Real Impact: Engineering infrastructure that supports law and order
Secure Designs Across the Eastern Seaboard
What does the justice sector need to ensure optimal safety and security? Well-considered, coordinated, and experienced designs.
From courthouses to police stations and low to high-security correctional facilities, we understand the importance of leaving no stone unturned in the design of such critical infrastructure.
Our approach to justice projects is collaborative and multidisciplinary, from conception through to construction, and beyond.
Our specialist experience covers delivering engineering services for a range of justice facilities from Victoria to Queensland. We work directly with local and state government bodies, architects, and builders alike. We know the driving factors in each state that could make or break a project, and we’re determined to help the project team overcome regulatory and budgetary factors so that these facilities can become operational as soon as possible and run smoothly.
“Northrop went above and beyond to help us deliver structural and civil engineering services on the Silverwater Correctional Facility expansion. With complicated ground conditions and trying to keep the existing facility operational throughout construction, they assisted us in tackling several big issues on the project. They gave us what we needed, when we needed it.”Guymer BaileyScott Schindel or Keaton Evans
Justice Impacts
We know that coordination is everything in maximising security and safety in justice infrastructure. Each service offering extends the lens past their specific design and works closely with the architect and other services to ensure that no stone is left unturned.
The justice sector is no light-hearted design feat. We ensure that our staff exposed to these projects have the right security clearances and are aware of their confidentiality obligations. We deliver our work with the highest professionalism to enable confidence and trust in the work we produce.
We understand that every project comes with regulatory challenges and red tape, with no exception to government funded projects. We take a partnership approach with our clients through the entire journey to make each milestone that little bit easier to achieve on time and on budget.
Over the years of delivering multi-disciplinary justice projects, we have harnessed our collective knowledge to be able to deliver efficient designs. From making sure services in the building are safe and accessible despite structural constraints, to ensuring that structural and civil designs are coordinated to provide secure site boundaries, we are your one-stop shop for getting the work done right and on time.
“It’s so rewarding being trusted to help deliver such critical infrastructure for our local communities. The design considerations are quite unique compared to other building sectors, and there’s a continuous feeling of satisfaction when we achieve a coordinated design between the architect and all engineering disciplines.”Lauren GaudionAssociate Structural Engineer & Group Manager, Northrop
Services & Areas of Expertise
• Structural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Building Services (Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic, Fire)
• Sustainability Services
• Dilapidation Reviews
• Site Feasibility
• Flood Studies
• Correctional Facility Expansions
• Existing Courthouse Fitouts
• New Justice Facilities
• Urban Justice Facilities
• Rural Justice Facilities
