IPS Project Strategy & Delivery Team provides a range of tailored services for major projects across infrastructure, construction, mining, oil and gas, and energy sectors. These include First Nations engagement and participation strategies and plans, people and culture services, sustainable employment programs, procurement support, alliance coaching and evaluation services.

• Aboriginal Participation Plans
  Project Support including the design and implementation of Aboriginal Participation Plans and Indigenous Participation Plans. Strategies include procurement strategies, development of procurement management plans, Indigenous participation plans, vendor management, workforce plans, and assessment and constructability reviews.
  
  
• Sustainability Planning
  ​Developing tailored plans and strategies to assist the client to deliver projects in an economically, socially, and environmentally responsible manner. Strategic planning and development of Sustainability Action Plans which will guide and measure project sustainability performance, in accordance with all relevant and nominated sustainability obligations, such as Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISC) and Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).
  
  
• Embedded Resourcing
  IPS has a team of skilled resources who work within your project day to day and help implement the plan. IPS is responsible for any recruitment, training, management and support for these resources so you can focus on delivering your project on time, while achieving all the KPIs outlined in you participation plan.   
  • Aboriginal Participation Manager or Coordinator
  • Sustainability Manager
    
    
• Organisational Culture
  Develop and drive highly effective teams and a sustainable high performance culture across projects, including: values and vision development, alliance and individual coaching, supervisor training, culture measurement, reputation management strategies, change management.
  
  
• Recruitment & HR Management
  Scalable approach to end-to-end recruitment with a specific focus on business as usual recruitment activity, project ramp up and critical skills identification. Outsourced provision of recruitment, onboarding and HR management.
  
  
• Workforce Planning
  Strategic and tactical workforce planning; employee capability assessment including building talent pipelines; career mapping and internal succession planning at a business and project level.
  
  
• Indigenous Engagement and Participation
  Indigenous engagement and participation strategies, participation management, business capability mapping and support, Reconciliation Action Plans, embedding cultural leadership and cultural safety within projects

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Kylie Agale
Project Strategy & Delivery - Executive Lead
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"IPS understand the complexities of successfully delivering projects. Strategic planning, authentic engagement and an embedded inclusive culture are critical to the success of any project. Our team of professionals provide specialised services that will add significant value to your project and deliver meaningful outcomes for First Nations people, businesses and communities."

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Case Studies

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• Bunbury Outer Ring Road | South West Gateway Alliance

  The 27km, $1.25bn Bunbury Outer Ring Road Project is being delivered by the South West Gateway Alliance. IPS and the Alliance codesigned a comprehensive Aboriginal Participation Plan designed to meet and exceed business participation, employment and training targets, along with supporting capability growth within the region. As of February 2024 (at 68% project completion), Aboriginal participation results on the project have exceeded both targets and expectations, including $35.5m Aboriginal business spend (to date, in excess of the $30m target).

• Yaka Dandjoo Sustainable Employment Program, Bunbury Outer Ring Road

  The Yaka Dandjoo Program is an award-winning legacy program, designed to provide lasting employment opportunities for the South West WA region long after the conclusion of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road (BORR) project. Since the Yaka Dandjoo program started in October 2021, 164 individuals have successfully graduated the program, with 57% women, 62% Aboriginal people, 40% young people, and 26% people over 45+ years. To date, 96 participants have gained employment on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, 74 participants employed in the civil industry in total, and 31 traineeships/apprenticeships awarded.

• Cultural Immersion Program, Armadale Line Upgrade Alliance (ALUA)

  The Armadale Line Upgrade Alliance (ALUA) engaged IPS to deliver a two-day cultural immersion to the ALUA Leadership Team, to embed authentic and lasting Aboriginal engagement across the $1bn Victoria Park to Cannington Level Crossing Removal Project. The program has underpinned a strong commitment to driving outcomes across the project.

• Zero Emission Buses Aboriginal Engagement Strategy, Transport for NSW

  IPS was engaged by Transport for NSW to codesign and develop an Aboriginal Engagement Strategy for the state’s Zero Emission Buses (ZEB), a multi-billion dollar project to transition 8000 plus diesel and Compressed Natural Gas bus (CNG) public transport buses to zero emissions technology. Our approach included collaboration with several Aboriginal partners including the NSW Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce and the Indigenous Defence and Infrastructure Consortium (iDiC) to identify strategies to foster emerging business capabilities and innovative workforce solutions. The resultant strategy is a foundation for a fresh approach to building a legacy of Aboriginal participation and engagement in NSW.

The IPS Approach

Stakeholder Engagement Specialists
We are collaborative, respectful and have a deep understanding of the distinctiveness of groups participating in any engagement. We focus on developing our methods and processes to develop authenticity, trust and a sense of equal partnerships and highly ethical approach, particularly where sensitive issues are present.

Collaboration
The IPS team will work hand in hand with your team throughout the project to ensure you are involved in every step, and actively contribute to key elements of the project from inception to completion.

Agile Project Management
IPS approach project management with an agile mindset valuing individuals and interactions, over process, collaborating throughout the project and responding to change to meet your needs.

Co-design
The IPS research team have worked with government departments, key stakeholders and the broader community on genuine co-design projects to ensure active engagement and contribution to research and evaluation projects. This is especially valuable when measuring a program’s social impact, designed to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and other groups to ensure we capture all benefits, both tangible and intangible.