What we do
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Environment and approvals
We help clients navigate environmental assessments and approvals so complex projects can move forward with clarity.
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Engagement and social impact
We bring organisations and communities together to shape confident decisions about policies, places and projects.
Recent projects
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Sydney Metro West | Environment planning approvals
Approvals for Australia’s largest public transport project
Client | Sydney Metro
Service | Planning approvals services
Duration | 2016 - current
Sectors | transportSydney Metro West involves the construction and operation of a metro rail line around 24 kilometres long between Westmead and the Sydney CBD. We worked inside the Sydney Metro West team to shape planning approvals…
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Ausgrid | Customer engagement
Informing energy resilience investment
Client | Ausgrid
Service | Community and customer engagement, facilitation, deliberative process
Duration | 2023
Sectors | Energy strategy, regulatory reset, resilienceWe supported Ausgrid to engage communities on energy resilience priorities as part of its 2024–2029 Regulatory Proposal. The program focused on helping customers understand and shape investment decisions in response to increasing extreme weather….
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Transport for NSW | Community engagement
Community engagement for the Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway
Client | Transport for NSW
Service | Stakeholder and community engagement
Duration | 2020 - 2022
Sectors | active transport, urban renewalWe supported Transport for NSW to deliver stakeholder and community engagement for the Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway Ramp, a long-running project to improve bike access across the Harbour Bridge…
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EnergyCo | New England Renewable Energy Zone
Supporting approvals for NSW’s clean energy future
Client | Energy Corporation of NSW
Service | Project management, environmental impact assessment, environmental management, stakeholder engagement.
Duration | 2024 - current
Sectors | Energy transmissionWe work inside EnergyCo’s project team, bringing client-side planning, environmental and project development expertise to the New England Renewable Energy Zone network infrastructure project…
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Transgrid | HumeLink community benefits program
Building a transparent community benefits program for HumeLink
Client | Transgrid
Service | Stakeholder engagement, social impact assessment, community benefits, program management
Duration | 2025 - current
Sectors | Energy transmission, energy renewables, energy strategyWe designed and are delivering the HumeLink Community Investment and Benefits Program, ensuring local communities share in the positive outcomes of the project through targeted funding and support…
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Transport for NSW | Bells Line of Road upgrades
Using GIS to guide smarter road upgrade decisions
Client | Transport for NSW
Service | Approvals strategy, environmental impact assessment
Duration | 2025
Sectors | transportWe worked with Transport for NSW and its design adviser, Civil Consulting and Highway Design, through the Preliminary Environmental, Sustainability and Planning Investigation (PESPI) process…
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Jemena | Regulatory reset engagement
Deliberative customer engagement to inform a regulatory reset
Client | Jemena Gas Networks
Service | Customer engagement, facilitation, deliberative process, communications
Duration | 2022 - 2023
Sectors | Energy strategy, regulatory resetWe supported Jemena Gas Networks to develop its 2025–2030 Regulatory Proposal through a deliberative engagement program with customers. The program addressed uncertainty around the future role of gas…
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Transport for NSW | Heathcote Road planning approvals
Accelerated road safety upgrades on Heathcote Road
Client | Transport for NSW
Service | Environmental impact assessment, post approvals, environmental management, social impact assessment.
Duration | 2025 - 2026
Sectors | transportThe project upgraded a section of Heathcote Road to improve safety and traffic flow for westbound vehicles. It extended an existing overtaking lane west of the Woronora River crossing, creating a continuous 2.5-kilometre stretch…
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High Speed Rail Authority | Planning approvals
Planning the approvals pathway for Australia’s first high speed rail
Client | High Speed Rail Authority
Service | Approvals strategy, environmental impact assessment
Duration | 2024 - 2025
Sectors | transportThe Australian Government is planning for a future high speed rail network to connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and regional communities across the east coast of Australia. The first project connects Newcastle to Sydney...
Our clients
Shaping decisions with care, for people and place
bd infrastructure started with two friends and a clear idea: build an infrastructure consultancy that is financially sustainable and values-driven. Infrastructure decisions made early can shape communities for decades.
Too often, those decisions are made without the right advice, by people who will not live with the outcomes. We think earlier involvement, done properly, leads to better outcomes. That is the problem we set out to solve.
Our story in numbers
115.2
Our B Impact score achieved by embedding impact into our business systems, decision-making and services, ensuring positive outcomes for our people, clients, communities and the environment.
665+
Infrastructure projects supported.
$114bn+
Infrastructure investment supported.
196
Clients have trusted us to balance project outcomes with environmental responsibility and meaningful community engagement.
300+
Communities engaged to build understanding, trust and inform better decisions.
25+
Renewable generation, battery energy storage system and transmission projects supported.
Good infrastructure starts with good conversations. Whether you’re planning a project, navigating complexity or exploring an idea, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact us.
