) Australia
Jeremy Stone
Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers, Engineers Australia (2016) Australia
Adrian Spencer
Young Professional Engineer of the Year, Engineers Australia (2016) South Australia
Jeremy Svehla
Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – San Francisco Section, North Coast Branch (2016) USA
James Taylor
Operations Supervisor of the Year Large Systems, American Water Works Association, AZ (2016) USA
Alice Varkey
Chair for Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA), West Coast Chapter (2016) USA
Jeremy Svehla
Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – San Francisco Section, North Coast Branch (2016) USA
You can view the full list of our people’s achievements and awards as well as project accolades by visiting: www.ghd.com/awards