Company Profile
Public Works Advisory
Company Overview
Public Works Advisory (PWA) supports local and state government agencies to deliver critical infrastructure initiatives by providing expert advisory, planning, delivery and support services.
Public Works Advisory is uniquely equipped to provide a broad range of engineering, development and project assurance services across NSW, assisting clients to manage, operate and maintain the state’s infrastructure.
Our expertise and experience in planning, design, delivery and maintenance of building and engineering projects, enables us to help our clients maximise value, minimise costs and manage risks in their infrastructure programs and in the management of their assets.
We are proud of the rich heritage of Public Works Advisory and its contribution to the development of the State of New South Wales is something to be celebrated and built upon.
Public Works Advisory is a business unit of the Property and Advisory Group, a division of the Department of Finance and Services.
Company History
The original Department of Lands and Public Works was set up in 1856 with a staff of 243, with Public Works forming their own department in 1859.
The State’s roads, railways, tramways, telegraphs, electricity supply, lighthouses, fortifications, metropolitan water and sewerage, irrigation, local government infrastructure, port and dock yards were all at some time in the care of Public Works.
With a solid foundation of more than 160 years of effective delivery and management of critical infrastructure projects for the State of NSW, Public Works Advisory leverages this rich heritage as the advisor and enabler of the best possible infrastructure solutions for the future.