Leveraging experience across the project lifecycle, we are able to offer effective and innovative program, project, planning, commercial, transaction, development and delivery management services.

In 2024, MBB expanded its service offerings through a new strategic partner, Brisbane based company iPLAN, who possess 20 years of experience specialising in planning, cost and integrated project controls services.

With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland we are widely regarded as key advisors to our clients. We have an established reputation of professionalism and utilising a collaborative approach to achieving optimal project outcomes.

From brownfield projects to blue sky initiatives, from strategic input to project development, oversight and technical management, our leaders have advised on, contributed to and led successful projects across Government and the private sector. These include major transport, energy, water, defence, ports  and social infrastructure projects, under all contracting models and across the whole project lifecycle.

How We Can Help You

MBB Group is an independent consultancy firm, specialising in finding and developing innovative, effective solutions to complex and complicated infrastructure projects.

Our approach is based on a simple belief. We can’t assume to know the answer before we fully understand the question.

Rather than seek to fit a project to a solution, we start each project with an open mind. Collaborative and benefit-focused, using first principles, rather than cookie cutter logic, we work with clients to understand the desired end benefit. Then shape the solution to fit the need, the environment and the resources at hand.

By identifying the key objectives and constraints, experienced industry specialists help you focus on the real issues that surround every project. Using experience across multiple services, sectors and contract models, we can see the risks and the opportunities before it is too late. And from that, develop innovative ways to drive better solutions, superior value, and more sustainable benefits for the client, the end-user and the communities impacted by the project.

Our Services

We serve the best interests of our clients, providing a single point of contact and accountability at all points of the project lifecycle, from initial strategy, through development, to delivery, and handover. We provide you with the right advice, expressed in easily understood language, to make more effective decisions regarding scope, timing, commercial factors and material resources.

Our Infrastructure Strategy services cut through complexity and confusion, allowing a clear view of the key issues at the heart of your project, helping you plan the best path forward.

Our Infrastructure Development services plan and create the innovative structures that bring ideas to life and make smoother delivery possible.

Our Infrastructure Delivery services deploy time-tested processes and systems based on recognised best practice to ensure projects are delivered to agreed designs, timelines, budgets and commercial requirements. Respecting the needs of stakeholders and using proven engagement frameworks to build strong partnerships with our clients.

Our Infrastructure Operations services primarily focus is developing sustainable solutions that strengthen the relationship between your business strategy and structure with customer and end user outcomes via your operations.

Our Risk Advisory services team are passionate about delivering high quality solutions and successful project outcomes with integrity. The strength of our team is the robust combined experience and skills of its members.

Our Integrated Project Controls services are built on years of experience and exposure to the heavy construction, mining, oil and gas industries, our old school ‘First Principle’ project management and control processes define our success.

Our Team

Matthew Brook Managing Director

Matthew’s reputation as a trusted strategic advisor has been gained through the successful delivery of many of Australia’s most significant projects. He has a demonstrated ability to identify the key issues facing complex projects and formulate winning strategies which provide clear paths to successful delivery. read more >>

Katrina Street Executive Director

Katrina is a highly regarded consultant with a deep appreciation for the commercial requirements of a project. With a breadth of skills across all parts of the process, she specialises in developing commercial structures and competitive procurement processes that address evolving stakeholder requirements and market conditions. She complements this with her extensive experience in the development of business cases, delivery strategies and commercial risk profiles. read more >>

Peter Jones Executive Director

Peter is one of Australia’s most experienced advisory and delivery specialists. Providing clear leadership and direction to the teams he leads, he has held numerous executive roles on projects in the transport, defence and international development sectors. This includes leading teams through advisory, financial, commercial and transaction commissions in across the eastern seaboard of Australia and in NZ. read more >>

Robert Fields Executive Director

Robert has 25 years’ global experience and expertise delivering: organisational, cultural and procurement transformation at program and industry wide levels; major capital program procurement transactions; and program commercial leadership, spanning public and private sector organisations including: multinational mining and resource companies; mega transport programs; State owned corporations and regulated utility and ports assets; and property and real estate. read more >>

Shane Chidgzey Managing Director (iPLAN)

With over 23 years of experience both leading and participating in highly complex project delivery teams across a diverse range of industry sectors, Shane has a proven track record of successfully integrating, facilitating, and managing milestones. He has supervised schedules and budgets, utilized analytical capabilities to deliver sound recommendations and practical solutions, and steered the strategy and direction of project teams in highly demanding IT, Infrastructure, Energy, EPC/EPCM, Maintenance, Turnaround, Greenfield/Brownfield, and Turnkey projects.

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