Our People
At SHEPHERD, we prioritise our people as our greatest asset, fostering a supportive, inclusive, and rewarding workplace that goes beyond a pay check.
We offer market-aligned remuneration, clear career progression pathways, and a variety of benefits designed to support both professional and personal growth. From working-from-home allowances and birthday gift cards to comprehensive travel reimbursements, including door-to-door pay and overnight accommodations, we aim to recognise and reward your contributions.
Our flexible work environment supports diverse lifestyles, allowing remote work with reduced commuting stress and modern home office setups. For those on the move, we provide high-quality vehicles and tools to ensure success, complemented by fatigue management and mental health support initiatives to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
SHEPHERD is committed to your growth and wellbeing. We offer tailored training programs, achievement plans, and opportunities to gain diverse experiences across roles and regions, all within an inclusive culture that values diversity and upholds equal opportunity. With approachable leadership, cutting-edge technology, and a strong focus on social responsibility, we are dedicated to building a positive and innovative workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered.
If you seek a career that combines professional development with meaningful work in a supportive community, SHEPHERD welcomes you to join our team.
Our Partners
Les Edmistone
Partner/Manager - DRFA & Project Management Support
Les is an executive management professional with extensive experience in state and local government within Queensland and the Northern Territory. With his comprehensive knowledge of the industry, Les understands the needs and expectations of clients, especially with respect to sustainable asset management.
Stephen Hegedus
Partner/Board Chairperson
Stephen is a highly experienced Registered Professional Civil Engineer with a distinguished career in the Local Government sector. He has played pivotal roles within Executive Leadership Teams and served as a Public Works consultant, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to each position.
Stephen is actively involved in several public works committees, including the IPWEA National Asset Management Committee, where he contributes to the advancement of industry standards and practices. His leadership in strategic and practical Asset Management and Disaster Recovery has earned him recognition as an industry leader.
With a proven track record of executive excellence, Stephen is dedicated to driving innovation and efficiency in public works and infrastructure management.
Steven Forbes
Partner/General Manager Asset and Road Management
Steven is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer with extensive experience in the construction industry, the majority of which within the local government environment. From previous roles as Civil Design Coordinator, Design Manager and Acting Technical Services Manager Steven has proven ability in Asset Management from different strategic levels.
Our Team
Cameron Shields
General Manager Civil and Disaster Recovery Projects
Cameron is a qualified Civil Engineering Technologist with over 20 years’ experience, including over 10 years in Local Government in the areas of civil works and asset management. In his position as General Manager Civil and Disaster Recovery Projects, Cameron uses his proven people management skills, effective communication, and innovative thinking to successfully deliver projects on time and as prescribed.
Tom Sanders
General Manager RACAS Research and Development
Tom is a qualified Professional Civil Engineer with over 12 years practical experience working with councils to achieve planned infrastructure asset management and deliver value for money services to the community. In his position as General Manager RACAS Research and Development, Tom drives the innovation of SHEPHERD road management products.
Justin Fischer
General Manager Client and Corporate
Justin is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer with over 18 years’ practical experience in Local Government. His areas of expertise include asset management and project management – specifically the planning, design, and delivery of civil infrastructure projects.
David Watkins
Manager National Projects - Civil and Disaster Recovery
David draws from over 30 years’ experience in both the civil and mining sector and has a proven background in delivering road, rail and civil infrastructure projects across the country, at both management and operational levels.
Ashley Edmistone
Manager - Disaster Recovery Systems
Ashley is a data management professional with over 10 years’ experience in State and Local Government within Queensland, Northern Territory, and Victoria.
Ashley brings a comprehensive knowledge of the local government industry, specifically roads and drainage reconstruction works, data management and compliance reporting associated with DRFA and its systems such as MARS.
Patrick McGuire
Manager - Asset & GIS Projects
Patrick is a Spatial Sciences professional with a long history working in the local government sector promoting best practice in Surveying, GIS and Asset Management. Prior moving into local government, Patrick worked in a private land surveying business completing cadastral surveys, detailed surveys for design and as-constructed surveys.
Daniel Willis
Manager – Road Projects
Daniel is a project management professional with over 20 years’ experience working in local government and the private sector. Daniel has an extensive career in project management, strategic business leadership, capital works (civil) project delivery, operations excellence and ICT Systems. He is also an active member of IPWEA and Asset Management Council Australia.
Doug Beal
Manager - RACAS Customer Support
Doug has been providing system support to Local and State Government clients for over 30 years for both maintenance and asset management systems across the Eastern States of Australia. In his position as Manager RACAS Customer Support, Doug drives the interaction with our clients to facilitate prompt response to their requests.
Chris Buenen
Research and Development GIS Specialist
Chris is a GIS Professional and Asset Management Specialist with a wealth of experience assisting councils to achieve best practice in these areas. Chris has a passion for GIS software and data management, helping organisations to use these tools to maximise their efficiency and decision-making processes.
Kerri Behrens
Manager - Strategy and Marketing
Kerri is a results-oriented and people-focused Executive Professional who brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning, operational performance, communication, marketing and media as well as corporate governance and customer service. Kerri enjoys working with all levels of an organisation to get the right message, to the right people, at the right time.
Melissa Gladman
Manager - Corporate Services
Melissa is a qualified HR professional with proven expertise in providing strategic organisational advice and solutions in the areas of HR, Training and Corporate Services. Melissa has worked extensively across local government, not for profit and private organisations, and is committed to delivering and improving services.
Jonathan Walmsley
Regional Project Manager - Civil and Disaster Recovery
Jonathan is a Civil Construction Inspector and Supervisor with over 12 years’ practical experience in the construction industry, having worked for both private enterprise and Local Government.
He has extensive experience in the delivery of capital works programs, particularly road assets, and the quality inspection of constructed infrastructure assets.
Clinton Mervis
Regional Project Manager - Civil and Disaster Recovery
Clinton Mervis is a Civil Construction Supervision with over 7 years’ experience overseeing large-scale and complex telecommunication installation projects.
At SHEPHERD Clinton is responsible for managing large-scale flood restoration projects and uses his proven people management and communication skills to coordinate between all key stakeholders to ensure the project requirements are met.
Asad Satti
Regional Project Manager - Civil and Disaster Recovery
Asad is a seasoned Civil Engineer with specialised certification in Asset Management, bringing a wealth of experience from his work with state departments and local governments. In his current role as a Regional Manager, Asad oversees a substantial portfolio of approximately $95 million in DRFA projects. His expertise spans the design and construction of highways, roads, bridges, drainage systems, and safety infrastructure. Passionate about delivering sustainable solutions, Asad thrives on working collaboratively with councils, contractors, and local communities to ensure infrastructure projects are not only efficient but also beneficial for all stakeholders involved.
Mark Christian
Regional Project Manager – Civil and Disaster Recovery
Mark is a highly experienced workplace safety professional with over 30 years’ experience in managing teams to deliver large Civil Infrastructure projects for both State and Local Government. Mark has a track record in delivering projects on time, on budget, and meeting stakeholder expectations. He is driven to design effective construction safety standards whilst overseeing and effectively implementing SHEPHERD standards of practice.
Ed Hamill
Superintendent’s Representative
Ed is a Civil Engineer with over 40 years’ experience in the civil construction industry including over 20 years in senior operational roles in Local Government and the private sector. Ed holds a Master of Pavement Technology and specialises in road construction with proven expertise in road asset management and road rehabilitation. He enjoys using his experience to develop practical solutions that assist councils to successfully deliver disaster recovery projects.
Julianne Peacock
Senior Management Accountant
Julianne Peacock is a CPA qualified accountant with over 20 years’ experience in management and financial accounting. Most of this time has been spent in the civil construction industry with State Government and the remaining years in the private sector. Julianne enjoys working with her clients and project teams to ensure financial processes are achieving favourable outcomes throughout project delivery.
Kylie Munn
Senior Asset Engineer
Kylie is a highly qualified and proven RPEQ Engineer (Civil and Environmental) with over 28 years’ of experience in successfully delivering projects in accordance with technical standards, client specifications, and stakeholder expectations. Kylie has worked across all levels of government, as well as within private sector for large-scale consultants. In her role with SHEPHERD, Kylie prides herself on innovative thinking and leading by example, through fostering a supportive and safe work environment.
Nabin Shrestha
Senior Asset Engineer
Nabin is a highly qualified Civil Engineer with experience spanning 20 years across both private sector and local government public infrastructure engineering and asset management. In 2017 he was the winner of the Highly Commended Award in the category of NSW Local Government Excellence in Asset Management and Infrastructure Initiatives.
Jodie Tydings
Senior Asset Accountant
Jodie is an Asset Accountant with 5 years of local government experience. Throughout her career Jodie has held positions in Finance and Asset Management and has a wealth of experience in Asset Accounting and Audit Compliance and enjoys collaborating with councils to improve their asset management maturity and long-term financial sustainability.
Tim Munn
Asset Accountant
Tim is a qualified accountant with 30 years’ experience in the Civil Construction and Engineering Industry, working across both state and local government and private industry.
He is a performance driven accountant with a keen interest in financial management and analysis to help clients achieve sustainable asset management and project delivery.
Nathan Woolley
Asset Accountant
Nathan is a qualified accountant with over 19 years’ experience across both Local Government and private enterprise. Throughout his career Nathan has specialised in asset accounting using his strong analytical skills and ability to interpret financial data to achieve sustainable asset management for clients.
Craig Smit
GIS Specialist
Craig is a Civil Engineer with extensive experience in the local government environment, specifically engineering and infrastructure. Craig understands Asset Management from the practical aspect of working in the field and managing data to strategic planning and project management within an organisation. He enjoys helping councils optimise their assets with hands-on advice that works.
Marlaina Pickering
GIS Specialist
Marlaina is an Asset Management and Spatial Sciences professional with over 17 years’ experience working in local and state government as well as private sectors.
Marlaina is a highly skilled geospatial professional who prides herself on achieving excellence in attention to detail and accuracy and has extensive experience in the administration of the Esri ArcGIS enterprise suite.
Geoffrey Yu
GIS Specialist
Geoffrey has over 20 years of GIS and IT experience. He has worked on road asset, road safety and data collection projects delivered to private organisations, as well as to all levels of Government, including Local. Geoffrey enoys engaging with clients, to work through their technical needs and issues, and to find suitable solutions.
Glen Eagles
Senior Technical Officer
Glen has over 30 years’ experience in the civil engineering industry with a diverse career supervising projects ranging from the formation of main access roads and road asset flood restoration works to asset condition assessments and inspections. Glen has extensive working knowledge of SHEPHERD’s RACAS systems and works closely with the RACAS Survey Team to deliver road and footpath asset survey projects.
Erin Tompkins
Business Administration Support Coordinator
Erin is a corporate professional with almost 20 years of administrative experience in the Queensland local and state governments and private industry. Erin leads SHEPHERD’s Business Administration Support team, working closely with various project teams, managers and Leadership Team to plan and allocate administrative resources and provide support to the broader business.
Jo Fraser
Human Resources Coordinator
Jo is a Human Resources Generalist with experience in employee relations, HR compliance, recruitment, performance management, and training/development programs. Jo has a passion for fostering a positive workplace culture and has worked in both the private and not-for-profit sectors.
Karen Hegedus
Finance Support Officer
Karen holds a Bachelor of Education and has transitioned from a successful career in teaching to provide essential administrative support to the SHEPHERD Team. Karen plays a pivotal role in the financial management of the business and enjoys working closely with all departments to achieve efficiencies in this area.
Interested in joining the SHEPHERD Team? Drop us a line at info@shepherdservices.com.au