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Embracing Location Flexibility

Embracing Location Flexibility

When Maverick wanted to relocate from Melbourne to Sydney in early 2022, he was uncertain about how his workplace would react. He had been with FSC for six months and was thoroughly enjoying his role there. He however wanted to move to Sydney with his girlfriend to be closer to family. Since there wasn’t an FSC office in Sydney, he understood that this choice might mean leaving a job he valued.

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Victoria’s Budget: Implications for the Transport Sector

Victoria’s Budget: Implications for the Transport Sector

Victoria’s recently unveiled budget for the upcoming fiscal year holds significant implications for the transport sector. FSC Director John Fitzgerald provides a detailed analysis of key budget outcomes and their impact on the transportation sector.

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FSC welcomes Tim Nuttall

FSC welcomes Tim Nuttall

Introducing Tim Nuttall, an experienced consultant, executive and leader, joining our team at FSC. With an impressive track record spanning over 24 years in the engineering and biomedical sectors, Tim brings a wealth of experience in founding, directing, and leading businesses and projects to success. Tim will be based in SE Qld and will help us build our business there and elsewhere.

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Creating an Environmental Management Plan

Creating an Environmental Management Plan

FSC recently worked together with our client, an industrial facility owner/operator, to create an Environmental Management Plan. Our client operates under an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) license and was looking for assistance to navigate through the changes brought about by the revised Victorian Environmental Framework, released in July 2021. This article details the collaborative efforts in developing a robust Environmental Management Plan to meet the updated EPA license requirements.

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People First, People Owned

People First, People Owned

In 2020 FSC’s founders contemplated opening up the ownership of the company to its most valuable assets, its people.

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FSC expands into planning and project controls

FSC expands into planning and project controls

Earlier this year, we introduced our Planning & Project Controls service, which reflects our dedication to providing specialised expertise, adaptability, and a strong commitment to simplifying complex projects. Since the launch of this service, our team, under the leadership of Dirk Slabbert, has successfully engaged in a wide range of projects.

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FSC Welcomes Ewan Watson

FSC Welcomes Ewan Watson

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FSC is a Top 4 Great Place To Work!

FSC is a Top 4 Great Place To Work!

Celebrating success at FSC! The 2023 Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd (GPTW) list has been revealed, and we’re ecstatic to share that FSC has secured a remarkable top 4 ranking of companies in the entire country!

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FSC provides Silica Dust Monitoring

FSC provides Silica Dust Monitoring

FSC recently performed a successful silica and respirable dust monitoring assessment for Laing O’Rourke at their Bridge Inn Road upgrade project in Melbourne.

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FSC bolsters environmental capacity and expands into site investigation services

FSC bolsters environmental capacity and expands into site investigation services

FSC has announced a boost of its suite of environmental engineering services, now providing site investigation services to primarily construction clients.

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Preparing an As-Built Recycled First Plan

Preparing an As-Built Recycled First Plan

FSC was engaged by Whelans Group to provide environmental and sustainability advice on the Princes Highway East Upgrade project, between Traralgon and Sale.

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Melbourne-based multidisciplinary engineering firm launches in Queensland

Melbourne-based multidisciplinary engineering firm launches in Queensland

FSC has announced the launch of its Queensland office, located in Riverside Centre at 123 Eagle Street, in the heart of the Brisbane CBD.

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Helping to sustainably build a new home for the Spirit of Tasmania

Helping to sustainably build a new home for the Spirit of Tasmania

FSC was engaged by BMD as environmental advisors at the construction of the new terminal for the Spirit of Tasmania work at Corio Quay.

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Guide to Underground Utilities: Managing risk on infrastructure projects

Guide to Underground Utilities: Managing risk on infrastructure projects

FSC Group’s Technical Director, John Fitzgerald, explores the risks associated with underground utility works and provides a best practice guide to assist.

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Emerging Leaders: How to create the engineering career you actually want

Emerging Leaders: How to create the engineering career you actually want

Lachlan Smith, FSC Group’s Managing Director explores his experiences as an Engineer and gives tips to create the career you actually want.

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Understanding Temporary Works

Understanding Temporary Works

John Fitzgerald, FSC Group’s Technical Director explores Temporary Works and how processes have improved to reduce the risk of infrastructure failure.

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What is Design Management?

What is Design Management?

Design management is increasingly important in the construction and infrastructure industries. Learn about design management and its role in engineering.

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Smart Cities: What does the future hold?

Smart Cities: What does the future hold?

As technology advances, engineers must advance with it. By embracing smart cities, engineers can improve efficiency and quality of life. 

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The dimensions of decisions: Using time, scale and compounding change to your advantage

The dimensions of decisions: Using time, scale and compounding change to your advantage

Are you undervaluing your decisions? FSC Director, Lachlan Smith, explains how making the right decisions today can have a compounding effect in the future.

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How we connect our workforce to deliver better outcomes

How we connect our workforce to deliver better outcomes

Our infrastructure, project delivery, engineering, environmental and design teams work alongside each other so we can deliver better outcomes for our clients.

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Behind the scenes: What it’s like to be an engineer at FSC

Behind the scenes: What it’s like to be an engineer at FSC

We’re working hard to build a business that values integrity, cares for people and builds great things. Discover what it’s like to be an engineer at FSC.

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You can’t measure everything: How to deal with uncertainty for better project outcomes

You can’t measure everything: How to deal with uncertainty for better project outcomes

FSC Group’s Managing Director, Lachlan Smith, gives his opinion on how to drive better project outcomes with his 5 tips for dealing with uncertainty.

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How to assess, manage and treat Non-Destructive Digging (NDD) waste on your project

How to assess, manage and treat Non-Destructive Digging (NDD) waste on your project

Large-scale infrastructure projects taking place in our cities has led to a need to minimise disruption. Learn more about NDD Waste Management.

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Behind the scenes: How we use UAV technology to better visualise our projects

Behind the scenes: How we use UAV technology to better visualise our projects

We’re committed to finding new and innovative ways to visualise what we’re building. That’s why we use state-of-the-art UAV technology for surveying, 3D modelling and capturing footage of our projects.

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How Infrastructure Is Transforming Australia in the Wake of COVID-19

How Infrastructure Is Transforming Australia in the Wake of COVID-19

Over the next five years, there’s an estimated $246billion worth of infrastructure work on the horizon, helping Australia’s economy bounce back.

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How to make a great pizza

How to make a great pizza

On our last team day, we visited Ladro in Prahran to learn how to make great pizza. Here’s what we learnt.

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How we’re solving budget blowouts with PARMA, an easy-to-use cost tracking app built specifically for civil engineers

How we’re solving budget blowouts with PARMA, an easy-to-use cost tracking app built specifically for civil engineers

We’ve developed an easy-to-use app, PARMA, to help civil engineers make better resource decisions ahead of time.

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What 2021 holds for FSC – State of the Union

What 2021 holds for FSC – State of the Union

At FSC we live and breathe our ethos of ‘working towards the next big thing’, and 2021 will be no different.

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Solving Problems with Digital Engineering

Solving Problems with Digital Engineering

FSC is revolutionising the way infrastructure is built with digital engineering. Found out how digital engineering helps deliver better projects, faster and more efficiently.

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Behind the scenes at FSC – The Connected Project

Behind the scenes at FSC – The Connected Project

At FSC, we’re building it better. Discover how we continuously innovate, while continuing to deliver for our clients.

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A message from FSC

A message from FSC

As we are all aware, COVID-19 is having a huge impact on Australia as well as the infrastructure community.

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Construction and the Art of Prediction

Construction and the Art of Prediction

Much of an engineer’s working life is spent predicting the future. Whether in relation to the physical world in the design space, or in project management predicting timelines and costs.

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Sedimentation Tanks: New NDD Waste Treatment System

Sedimentation Tanks: New NDD Waste Treatment System

NDD waste disposal has been a major environmental issue and cost burden on infrastructure projects, and the use of NDD techniques continues to grow.

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Getting things Done

Getting things Done

At FSC, we focus on the fundamentals of our work at the core to improve our day to day performance. Much like a soccer player practices passing, we ensure we place the right focus on things like managing your time and communication, as these influence everything else we do.

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Our Values & Guiding Principals

Our Values & Guiding Principals

FSC is a mission led business. If you have read our story you will be aware of our origins starting out during a really tough time in the infrastructure sector in Victoria.

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