Gender Equality at Aurecon Australia

Gender equality means removing barriers and enabling equal participation and opportunity in all aspects of life for every person of every gender.

Disrupting gender expectations and norms

We aim to improve the gender balance and gender equality of our leaders and workforce. We do this for each Aurecon employee, for Aurecon, for our clients and for the communities in which we live, work and play.

Aurecon holds an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). We use this citation – received for our commitment to promoting gender equality in Australian workplaces – as a framework for our gender equality strategy across our geographic regions.

William Cox, Aurecon’s Chief Executive Officer and Louise Adams, Chief Operating Officer, are both members of industry-specific Champions of Change groups. William is a member of the STEM group and Louise is a member of the Consult Australia group.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, Aurecon is backing its commitment to reaching gender equality in the workplace through:

Being founding member of The Diversity Agenda (2018) - where Josie Fitzgerald is the Steering Committee Chair (2023)
Becoming a signatory of the Diversity Agenda Accord - a partnership between Engineering NZ, NZIA and ACE NZ (2020)
Being the first design, engineering and advisory organisation to earn GenderTick Advanced Accreditation (2023)
Joining the NZ Parental Leave Register (2023)
Joining the Mind the Gap registry to close the gender pay gap

Being committed means being part of a journey, to disrupt gender expectations and norms and seek genuine choice and opportunity for all employees, where we continue to make progress.

Our awards and recognition

Our commitment to gender equity and equality and a flexible working culture has seen us receive the following awards and recognition:

Australian Financial Review named Aurecon as one of Australia and New Zealand’s Best Places to Work
LinkedIn named Aurecon as one of the 25 best workplaces in New Zealand
Four time winner of the Most Popular Engineering Employer award at the Australian Financial Review Top 100 Graduate Employers awards
Top five overall in GradNewZealand’s Top 100 Graduate Employers 2022 and #2 in the Engineering & Consulting category
Holder of Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) since 2016
Diversity Council Australia has repeatedly recognised Aurecon as an Inclusive Employer since 2020
Endorsed Employer for All Women 2022 certification from WORK180
Winner of Diversity Award in Engineering New Zealand ENVI awards 2021
Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway Alliance won a 2021 Diversity Works New Zealand Award
Bronze Employer in Pride in Diversity’s Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI)

Find out more about our commitment to gender equity and equality initiatives.

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