Consulting and Engineering Company - Newcastle Office

Say Hi to Beca HunterH2O

When you need advice on water, go direct to the source! Acting as the Australian arm of Beca's water business, Beca HunterH2O is a 300+ team of water specialists headquartered in Newcastle.

Our consultants have multidisciplinary experience ranging from strategic planning, asset management, engineering design, and operations support, to water and wastewater treatment, cost-effective systems automation, sustainability initiatives and beyond. We can also support you with project management, design, construction, and testing.

With engineering consulting capacity spanning New South Wales and areas all over Australia, Beca HunterH2O delivers practical, efficient solutions to complex challenges in water management, helping our clients to make everyday better. 

Engineering Services in Newcastle

Water and wastewater engineering

Our team in Newcastle plans, designs and optimises water, wastewater and recycled water systems for regional and metropolitan clients. We work across treatment plants, pumping stations, pipelines and network planning, providing engineering solutions that are efficient to operate and straightforward to maintain. As consulting engineers focused on water, we use our knowledge and experience to help utilities and councils keep services reliable and resilient.

Civil and structural engineering for water infrastructure

Beca HunterH2O provides civil engineering and structural engineering support for water and wastewater assets, including tanks, buildings, channels, bridges, reservoirs and site civil works. Our structural engineers apply sound engineering principles so structures are safe, durable and suited to local conditions, while our civil engineers shape sites, roads and drainage so facilities function well and are easy to access. By integrating these disciplines, we simplify the process for clients and deliver coordinated design packages for residential, commercial and industrial water projects.

Environmental and contaminated land services

Newcastle’s industrial heritage means many projects must consider environmental risk and contaminated land. Our environmental specialists support planning, due diligence and design by assessing site conditions, advising on contamination issues and developing practical, regulatory-aligned responses. This helps clients understand constraints early, manage environmental approvals and deliver projects that protect waterways and surrounding communities.

Planning, operations and asset management

Beyond design, we assist clients with strategic planning, operations support and asset management for water infrastructure. Our people work with operators and asset owners to understand how plants and networks perform in practice, identify improvement opportunities and prioritise investment. We aim to provide clear, data-informed advice that supports long-term goals for service reliability, cost, safety and sustainability.

Our Work in New South Wales

Clean Water in Quipolly

The Quipolly Water Project aims to secure a resilient supply of clean water to the communities of Quirindi and Werris Creek. In partnership with Liverpool Plains Shire Council, Beca HunterH2O is providing services including project management, design, construction and testing.




Sewage Treatment in Wingecarribee

Beca HunterH2O is helping to reimagine sewage treatment processes in Wingecarribee. Considering the challenge of a rapidly expanding population in connection with the latest in technological advances, we're creating modern solutions to meet both community needs and strict effluent standards.




Plant Upgrade in Queanbeyan

Beca HunterH2O is providing engineering consultancy services for the Queanbeyan Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade project, which will supply a modern replacement of Queanbeyan's existing treatment facility that delivers rigorous environmental standards and tangible community benefits.

Awards

2025 IPWEA NSW & ACT Engineering Excellence Awards

Excellence in Water Supply & Wastewater – Quipolly Water Project, recognising innovative water infrastructure that improves drought resilience and water security for regional New South Wales communities, with Beca HunterH2O part of the project team.

2025 AWA NSW Water Awards

Young Water Professional of the Year – Brendan Dagg, Senior Process Engineer at Beca HunterH2O, acknowledged for his leadership in water infrastructure design, client collaboration and mentoring of emerging engineers.

2024 Water New Zealand Conference & Expo Awards

Paper of the Year – Craig White of Beca HunterH2O for “Improving Treatment Plant Upgrade Planning by Understanding the Capabilities of Existing Assets”, highlighting the depth of technical expertise supporting our Newcastle-based water business.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Beca HunterH2O fit into Newcastle’s wider engineering industry?

Newcastle has a strong engineering presence, with firms working in civil, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines across infrastructure, mining, energy and advanced manufacturing. Beca HunterH2O sits within that ecosystem as a specialist water and environmental consultancy backed by Beca’s broader engineering capability. We support projects across NSW and beyond, often working alongside other local consulting engineers, contractors and authorities to deliver coordinated engineering solutions.

Beyond water, what other engineering services can you provide or coordinate from Newcastle?

While our core focus is water and wastewater, we can connect clients with civil engineering, structural engineering and building services support for residential, commercial and industrial developments. Through Beca we offer a large range of design and advisory services, including architecture, environmental and geotechnical input, transport consulting and specialised technical disciplines. The aim is to simplify things for clients by providing integrated packages rather than asking them to manage multiple separate providers.

How do you approach environmental and contaminated land issues on projects?

Newcastle’s industrial heritage means many sites come with environmental and contaminated land considerations. Our environmental specialists assess site conditions, advise on contamination risks and develop practical, regulatory-aligned responses that support planning and compliance. This may include contaminated land services for development approvals, options for managing legacy contamination and design advice to protect waterways, communities and the environment while projects move ahead.

What does customer service mean for your Newcastle clients?

For us, good customer service starts with understanding each client’s goals, constraints and obligations to their own customers and communities. We build trust in our client relationships by being clear on scope, staying responsive and providing advice that’s grounded in local knowledge and operational reality. Over time, many clients ask us back because they value consistent points of contact, transparent communication and engineering solutions that reflect their priorities rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

What kind of engineering expertise underpins your projects?

Our work brings together structural engineers, civil engineers, process engineers and environmental specialists who use mathematical and scientific principles to solve real-world problems. Structural engineers apply knowledge of physics and materials so tanks, buildings and support structures are safe and durable, while civil engineers plan earthworks, roads and drainage that support long-term performance. Across the team we look for sustainable practices in design, aiming to minimise environmental impact and deliver assets that function efficiently in factories, treatment plants, mines, transport networks and growing urban areas.