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Mt Gambier engineer wins state award

Posted on August 4, 2009, 5:05am and updated on August 4, 2009 at 9:03 pm

GHD Mount Gambier manager Michael Scott was named Young Professional Engineer of the Year at the South Australian Engineering Excellence Awards.

Mr Scott, who began his career with GHD in Brisbane a decade ago, was recognised for raising the profile of professional engineering in regional areas.

Mr Scott is involved with Engineers Australia’s regional taskforce, which identifies programs to assist engineers in remote areas, and is aiming to establish better networks and services for engineers in regional South Australia.

“When young engineers leave university they often don’t consider the advantages of working in a regional area,” Mr Scott said.

“Moving to a regional community can be a great career move.

“You end up with a lot more responsibility and independence than you would have working in the city.”

Mr Scott spent four years working on mega-projects in Dubai before making his regional move two and a half years ago.

He said he enjoyed working on projects that made a real difference to the community, like the $2.1m Blue Lake pontoon upgrade, which also received a commendation at the awards.

GHD and Waternish worked with SA Water to upgrade pumping infrastructure to secure the water supply for the city.

“SA Water was facing a situation where this infrastructure may have been inoperable as early as next year due to the lowering levels of the Blue Lake,” Mr Scott said.

“A coordinated approach from all involved in the project meant a continuous supply of potable water was able to be maintained during construction with no interruptions to SA Water’s customers.

“This vital work has now secured Mount Gambier’s water supply for the future.”

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