Our Team

Ben has had civil design and construction experience in Australia and New Zealand for more than 11 years across all scales of land development engineering. From greenfields projects to densification of complex brownfields sites, Ben leads a small team within Woods, often concentrating on dense developments, including building projects and retirement villages. These projects require attention to detail and quality communication, enabling the coordination of designs across many consulting fields to achieve client outcomes.

A Chartered Professional Engineer, Ben has expertise in infrastructure engineering, land development engineering, and project management. Ben especially enjoys complex infrastructure projects that are becoming a normal part of any land development process.  Ben’s key areas of expertise are sediment & erosion control design, wastewater pump stations, and multidisciplinary projects while maintaining proficiency in land development engineering design and management. While at Woods, Ben set up and managed the company social football team which has competed in the Inter Engineering Football Championship for the last 3 years.

Brian has been an Associate of Woods since 2008 with 30 years of professional experience as a civil engineer. He has worked on a wide variety of master-planned developments and infrastructure projects throughout New Zealand, China, and Europe.

He is frequently sought for complex multi-disciplinary projects.

Brian specialises in the delivery of site and route selection for a range of infrastructure, energy, and utility projects, providing integrated design solutions and mitigation strategies in both urban and rural locations. He is also an experienced and recognised expert witness, presenting evidence before the council, the Environment Court, and the Board of Inquiry hearings.

Colin leads a team that delivers all manner and scales of land development projects from conception to completion. With over 15 years of industry experience, he specialises in design and management of land development projects, road upgrades, and stormwater management systems, focusing on project delivery and cost control. Having qualifications and experience in both Architecture and Engineering, Colin is known for combining these disciplines and delivering the end-user outcomes that create environments where people love to live, work, and play.

Ed is qualified in Aeronautical and Mechanical/Hydraulics Engineering, with over 40 years of experience in engineering design, project management, cost engineering, estimation, administration and research & development, for a wide variety of industrial, building services and infrastructure projects in New Zealand, Australia, Africa and Asia. 

Ed has been at Woods for over 10 years and started by helping the tunnelling contractor complete the Long Bay tunnel since then his work has been managing a number of Civil sub-division projects, and working in and helping to develop the Infrastructure division of Woods. Ed has designed a number of Pump Stations for wastewater, bulk water and stormwater and the accompanying infrastructure. Recently, Ed completed a degree in Business Management from Massey University to increase his capabilities in running projects and producing quality work.

Ed has a keen interest in sustainable and environmental green systems design, thermal design, and pump & hydraulics systems design. Ed is the Environmental Officer for Woods and is responsible for maintaining our IMS 14001 certification. Ed also holds an international certificate in Health & safety and assists whenever required.

Joanne has worked in the industry for over 14 years. She has expertise in infrastructure engineering, project management, and land development engineering including large scale brownfields development. She is known for her attention to detail and practical approach to engineering challenges.

Lawrence has excellent wide-ranging engineering experience in a variety of sectors spanning over 30 years. He is able to build supportive relationships with our clients by providing confident and valuable advice. Lawrence is always keen to help clients and our people with anything out of the ordinary and has strong team-building and business development skills.

Manu is an engineer with twelve years of experience. Based in the Christchurch office, he has worked on designing and delivering many large and small-scale projects in the South Island. Manu thrives in a team environment and enjoys providing practical solutions to complex problems. He gets real satisfaction from seeing his designs completed to a high standard.

As a Director, Mark has a responsibility to do the right thing — for both Woods’ clients and staff.

Since graduating in 1986, he has specialised in land development, an industry that has changed a great deal over the years.

The most significant driver for Mark is that the work Woods undertakes results in places people want to live. So, to him, it is vital this ‘end game’ is always to the fore. Teaming this aspiration with the goals of a broad client base is a rewarding challenge that has kept Mark invigorated throughout his career.

Matt has over 15 years of industry experience that encompasses project management, civil infrastructure design management, surveying & land development. His experience has provided him with a comprehensive understanding of the whole life cycle of a project from design and planning through to construction and handover. Having delivered large scale infrastructure projects through to small scale land development projects, Matt understands the challenges and complexities involved in achieving successful outcomes.

Matthew has over 18 years experience in land development, predominantly in the field of project management and delivering high quality residential and industrial subdivisions. He leads a team of engineers that are focused on ensuring cost effective and time efficient solutions.

Matthew is a regularly asked to be a contributor and reviewer of Council guidelines in relation to stormwater and erosion and sediment control management.

Owen manages a team focussed on the design, implementation and delivery of small- to large-scale residential and commercial developments.

Having worked in the industry for 13 years, Owen has a comprehensive understanding of cadastral surveying, civil engineering, resource management and land development processes. He enjoys coordinating within project teams, comprising Woods and external consultants, and delivering developments for our clients.

Sam is a chartered professional engineer with extensive land development experience in the greenfield and brownfield space. He is currently leading projects at the Piritahi alliance, which focuses on preparing land and infrastructure for high-density in-fill development.

Sam's strengths lie in his timely delivery while providing high-quality outcomes for stakeholders at all project stages, from design and inception to final sign-offs. Sam enjoys working through complex engineering problems to provide innovative and practical solutions and takes pride in seeing the social, commercial, and environmental benefits of his work.

Thanujah has considerable experience in the design and delivery of highway and land development infrastructure projects. Having worked extensively on major infrastructure and brownfield developments both in Australia and New Zealand, she understands the main drivers associated with challenging projects.

Tim is a CPENG Civil Engineer with proven experience in leading Civil design teams in large-scale Roading and Urban infrastructure Projects. He has solid 3D Design and CAD skills and is a specialist in 12D models. Tim also has strong Storm Water design skills with experience in both treatment and capacity aspects of stormwater design.

Tim has had experience in a wide range of exciting and challenging civil projects, including; desalination plants in Australia, prison designs for the Solomon Islands, Northern territories and in Auckland, roading projects in New Zealand and Australia – both highways and residential/commercial subdivisions, civil site design around urban infrastructure including sewage treatment plants/pump stations, resorts, retirement home, and sports stadiums, and large scale residential subdivisions.

In addition to Tim’s project experience, he has taken the lead role in developing Woods internal systems, including training and mentoring other engineers in 12D and engineering design and developing the health and safety system.

With more than 9 years of Civil Engineering experience, Tim has worked on a wide variety of projects in both New Zealand and South Africa. As a lead designer, he is responsible for the concept, preliminary and detailed designs of subdivision and building-related civil infrastructure, which includes earthworks, roading, stormwater and wastewater drainage, as well as water reticulation. Tim also fulfils the role of Engineer’s Representative during the construction phase of projects, administering contracts in accordance with NZS3910:2013 and carrying out project management and construction supervision duties. Tim has been exposed to many different market sectors, including residential, commercial, transport, automotive, industrial, heavy industrial, education and government. He is accustomed to working in large multi-disciplinary teams and understands the importance of collaborating with others to find the best solution to a problem.

Todd has been a civil and structural engineer for over 22 years working in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. Todd’s expertise is in drawing together all the strands of land development to effectively work with clients to deliver a completed project. With increasing intensification this has meant collaborating on traffic, geo-technical, stormwater, servicing and architectural issues with a clear understanding of sequencing and staging decisions.

Yue is a civil engineer with experience in the design and construction monitoring of brownfield subdivision and civil infrastructure design, which includes earthworks, roading and three waters design. She has been involved in large scale developments such as Three Kings Quarry and Ohinewai from concept design to construction. Yue enjoys working through complex infrastructure projects and provides innovation in design and cost-effective solutions for the client.