Case Study
Woodman Point Water Resource Recovery
Facility Upgrade
The Woodman Point Water Resource Recovery Facility Upgrade is a $158 million Water Corporation project to expand Perth’s largest wastewater treatment plant. The upgrade increases capacity to 180 million litres per day, serving more than 900,000 people, and introduces new technologies to enhance treatment performance, improve energy recovery, and promote long-term resilience.
Challenge
The upgrade involved integrating new process technologies within a live brownfield facility while maintaining operations. Construction methodologies were unclear at the outset, creating delivery risks. The program faced evolving demands across design, procurement, and construction, making it crucial to establish clear priorities and assess schedule risks early to ensure the program remains practical and reliable, thereby facilitating effective delivery management.
Solution
We developed a robust program and established structured communication with discipline leads to capture accurate progress updates. This ensured the program reflected current priorities and enhanced the reliability of the look-ahead programs. We held regular program-review meetings with discipline leads, supported by schedule risk analysis. This provided early visibility of risks and delays, translated results into practical mitigation actions, and maintained delivery confidence.
Outcome
Our approach turned the program into a single source of truth. Structured communication and reviews enabled collaboration across disciplines and a shared understanding of priorities. This clarity allowed delivery leads to take ownership of their workstreams, strengthening accountability. The client gained trust and confidence through reliable phased forecasts that supported shutdown planning and ensured certainty in a complex brownfield environment.
