Client-side by design.
APV works on the owner's side of the table – where decisions are made and consequences are carried.
Engagements are deliberately limited in number, so every one is delivered directly by the principal.
About the practiceDirector-led, every time
Advice, decisions and delivery come directly from the practice principal – not passed down a leverage model. Clients deal with one accountable senior adviser from first conversation to handover.
An owner's perspective
Years spent as Principal's Representative on mission-critical facilities shape every recommendation around what matters to owners: capital efficiency, delivery certainty and operational risk.
Technically grounded
A mechanical engineering background and Tier 1 services delivery experience mean advice that stands up in design reviews, plant rooms and commissioning meetings – not just in reports.
Mission-critical discipline
Live environments, uptime obligations, power and water utility interfaces and commissioning-led programs are APV's home ground – not an edge case.
Data centres & digital infrastructure.
Owner-side leadership of hyperscale and colocation developments – base builds, staged expansions, customer fit-outs, white space delivery, and utility connections and upgrades – including works within operating, mission-critical environments. Full lifecycle involvement from master planning and basis of design through approvals, procurement, construction, commissioning and ready for service.
by the principal in prior
senior roles
Owner-side leadership, informed by both sides of delivery.
NEXTDC – Perth & Darwin colocation portfolio
Project direction of approximately $400m of concurrent hyperscale data centre developments across two states for the ASX-listed operator – full lifecycle accountability from master planning, basis of design and approvals through business case, procurement, construction and commissioning.
Equinix PE3 – Perth IBX colocation data centre
Embedded full-time within Equinix's delivery team on the approximately $80m PE3 data centre at Shenton Park – the customer's senior local representative, managing the building contractor and consultant team across tender, design and construction under a guaranteed maximum price contract.
Confidential mission-critical projects – WA
Project Director assignments on confidential mission-critical infrastructure projects in Western Australia, operating against hyperscaler end-customer requirements – including delivery contract structure, sequencing, risk allocation and commercial alignment.
Independent advice for projects that can't afford surprises.
Engaged end-to-end, or brought in for the specific stage where experienced client-side leadership matters most.