Utility Engineering

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This service is delivered by the Asia Pacific team globally.

Sub surface utility work being done at an intersection

Cardno is a world leader in the provision of Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) and was a major contributor to the development of the Australian Standard for the Management of Subsurface Utilities. Cardno are accredited designers with AusGrid, Endeavour Energy, Sydney Water and Telstra.

Cardno has a team of experienced and accredited surveyors, engineers, industry technicians, operators, professional utility coordinators, data depiction analysts, project managers and confined space trained personnel who provide an integrated subsurface utility engineering service.

Cardno’s Utility Engineering services align closely to our geospatial expertise. As a leader in the mapping and management of underground utilities, and excavating within high-risk and sensitive environments, we can undertake all utilities detection, traffic management, modelling, conflict resolution and coordination with our in-house survey, engineering and utilities detection teams.

This combination of services represents the most extensive range of utility capabilities in Australia with true ‘end to end’ services from clients across the entire project lifecycle.

Surveying work at the Shrine of Remembrance in Brisbane City

Utility Engineering Services

Utility Coordination

Cardno’s expertise in delivering large infrastructure projects works hand-in-hand with our specialisation in utilities. We can adapt our project-specific design services methodology to all types of infrastructure projects and it’s been successfully engaged to deliver utility mapping and design works on major projects including Gold Coast Rapid Transit and Sydney Light Rail.

Subsurface inspection of underground utilities

Our existing relationships with utility authorities gives our team a position of strength to understand the requirements, standards and preferences for utility conflict resolutions.

We are specialists in managing the design and integration process with utility authorities, including leading interactive meetings and design workshops to provide clarity around project scope, utility conflicts and proposed solutions. This consultative way of working promotes buy-in on proposed utility treatments and streamlines the design approval process to reduce overall project risks.

Utility Coordination

Utility Design

Cardno’s highly skilled team of utilities designers are accredited with major Australian utility authorities and can mobilise to meet project requirements. Working closely with clients, our designers provide tender design, detailed design, construction phase services, and identify treatment plans for various utility asset types; including water/sewer, stormwater, gas, telecommunications, and electrical.

Subsurface scan and design of utilities underground

A key feature of our service is how we engage technology, particularly geographic information system (GIS), to undertake desktop identification of utility conflicts and make recommendations for treatments options. Our in-house expertise and existing relationships with utility specialists positions us to solve the most complex utility design problems.

Utility Engineering

Cardno is a leader in subsurface utility engineering (SUE), a process that combines civil engineering, geophysics, survey and CADD/GIS. Using a structured and mature methodology, our team carefully manages utility engineering and design throughout the project lifecycle. We expertly integrate data from utility detection and mapping with information from utility authorities and project civil design.

By adopting the SUE process during the project lifecycle, our team collates customised information on the location and condition of subsurface utilities and makes assessments that reduce the occurrence of interference and conflict with valuable infrastructure. This information empowers our clients to make informed decisions to avoid costly conflicts or project delays, utility damage, community impact and contractor claims.

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