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Built Environment Collective (BEC) is comprised of diligent passionate consultants who utilise their professional expertise to facilitate optimal Client outcomes. BEC maintains a rigorous approach to Continual Professional Development (CPD). In addition to the commitment required by the relevant institutes and councils, CPD targets are mandated as part of each staff member’s employment contract.
We challenge mediocrity and strive towards Client relationships and project team associations where a collective approach is championed in recognition of enhanced outcomes.
John Tuxworth
Chief Executive Officer
John is an energetic ‘hands-on’ design and project management professional who looks for and identifies solutions. He has more than 26-years of international experience and understands how to provide quality construction solutions, and how to lead projects to successful conclusion. An RPEQ engineer, and licenced Project Manager, John contributes across all service offerings. John’s tertiary education started at QUT’s School of Civil Engineering. Following graduation from QUT’s school of Civil Engineering, John spent several years abroad working for Maunsell (AECOM) in Indonesia, Waterman Partnership in London, and Michael Punch and Partners in Dublin. John’s interest in becoming a multi-discipline building professional saw him undertake architectural studies at the University of Westminster in London, and he has also undertaken MBA studies through Latrobe University. John is one of the few structural/civil specialists to be accredited as a Green Star Professional.
David Halpin
Chief Operations Officer
David draws on his 35+ years’ experience as a design manager to lead BEC's Multi-discipline & Special Projects. David has a proven track record as lead consultant on various projects and enjoys guiding complex projects to smooth conclusion. David also has an excellent eye for realising value management potential and prides himself on his strong relationship with his clients and other consultants.
Erin Collins
Chief of Staff | MENA
With a dynamic career (18 years in the UAE) spanning HR, administration, and event management, complemented by a background in education and professional development, Erin's experience encompasses Board governance, policy development, and cross-functional project management, ensuring seamless operations across multiple jurisdictions. Rooted in her early career as a fitness instructor and professional swimming coach, sport and fitness have been the foundation of the discipline, resilience, and teamwork that define the values she lives by and brings to her professional life.
Jim Gordon
Chief Financial Officer
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Loren Jagers
Chief People Officer
Loren joined BEC in 2024 to lead our People & Culture practices. With over 16 years of corporate HR experience, primarily within the financial services sector, Loren’s extensive background in human resources spans talent acquisition, leader and employee capability development, engagement, and strategic workforce planning, making her a valuable asset to our team. In her role, Loren works closely with our leaders to acquire, develop, and retain top talent, ensuring both strategic and operational objectives are met. With a proven track record of delivering impactful people strategies, Loren brings deep expertise and insight to help drive growth and foster a high performing, engaged workforce.
Shelley Prior
Chief Administration Officer
Shelley brings over two decades of experience in executive support, administration, and operational coordination across the construction, education, and design industries. As Executive Assistant to the CEO and Chief Administration Officer at BEC, she plays a pivotal role in streamlining operations, managing high-level communications, and supporting strategic initiatives. Shelley leads the administration team and oversees a wide range of responsibilities including executive calendar management, event coordination, financial oversight, quality assurance across corporate documentation, and the management of all project administration activities.
Candace Christensen
Programme Director
Candace has over 29 years of diverse experience in the design and construction industry, approaching her work with a focus on achieving high design quality and client satisfaction. Her background in managing projects internationally across different cultural environments demonstrates an ability to adapt and collaborate, drawn from her project experience in Australia, Europe, USA, Africa and now Saudi Arabia. She is passionate about built environments that support community, wellbeing and sustainability. In addition to being a registered architect in Australia and the USA, she has tutored future architects at the UNSW Faculty of Built Environment and the UTS School of Architecture.
Brad Head
Director
Brad is a Senior Project Manager of Built Environment Collective. With over twenty-years management, construction industry and Local Government experience, he contributes across BEC Project Management discipline offerings. Brad brings to the company vast experience in construction Project Management, including contract administration, procurement Legislation conformance, contractual negotiation, project management frameworks design management and client liaison. Most recently, Brad led the Buildings team as Principal Project Manager for the Toowoomba Regional Council.
In this role, Brad led the design and construction of significant regional projects for the local Community, while working within an award-winning Project Management Framework. Having worked previously with Tier 1 and 2 Builders such as Watpac Ltd and Hutchinson Builders, on commercial and civil projects across the Education, Health, Retail & Hospitality, Resource and Private Commercial sectors, Brad understands how to provide full-service quality Project Management, and guidance for the Design and Construction process to full and successful conclusion.
Glen Ward
Director
Glen is a highly experienced Structural Engineer who has brought onboard his 18 years of experience in multi-disciplinary consultation to the BEC team. As an Associate Director and a Structural Design Manager, Glen is committed to delivering timely, innovative, and highly economic tailored design solutions. He leads multi-disciplinary teams, specialising in solving complex technical and organisational problems within a framework of environmental and economical sustainability.
Glen completed his tertiary education with a Master of Engineering (Civil & Architectural) at the University of Bath in the UK. Glen has worked on and lead many diverse and complex projects over the years, bringing transferrable skills and experience to the BEC team. From inception through construction and the full service-life. He is passionate in fostering a positive work environment, enriching, and promoting the improvement of himself and those around him.
Rhys Kilpatrick
Director
Rhys is a strong project engineer boasting a degree from QUT’s School of Civil Engineering, over 9 years’ experience, & the ability to work across the disciplines of structures, civil and hydraulics. He works closely with our junior staff, mentoring them in design and assisting them with document preparation. Rhys appreciates the importance of communication in delivering a successful project and actively promotes strong relationships between clients and colleagues. Rhys has been with BEC since inception, and his strong design, coordination, and technical problem-solving skills have seen him take on the lead project engineer role on multiple international and award-winning projects.
Arek Prasek
Associate Director
Arek has over 20 years of international engineering design experience and holds high industry accreditation - Chartered Status, NER, and registration in newly introduced Building Engineering Practitioner (BEP37) in Western Australia. He ensures design in excellence and adherence to the highest professional standards. Arek possesses a comprehensive understanding of both traditional construction techniques (including concrete, steel, and timber) and innovative building products such as SIPS panels, rammed earth walls, and composite floors.
Specialising in aquatic projects, Arek works closely with clients to align designs with community expectations, providing expert guidance through every stage of development. His ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including architects, contractors, and government agencies, leads to efficient project execution.
Hady Heng
Associate Director
Hady is a highly experienced senior structural engineer with 30-years of experience. He has been involved in structural design, documentation, and supervision of projects ranging from multi-million-dollar architectural homes to high-rise buildings, commercial buildings, water retaining structures, aquatic infrastructure and major heritage renewal and infill developments with complicated excavation and façade retention.
He has design expertise in reinforced and prestressed concrete, structural steel, masonry, timber, and glass Hady enjoys working closely with Architects and Builders. His hands-on approach to achieving architectural intent and consideration for the constructability aspects of the design is highly valued.
Paul Farrell
Associate Director
Paul is a client-oriented Civil Engineering Poject Manager with 16-years of experience, including 10-years in local government. He holds a BEng (Hons) in Civil & Transportation Engineering from Napier University, Scotland. Through is role as Associate Director & Senior Project Manager he brings a wealth of experience in project management, contract management & regulatory compliance.
With extensive experience in the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), Paul leads multi-disciplinary teams, tackling complex challenges whilst maintaining a focus on sustainable engineering practices. He excels in delivering innovative, timely & cost-effective solutions, demonstrating the strongest commitment to successful project outcomes. His leadership-style fosters collaboration, drives continuous improvement within his teams & delivers enhanced outcomes for BEC clients.
Brad Fong
Principal Aquatics Engineer
Brad is a highly experienced consulting engineer, with expertise in a wide range of industrial and large spanning roof structure projects and designing over 300 industrial buildings throughout Australia since 1982. This deep understanding has instilled in Brad an economical approach to designing steel portal and truss roof structures.
Brad also brings structural expertise in high rise residential buildings up to 30 storeys, medium and low rise commercial, industrial, retail, and residential buildings. His experience in aquatic facilities includes numerous major aquatic centres and swimming pool complexes, municipal pools, leisure centres with leisure and wave pools, spas and hydrotherapy pools and thousands of domestic pool structures.
Brad is very experienced in the structural design of pool structures, watertight design of concrete structures, pool water proofing and pool tiling finishes. He is also an expert witness in swimming pool disputes relating to concrete cracking, corrosion, structural adequacy and pool tiling. He takes a hands-on approach to projects, always giving due consideration to the constructability aspects of the design.
Ellis Wilson
Principal Electrical Engineer
Ellis is a highly experienced Project Manager and multi-discipline building services engineer, currently Discipline Lead in Electrical, IT Security and Auxiliary Services Engineering. Ellis has a proven track record of hands on design and management experience in the Australia, Europe, Africa, Middle and Far East, and Asia Pacific. His experience covers a range of sectors including education, healthcare, commercial, historical, railway, street lighting, highways and tunnels services.
His involvement in projects spans feasibility studies, design and specifications, design audits and technical reviews, right through to installation. Ellis’ specialist knowledge includes data centres and switch sites, and all areas of standby power systems, resilience, parallel redundancy, single points of failure, and standby generation.