Utilities, environment & resources
Change is the only constant for the utilities, environment and resource sectors in Australia at present. Shifting community expectations of essential service providers, increased concern about environmental impacts and a seemingly insatiable demand for resources are all placing enormous pressures on organisations in these sectors. Adding to the mix, government policy and community attitudes are variable and sometimes ambiguous.
The major challenges facing these industries can be summarised as:
- How to seize opportunities in an environment of uncertainty?
- How to balance competing demands while remaining focused on core objectives?
- How to deliver and demonstrate value to demanding markets?
We understand the factors that make a real difference and help our clients filter them out from the ‘noise’ that can fill the industry airwaves
Nous works closely with clients in all parts of the utilities, environment and resources sectors. Our team includes consultants with extensive sector backgrounds – they’ve ‘been there, done that’, working in and for major organisations and government agencies. This combined with our uniquely collaborative and innovative approach means we are able to deliver both highly creative and contextually practical solutions.
Nous also understands the competing demands driving government policy, and how they impact highly regulated sectors. We provide our clients with trusted advice, to help them navigate through the complexities and uncertainties that characterise these sectors. And because Nous always takes a holistic and contextual view of client problems, we are able to design solutions that take full advantage of Nous’ wide range of capabilities – from business strategy through organisational capability to leadership and people development – to deliver sustainable improvements to organisations in these sectors.
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Key people
Kate Vinot
Principal
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Tim Orton
Managing Director
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Mike Scrafton
Associate
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- Public policy
Mike Waller
Senior Adviser
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Stephen Hunter
Senior Adviser
Service lines
- Public policy
Denise Sykes
Principal
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- Organisational capability
Greg Joffe
Principal
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Heather Carmody
Principal
Service lines
- Organisational capability
Leanne Wallace
Principal
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Mark Burford
Principal
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Norman Pidgeon
Principal
Service lines
- Information management & technology
Richard Rawling
Principal
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- Organisational capability
Tanya Smith
Principal
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Teri Kelly
Principal
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- Leadership & people development
Adam Comley
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Harris van Beek
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Stephen Petris
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Our work
Ministerial advisory committee assisted to deliver on strategic plan
Nous was engaged by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and the Environment in the role of ‘expert adviser’ to the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Living Victoria. In...
Strengthened capability and structural accountability for the delivery IT services
A major regulator of the utilities and environment sector engaged Nous to investigate the potential impact of these changes on the IT function. The organisation was facing a three...
Cost savings of 30% identified in $60 million construction project
A large energy network business required a cost-effective way to refurbish a major electricity switchyard. The work had to satisfy complex continuity of service constraints and...
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