More accolades for the Wellington Dam Alliance

The Wellington Dam Alliance was recently recognised at the IEA Engineering Excellence Awards in Western Australia, winning the ‘Innovation and Development’ section for the recently completed upgrade of Wellington Dam.

Entura was a key member of the Alliance by leading the design effort and providing the dam design expertise.

This is the fourth award for this project, after taking out three categories at the 2011 Western Australia Leighton Contractors Excellence Awards.

The upgrade has brought the 70 year old concrete weir into line with modern engineering standards, secured the viability of a multi-million dollar irrigation industry and ensured the safety of downstream communities.

The construction at Wellington Dam was successfully completed on 12 August 2011. The $40 million alliance contract has been an outstanding success with work completed four months ahead of schedule, 15%under budget and without a lost time injury.

Entura announces new Managing Director

Hydro Tasmania CEO Roy Adair recently announced that Ms Tammy Chu has been appointed as the new Managing Director for Entura.

Ms Chu has extensive managerial and business development experience in the consulting engineering industry within Australia and internationally.

Mr Adair said Ms Chu was selected for her proven leadership, experience and energy and will bring tremendous value to the Entura business.

Ms Chu has been employed with Hydro Tasmania for 10 years, most recently as a senior manager responsible for the development and operation of Entura’s services in the water and environment sector. Tammy’s previous positions have included technical, project management and business development roles.

“I am looking forward to leading Entura on the next stage of its growth as it expands its operations in the Asia-Pacific region,” Ms Chu said. ” We have a unique set of skills and experience to offer our clients and our focus will be to continue to deliver innovative energy and water solutions to our clients.”

Ms Chu succeeds Scott Baddiley, who has been appointed chief executive of the Tasmanian operations at accounting firm WHK.

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Tammy has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Tasmania.

Starting as a graduate, Tammy has held a range of positions at Entura, from Technical Professional to Project Manager, Business Development Manager and Group Manager.

Tammy is an active member of the engineering community, publishing numerous papers on a range of subjects, and is regular presenter at conferences. She has also been an executive committee member of the Young Professional Network of Tasmania.