Beca’s leading lights receive promotions
Engineering, planning and project management consultancy Beca has announced further promotions in Auckland, Wellington
and Christchurch. The following promotions span the company’s building services, structural, project management and fire
engineering divisions:
Brendon Dwyer, Associate – Building Services, Auckland
Brendon joined Beca in 1995. Recently returning from the UK following seven years working on a variety of commercial,
healthcare and ‘environmentally sustainable design’ (ESD) projects, Brendon is plying his knowledge on a 410,000m2
mixed-use development in Jakarta, and the domestic terminal development in Auckland. He’s involved in the New Zealand
Green Building Council, working on a committee developing an environmental buildings rating system for New Zealand.
Samir Govind, Manager - Christchurch Structural
Samir manages a team of 11 structural engineers and has over 10 years’ experience in buildings and industrial sectors.
Recently, he was the lead structural engineer responsible for the refurbishment of the existing Canterbury Courts
buildings to house world’s largest model of a proposed township development - Pegasus Township. He has been recently
appointed to the Board of the New Zealand Institute of Building and is Honourable Secretary and Treasurer for the NZIOB
- Southern Chapter.
Neil Horsfield, Manager - Auckland Commercial Structures
Prior to his arrival in New Zealand early last year, Neil spent 15 years working with a multi-national firm of
consulting engineers, and was based in Hong Kong for the last decade. Since joining Beca he has taken lead roles on a
number of significant projects including the 450,000m2 Pacific Place development in Jakarta, and AIAL’s Pier B. Neil is
currently the structural lead for the redevelopment of Eden Park Stadium in Auckland in preparation for the 2011 Rugby
World Cup.
David Wood, Associate - Structural Engineering, Wellington
David has been with Beca for four years, working in the Wellington Structural team, primarily in commercial buildings.
David’s experience of 13 years in civil construction and commercial design was in Auckland and London, and includes his
recent work for Wellington Regional Hospital. Earlier he worked on hotel developments at the Viaduct Basin, Auckland and
residential development over the Rotherhithe Road Tunnel which runs under the Thames River, London. Construction
experience included site management of an 11km deviation to SH1, encompassing bridge, culvert and earthworks structures,
and roading.
Martin Wootton, Manager - Fire Engineering, Auckland
Martin is managing Beca’s national group of fire engineers, as well as serving as the focal point for the international
fire engineering fraternity within Beca. Martin joined Beca in 2004 and has had involvement in fire engineering
solutions for many key projects including: Emirates Team new Zealand Valencia base, Eden Park modifications, ASB
Showground's re-development, Royal New Zealand Yacht Club House modifications and the Smith & Caughey’s Department Store refurbishment.
Sue Bradley, Manager - Industrial Management Services, Auckland
Sue returned to Beca in 2005 to join the industrial management services section as a senior project manager. Her
particular areas of experience include the food and beverage arena and water and wastewater treatment. She has worked
both in China and South America, building food production facilities for both New Zealand and US companies. Prior to
returning to Beca, Sue headed up a team of water and wastewater specialists in the UK, focussing in particular on design
and build projects.
Euan Crump, Associate – Project Management, Auckland
Before joining Beca in 1995, Euan worked on rail and hotel developments in Hong Kong and Bangkok. At Beca, he assisted
with the construction of the Anker Brewery in Jakarta and then in China on the Suzhou Brewery, before going to the UK
and working on London airport developments for BAA. He joined Beca again in 2003 and not surprisingly found himself
working on Auckland airport projects as project manager on Pier A segregation, HBS baggage screening, Pier B development
and now the Air New Zealand Domestic Terminal Redevelopment.
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