The Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAAs) exist to recognise, honour and promote outstanding achievements in program and project leadership.
In its 20th year, the 2020 PMAAs celebrated project management excellence and innovation across 13 award categories for both organisations and individuals.
The 2020 Project Management Achievement Awards went digital on 25 November 2020
Congratulations to our 2020 Winners
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 2020 Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAAs). With a revised submission criteria and new award categories, this year we received one of the highest number of entrants since the inception of the awards in 2000.
NATIONAL
Project of the Year
Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) Project - Australian Federal Police, RPS
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Future Project Leader (Under 35 years)
Kelly Poniris
Project Professional
Adam Tull
Senior Project Professional
Nick de Vries
PROJECT AWARDS
Construction/Engineering
UNSW Lower Campus Sciences and Engineering Precinct - Capital Insight Pty Limited
Government
Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) Project - Australian Federal Police, RPS
ICT/Telecommunications
University Meeting Experience Improvement Project, University of Tasmania - Information Technology Services
Transformation
TasNetworks Operating Model Improvement Project - TasNetworks Pty Ltd
Small Projects
Route 96 Nicholson St Asset Relocation - CitiPower Pty Ltd
Regional Projects
Geelong Arts Centre - Ryrie Street Redevelopment - Development Victoria
Community Service and/or Community Development
SwanCare Leisure Precinct, Bentley Park - NS Group
Sustainable Projects
The University of Melbourne, Old Quadrangle Redevelopment - Melbourne, Aurecon
Professional Services
Coles Group Payment Services Governance Capability - Agile Management Office, Coles Group
Project Management Office (PMO)
Capital Planning & Delivery PMO - Telstra
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Project of the Year
Defence PFAS Investigation and Management Program - RPS
Individual Winners
Roy Henry, RPS
Joel Betts, RPS
Jade Davis, AECOM
Project Winners
Defence PFAS Investigation and Management Program - RPS
Modernising User Productivity - ACT Government
Capability Program Management Framework - Department of Defence
Reserve Bank of Australia Canberra Office Fitout Project - Conscia
NEW SOUTH WALES
Project of the Year
HMAS Brisbane Post Delivery Upgrade - Destroyer Enterprise
Individual Winners
Kate Bimson - Blackbird Project Management
Anastasia Reynolds - Telstra
Project Winners
UNSW Lower Campus Sciences and Engineering Precinct - Capital Insight
HMAS Brisbane Post Delivery Upgrade - Destroyer Enterprise
The CRM Project - Charles Sturt University and KPMG
Sydney Water Partnering for Success (P4S) - Sydney Water and HKA
Former Goulburn Gasworks Remediation Project - Jemena
NSW 2020 Bushfire Clean-up Program - Public Works Advisory
Northern Beaches Hospital - Colliers International
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Project of the Year
Artificial Reefs - Department of Infrastructure Planning Logistics and Harris Kmon Solutions
Individual Winners
Scott McNeill, JLL
Mitch Carolan, JLL
Kelly Poniris, JLL
Project Winners
Palmerston Police Station, Northern Territory - Department Infrastructure Planning Logistics, RPS
EST04012 RAAF Darwin Earthen Cover Installation - JLL
Student Digital Engagement, Apple Infrastructure in Territory Schools -NEC Australia
Fuel Farm Automation and SCADA Controls Upgrade - JLL
Galiwinku Gas Chlorination Plant - Power and Water Corporation
Artificial Reefs - Department of Infrastructure Planning Logistics and Harris Kmon Solutions
QUEENSLAND
Project of the Year
Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) Project - Australian Federal Police, RPS
Individual Winners
Ben Perry, RPS
Adam Tull, Brisbane Airport Corporation
Ray Cantrell, RPS
Project Winners
Wynnum Road Stage 1, Brisbane City Council
Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) Project - Australian Federal Police, RPS
Octant AI Predictive Cost Technology for Projects - Endeavour Program and BMD Urban
Gallipoli Barracks Dam Civil Works Upgrade - Aurecon
Queensland Country Bank Stadium - Department of Housing and Public Works
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Project of the Year
Scheduling and Mobility Project (SaM) - SA Power Networks
Individual Winners
Sophie Vandermeersch, Inside Infrastructure
Dean Wilkie, Aurecon
Project Winners
GPO Exchange - Resource Co-ordination Partnership (RCP)
The Salisbury Community Hub - Turner and Townsend
Scheduling and Mobility Project (SaM) - SA Power Networks
Attorney General’s Department Integrated Fit Out - Turner and Townsend
Como Glasshouse Stage 5 - Trice – Project Development Managers
TASMANIA
Project of the Year
TasNetworks Operating Model Improvement Project - TasNetworks
Project Winners
Port of Burnie Post-Panamax Container Crane Demolition - TasPorts
University Meeting Experience Improvement Project - University of Tasmania
TasNetworks Operating Model Improvement Project - TasNetworks
Grassy Fisherman's Wharf Reconstruction - TasPorts
VICTORIA
Project of the Year
Coles Group Payment Services Governance Capability - Agile Management Office, Coles Group
Individual Winners
Lieutenant Colonel Byron Cocksedge, Department of Defence, Land Systems Division, Lethality System (Land 159)
Richard Heath, Accuraco
Elizabeth Cook, Development Victoria
Project Winners
Metro/CBD Security of Supply: WP Substation and Waratah Place - Powercor Network Services
EMV Night Fire Aviation Program Business Case - Emergency Management Victoria and Terra Firma Business Consulting
Next Generation Scanner Program - Telstra
Customer Experience Program, Implementation Year 1 -City of Port Phillip and KPMG
Route 96 Nicholson St Asset Relocation - CitiPower
Geelong Arts Centre - Ryrie Street Redevelopment - Development Victoria
URBNSURF Melbourne - Turner and Townsend
The University of Melbourne, Old Quadrangle Redevelopment, Melbourne - Aurecon
Coles Group Payment Services Governance Capability - Agile Management Office, Coles Group
Capital Planning & Delivery PMO - Telstra
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Project of the Year
Connect South Mends Street - NS Group and City of South Perth
Individual Winners
Nick de Vries, NS Group
Charlotte Whitelaw, RPS
Bronwen Holland, NS Group
Project Winners
Forrest Chase - NS Group
Connect South Mends Street - NS Group and City of South Perth
Christmas Island Stormwater and Drainage Early Works Package - GHD
Onslow Distributed Energy Resource Project- Horizon Power and GHD
SwanCare Leisure Precinct, Bentley Park- NS Group
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
ACT - Canberra COVID-19 Surge Centre (Major Projects Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Government)
NSW - RAAF Base Williamtown (Turner & Townsend)
NT - George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens – Visitor & Event Centre (Turner & Townsend Pty Ltd and Northern Territory Government - Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics)
QLD - Cairns Airport T2 Domestic Terminal Upgrade (North Queensland Airports (NQA), Cairns Airport Pty Ltd, Turner & Townsend, Hutchinson Builders)
SA - The Salisbury Community Hub (Turner & Townsend)
TAS - Grassy Fisherman's Wharf Reconstruction (Tasmanian Ports Corporation)
VIC - URBNSURF Melbourne (Turner & Townsend)
WA - Western Australia Department of Education (WA DoE) Hybrid Upgrade Program (Telstra)
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