Surveying
Engineering
Planning
Our People
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With around 55 permanent staff, Eliot Sinclair have expertise in a range of disciplines including land surveying, planning, civil and structural engineering, specialist surveying including hydrographic surveys, GPS surveys and mapping surveys. Directors
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Marton Sinclair |
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Marton specialises in civil and structural engineering, particularly geotechnical investigation, major earthworks control, heavy-duty pavement control and construction, retaining structures, waste disposal and subdivisional engineering. Marton's expertise also includes land development, resource management, contract administration and project management. |
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Bruce Sinclair |
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Bruce undertakes design for land development projects including industrial, commercial, and residential projects. He is involved in the entire process of pre-purchase reports, concept design including feasibility studies, resource consent plans, engineering design for subdivisions, contract administration, project management and cadastral surveying for the issue of titles. Bruce is a family man and has a keen interest in the outdoors, sailing, tennis and exploring new places and cultures. |
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Mark Allan |
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Mark specialises as a land development consultant and project manager and has extensive experience in managing large land development projects, including resource consent applications, engineering design, contract administration and cadastral design. He also has expertise in GPS and hydrographic surveying, and data capture for mapping purposes. |
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John Brouard |
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John specialises in structural design, structural engineering and project management for the construction of residential, commercial and industrial buildings. He has expertise in concrete and steel structures and also tilt slab construction. John is involved in all processes, including, feasibility studies, concept design, estimating development costs, building design, building consents, structural engineering, services installation and project management. |
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Maurice Perwick |
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Maurice specialises in large scale topographical surveys for mapping and engineering purposes. He is certified for hydrographic surveys of ports, rivers, lakes and estuaries. Much of this work is carried out using the latest GPS/GNSS receivers and techniques. He is a specialist in geodetic surveys and supports many major mapping, irrigation, construction, and dredging projects throughout New Zealand. He often works offshore, in Asia and the Pacific. |
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Principals
| Name | Warren Haynes BSurv, MNZIS Licensed Cadastral Surveyor Registered Professional Surveyor |
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| Position | Project Leader (Surveying) Principal |
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| Speciality | Warren is a land development consultant and project manager with expertise in urban development planning, project management and construction administration. He also offers expertise in unit titles, cadastral surveying and engineering construction surveys. Warren maintains a challenging and developing interest in sustainable land development practices. | |
| Contact | Email: Warren.Haynes@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
| Name | Richard Wilson BE, MIPENZ (Civil) |
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| Position | Project Leader (Structural) Principal |
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| Speciality | Richard specialises in structural engineering, foundation design and project management for the construction of residential, commercial and industrial buildings. He has extensive experience with soils including foundation testing and reporting. | |
| Contact | Email: Richard.Wilson@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
Associates
| Name | Ken Burrowes NZCD, ANZIS |
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| Position | Project Leader (Civil) Associate |
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| Speciality | Ken specialises in subdivision design and layout and engineering design for land development projects. He has special expertise in civil design for all roading and drainage works, retaining walls, water supply and services installation. He is also involved in contract administration. Ken is a keen golfer and also enjoys tending to his lifestyle block. | |
| Contact | Email: Ken.Burrowes@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
| Name | Alistair Cocks BSurv, NZCLS, MNZIS Licensed Cadastral Surveyor Registered Professional Surveyor |
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| Position | Project Leader (Surveying) Associate |
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| Speciality | After working an early part of his career in Australia, Alistair returned to New Zealand. His areas of expertise now include land development projects, cadastral surveying, resource consents, contract administration, project management and quality control systems. | |
| Contact | Email: Alistair.Cocks@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
| Name | John Henry BE (Hons), MIPENZ (Civil & Structural) Chartered Professional Engineer |
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| Position | Project Leader (Structural) Associate |
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| Speciality | John offers senior structural engineering design and project management expertise in a wide range of commercial, industrial and residential structures, together with conscientious quality service. With over 30 years experience in the industry John has a ‘keep it simple’ philosophy that translates into practical design and expediency in construction. John is a dedicated family man with a passion for the outdoors which is expressed in his love of mountaineering, running, cycling and landscape photography. | |
| Contact | Email: John.Henry@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
| Name | Simon Ironside BSurv, MNZIS, MISA (H1) Licensed Cadastral Surveyor Registered Professional Surveyor Certified Professional (Hydrographic Surveying Level 1) |
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| Position | Project Leader (Surveying) Associate |
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| Speciality | Simon has broad surveying experience that covers cadastral surveys, engineering project work and hydrographic surveying. This experience was gained in New Zealand and overseas in the UK, Libya, Iran, Jordan, Nigeria and in the North Sea Oil and Gas Industry. Simon joined ESP in 2003 and manages a wide variety of surveying projects with a specific responsibility for assisting our clients with building related survey work. | |
| Contact | Email: Simon.Ironside@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
| Name | Keith Mills BSc (Land Survey), MNZIS Licensed Cadastral Surveyor Registered Professional Surveyor |
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| Position | Project Leader (Surveying) Associate |
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| Speciality | Keith has over 28 years experience in the industry and specialises in all aspects of cadastral surveys. He is also involved in managing land development projects, land surveying and some resource consent projects. Keith is a keen golfer and a family man who actively supports all of his children's endeavours. | |
| Contact | Email: Keith.Mills@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
| Name | Darrell Sargent BRS (Env Policy & Planning), MNZPI |
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| Position | Planning Manager Associate |
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| Speciality | Darrell has extensive experience as a planner. He is a specialist in the planning for multidisciplinary developments, including commercial, industrial and residential projects, plan changes, DOC concessions, wind and hydro electricity generation projects and regional council plan and policy development. Darrell leads a team of experienced planning staff who are experts in the field of resource management planning. | |
| Contact | Email: Darrell.Sargent@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
Managers
| Name | Samuel Cech BSpSc (Surveying) ANZIS |
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| Position | Technical Manager | |
| Speciality | With a background in cadastral, land, mining and engineering surveying, Sam provides specialist technical support to our surveying and civil engineering staff. He is responsible for all in-house training, survey and design software development, and the implementation of new technologies, which helps to ensure our staff are fully equipped to provide efficient solutions to clients. | |
| Contact | Email: Sam.Cech@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
| Name | Stuart Challenger BE (Natural Resources), BSc, MIPENZ (Civil) |
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| Position | Senior Civil/Environmental Engineer Branch Manager, Hokitika |
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| Speciality | Stuart specialises in land development and infrastructure. He has a wealth of practical experience, including 10 years as a fully qualified carpenter, and over 15 years in senior engineering roles throughout NZ. Stuart is a keen cyclist, tramper and climber, and thrives in the natural West Coast environment. | |
| Contact | Email: Stuart.Challenger@eliotsinclair.co.nz Cell: 027 224-2635 or 0800 755-642 |
| Name | Barry O'Byrne BE, BSc, GDip BS, MBA(Bradford), F Fin |
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| Position | Office Manager | |
| Speciality | Barry is responsible for providing administrative support for all technical staff to enable them to provide an efficient and effective service to our clients. Outside of work, Barry enjoys biking, tennis, socialising and family activities. |
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| Contact | Email: Barry.OByrne@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
Specialists
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Jens Zollhoefer PhD (Natural Sciences), MSc (Biogeography), PG Cert Res. Studies |
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| Position | Environmental Scientist | |
| Speciality | Jens is an ecologist with specialist knowledge in freshwater science and many years experience as a researcher, author and consultant. He offers senior design and project management in a wide range of ecological and planning matters. His European background, higher level academic studies in New Zealand plus considerable experience in assessing actual and potential effects on the environment translates into authoritative reports which expedite consent processing. Jens has published extensively on various water quality aspects and is co- author of ‘Trout’s Larder’ - a Guide to Trout Food in New Zealand Streams. | |
| Contact | Email: Jens.Zollhoefer@eliotsinclair.co.nz |
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