GHD - EPC company profile

GHD: Explore engineering capabilities, representative projects and official company contacts.

GHD — Employee-owned engineering and professional services

GHD is an employee-owned engineering and professional-services firm founded in Melbourne in 1928. Its work spans advisory, planning, design and project services across water, energy, transport and the built environment. Its role is normally professional services; design or advisory appointments do not mean it supplies or constructs the whole facility.
  • Legal name: GHD Group Limited
  • Headquarters: Sydney, Australia (group corporate contact); founded in Melbourne
  • Founded: 1928
  • Official website: GHD
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CEO and leadership profile

Jim Giannopoulos

Chief Executive Officer

Jim Giannopoulos became GHD Chief Executive Officer on 2 April 2024 and is based in Melbourne. He previously led GHD’s Americas region and joined the firm as a graduate chemical engineer more than 30 years earlier.

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Directory methodology

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What should an EPC enquiry include?

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Engineering specializations

  • Energy transition and renewables
  • Environmental assessment and approvals
  • Water and wastewater planning/design
  • Transport and infrastructure advisory

Declared capabilities

  • Basic and detailed engineering: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
  • Procurement and supply: Not listed
  • Civil and structural construction: Not listed
  • Testing and commissioning: Not listed
  • High-voltage substation EPC: Not listed
  • Transmission lines: Not listed
  • Turnkey power plant EPC: Not listed
  • Grid interconnection: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope

Representative projects

Blue Mackerel offshore wind EIA

TasWater Engineering, Planning and Design Framework

  • Capacity / scope: Selected engineering/planning/design partner for a 10-year A$100m programme covering dams, water and sewerage upgrades.
  • Country: Australia · Tasmania | Client: TasWater
  • Description: GHD provides professional services through TasWater’s EPD framework, integrating planning and design across major projects and renewals. The framework appointment is not a construction EPC award.
  • Technologies: Dam infrastructure, Water supply, Wastewater systems
  • Original source: https://www.ghd.com/en-au/about-ghd/news/07-10-2025-taswater-epd-announcement

Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre

  • Capacity / scope: Detailed design for a 35 ML/day foundation plant and associated 4 MW solar farm, with network and future expansion provisions for up to 70 ML/day.
  • Country: Australia · New South Wales | Client: Sydney Water; delivery consortium John Holland and TRILITY
  • Description: GHD and Jacobs designed the 35 ML/day foundation plant with network and future expansion provisions for up to 70 ML/day; John Holland and TRILITY held delivery roles. The facility uses biological treatment, membrane bioreactor and advanced water treatment, with anaerobic digestion and solar energy recovery. GHD’s documented role is consulting/design, not plant construction.
  • Technologies: Membrane bioreactor, Anaerobic digestion, Solar energy recovery
  • Original source: https://www.ghd.com/en/projects/delivering-sustainable-wastewater-treatment-services-for-western-sydney

Technical services

  • Engineering and design: Multidisciplinary technical design and engineering services for client-owned infrastructure and facilities.
  • Advisory and approvals: Environmental impact assessment, planning, business-case and regulatory support; scope is advisory unless a separate delivery contract says otherwise.
  • Project management: Client-side programme, project and construction-phase services with defined professional responsibilities.
  • Water infrastructure: Planning and design support for dams, treatment, water-supply and wastewater programmes.

Standards and certifications

Official contacts

  • Address: Sydney, Australia (group corporate contact); founded in Melbourne
  • Official website: https://www.ghd.com/en-au/contact-us

Reference statistics

  • Founded in Melbourne: 1928
  • TasWater programme value: A$100m / 10 years
  • Upper South Creek design facility: 35 ML/day

Company and energy news

Other languages

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CEO and leadership profile

Jim Giannopoulos

Chief Executive Officer

Jim Giannopoulos became GHD Chief Executive Officer on 2 April 2024 and is based in Melbourne. He previously led GHD’s Americas region and joined the firm as a graduate chemical engineer more than 30 years earlier.

In role since
2024-04-02
Sources checked

Official profile and sources

Company news

How to select an EPC contractor

EPC means engineering, procurement and construction. Compare contractors by project technology, country, voltage level and contractual delivery scope.

Directory methodology

This directory presents company profiles, not a scored ranking or certification. Company-wide experience may include engineering, EPCM, equipment supply and consortium roles. Confirm the exact role, current qualifications and project references with the official company before shortlisting.

What should an EPC enquiry include?

Specify the project country, capacity, grid voltage, single-line diagram, site conditions, scope boundaries, target schedule and acceptance tests. Clarify who owns permitting, civil works, grid studies, commissioning and performance guarantees.

Equipment enquiries submitted here go to Voltformer. Contact the listed company directly for its EPC services.

Company information is translated from the same reference record; official names and technical ratings are preserved.