Member Profiles, Nadia and Cameron Ives

MEET NADIA AND CAMERON IVES

Married engineers Nadia and Cameron Ives are currently both directors at GenEng Solutions, an Engineering Consultancy company located in Toowoomba. They have experienced long careers in the engineering industry, simultaneously working for the same organisations, and have each been awarded IPWEAQ’s National Emerging Leader Award, among other awards.

A decade ago, Nadia and Cameron both worked for Toowoomba Regional Council. Nadia was the Principal Engineer – Construction and Maintenance (South) and Cameron, the Senior Technical Officer - Project Services. At this time, Nadia became the inaugural recipient of the IPWEAQ Women in Engineering Award, while Cameron was awarded the IPWEAQ Technical Officer of the Year.

Throughout the past 10 years, Nadia helped establish and chair the Darling Downs Women in Engineering group and has been an industry representative for the GoWest Annual Awards. Nadia is a coveted guest speaker, delivering presentations at USQ Engineering and Surveying, USQ GoWest and the 2019 Engineers Australia event, Three Wise Women. More recently, Nadia participated in the 2020 USQ Open Day as a panellist on the topics: Why more women should consider a career in engineering and why recessions are good for engineering employment.

During her tenure at GenEng Solutions, Nadia has continued to broaden her interest in Traffic, Transport, Road Operations, and Stormwater drainage. She has worked on several large developments in Toowoomba and assisted Scenic Rim Regional Council, Cassowary Coast Regional Council and Southern Downs Regional Council in traffic and road operations, drainage and future planning and flood recovery works. Nadia is currently assisting the Department of Transport and Main Roads in completing the RPEQ certification for designs to upgrade four heavy vehicle interception sites in the Darling Downs District.

Cameron completed a Master of Engineering Practice at USQ and achieved Chartered Status and RPEQ. In 2012, Cameron was the inaugural State Chair of YIPWEA QLD and established the young members network across QLD. He was also on the committee for the 2013 and 2014 IPWEAQ Annual Conferences.

In 2017, Cameron was awarded Fellow Membership and recently joined the IPWEAQ South West Branch Committee. For several years in Planning (DA Engineer) and Engineering Services, Cameron assisted the Western Downs Regional Council and was part of a team to deliver $140M upgrades and maintenance to council roads during the Coal Seam Gas boom.

He then undertook a placement with Southern Downs Regional Council as the Principal Engineer Water and Wastewater and Principal Engineer Development Assessment. For the past four years, Cameron has been assisting the Department of Transport and Main Roads in Resurfacing and Maintenance areas of the Darling Downs District. In March, Cameron presents a paper at the IPWEAQ SW Branch Conference in Chinchilla titled A reseal contract like no other: How external factors united in unprecedent fashion.

During the 2020 COVID lockdown, Nadia and Cameron enrolled in the USQ Upskill Course – Planning on moving people. Although informative and

Nadia and Cameron at the 2013 Cairns Conference Awards Dinner.

Nadia & Cameron and eldest son Josh at the 2014 Caloundra Conference Farewell function.

Ged Brennan, Ben Lusk, Nadia, Cameron & Allen Christensen at the 2013 Cairns Conference Farewell Function in the now famous IPWEAQ bathrobe. Excellence award winners 2010: Woman in Engineering.

rewarding, completing a 2000word assignment and 15-minute presentation while working from home and home schooling proved challenging!

Nadia and Cameron appreciate the flexibility of their current positions at GenEng that provide the opportunity to be actively engaged in their boys lives, Josh (eight) and Will (four). Cameron recently became Secretary of the newly formed TAS United Football Club Committee and is also the Under 9’s Coach for his son Josh’s football team.

NOMINATE FOR AN IPWEAQ EXCELLENCE AWARD

The awards program places a spotlight on the projects and people who deliver exceptional outcomes for Queensland communities.

Nominations close 25 June with nominees and winners presented at the 2021 Annual Conference in Cairns, 12 October.

Categories PEOPLE

• Engineer of the Year • Woman in Engineering • Emerging Professional of the Year • Team Member of the Year (non-engineers and includes

Supervisors, Works Officers and other support staff) • Futures Challenge

PROJECTS

• Innovation • Projects under $1 million • Projects under $2 million • Projects $2 million to $5 million • Projects $5 million to $10 million • Projects $10 million to $20 million • Projects over $20 million NEW • Asset Management • Environment and

Sustainability • Innovation & Sustainability in

Water • Coastal Engineering • Community Road Safety NEW • Road Safety

Infrastructure NEW

NEW EMPLOYER AWARDS!

• Employer of the Year (Private sector) • Employer of the Year (Public sector)