Flanagan  Consulting  Group  -  Planning  -  Project Management  -  Civil Engineering  -  Structural Engineering  -  Cairns,  Townsville,  Darwin  and  Mackay

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Flanagan Consulting Group is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary Consultancy that is proud of its ability to apply innovation, creativity and practicality to every project.

 

Based in Northern Australian with offices in the major centers of Cairns, Townsville, Darwin and Mackay, we employ over 30 full-time professionals and are one of the largest Consultancies in the region. The team includes engineers, designers, project managers and planners offering comprehensive services in the fields of civil and structural engineering, town planning and project management.

 

Our highly experienced team of professionals is available to provide practical solutions for your projects. The Group’s business model is based on four dedicated Business Units:

 

        Planning

        Project Management

        Civil Engineering

        Structural Engineering

 

This structure creates a focused environment where our professionals offer specialist services in addition to having the full support of other Business Units. This allows us to cover a broad range of technical disciplines as an integrated team, providing you with a whole of project solution. Our clients’ loyalty and support underpins the growth and success of our business. We exceed the expectations of our clients by consistently providing:

 

        A proactive approach
        Fast response times
        Effective communications
        A thorough understanding of Northern Australian issues and processes
        Integrated services across Business Units
        Innovative solutions

 

You can be assured of having a complete range of services available to assist the delivery of your project including: Concept Planning Town and Master Planning Strategic Planning Transport Planning Project Management Civil Infrastructure Engineering Land Development Engineering Structural Engineering.

Flanagan Consulting Group has strategic alliances with major consultancies with established presence across the Australia – Pacific region, providing the opportunity to offer specialist services in fields including:

 

        Carbon Assessment

        Climate Change

        Traffic Planning

        Acoustic

        Geospatial and Visualization

        Consultation

        Finance and Funding Advice

        Economic Assessment

        Risk Assessment and Management

 

Flanagan Consulting Group is pre-qualified as a consultant to the following Queensland Government Departments:

 

        Department of Main Roads –

        Highway Engineering Level 3

        Hydraulic Design Level 1

        Traffic Engineering Level 2

        Transport Planning Level 2

 

Department of Public Works –

PQC Level 3; Industry Best Practice Category

PLANNING                                              

Effective planning is essential to the success of every major project. Over the years, our Planning Unit has developed long term relationships with many Companies, Private Developers, Corporate Bodies as well as Local, State and Federal Government Authorities.

 

We attribute our success in these areas to taking an enthusiastic and proactive attitude when working with our clients to achieve positive results. Our Planning Staff have direct experience in strategic, local and state authority planning and the team keeps up-to-date with the latest planning instruments, approaches to development control and strategic planning innovations. Our Planning Unit is dedicated to providing a diligent and comprehensive service that includes:

 

Strategic Planning

	Master planning
	Statutory planning amendments
	Drafting and review of planning schemes
	Local Government policy development
	Facilitation/Public consultation

 

Development Assessment

	Development applications and approvals
	Response to information requests Public notification
	Negotiations with authorities
	Development assessment
	Development advocacy
	Due Diligence advices

 

Concept Planning

	Integrated land use/Transport/Environmental planning
	Environment and social impact assessments
	Cost analysis and estimates

 

Infrastructure Planning

	Priority infrastructure planning
	Infrastructure planning
	Master planning including traffic/access road hierarchy, drainage        management, land use constraints, services planning and staging
	Infrastructure implementation plans

RECENT PROJECTS                                

 

Project: Cairns Campus Master Plan

Client: James Cook University – Cairns

FCG Major Responsibilities: Project Management & development

of Master Plan including transport, infrastructure and land use

planning.

 

Project: Townsville Campus Statutory Planning

Client: James Cook University – Townsville

FCG Major Responsibilities: Preparation of statutory framework for future development with JCU and Townsville Regional Council.

 

Project: Development of Townsville Area Zone,

             Plan for the selected Defence Estates.

Client: Department of Defence

FCG Major Responsibilities: Development of Site Analysis

Paper, Issues Analysis Paper and Zone Options Report.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT                      

Flanagan Consulting Group has a philosophy that Quality of Performance is reliant on both the quality of the definition of project scope (communicating the client’s requirements) and also the quality of conformance to our established internal systems to achieve the client’s outcomes. Therefore, the success of the

project is heavily reliant on a detailed understanding of client requirements and Flanagan Consulting Group engaging with the stakeholders, confirming their requirements in a clear and concise manner and ensuring that these requirements are delivered in each and every project.

 

 For this reason, the company focuses on defining the client’s requirements and objectives for the project and providing a comprehensive management service to ensure the best value for money outcome is achieved. Our Project Management delivery model ensures interface with Approval Authorities, Project Consultants and Contractors during all phases of the project, namely:

 

	Concept Development
	Feasibility Analysis
	Development Approvals
	Design Development
	Contract Documentation
	Project Implementation

 

Flanagan Consulting Group Services include

the pro-active management of elements such as:

 

	Scope of works
	Timing / Program
	Budget
	Quality
	Communications
	Risk
	Procurement

 

Civil Engineering developments

Flanagan Consulting Group has extensive expertise in development projects from planning to completion. Our focus is to work closely with our clients in conjunction with our other services units to maximise the final value of the development by optimising the design and addressing any site issues in the most cost effective way. Services provided to clients for land development projects include:

 

	Feasibility studies and development analysis
	Preparation of development applications and supporting engineering    reports, including road network analysis and servicing requirements
	Concept planning
	Master planning studies, including land use constraints, traffic /road hierarchy, drainage management, service planning and staging
	Environmental impact assessments
	Development advocacy
	Design and documentation of civil works
	Tender preparation and analysis
	Project services – compliance inspections and contract administration

 

Our Development Unit services a broad market comprising of

Federal and State Government Agencies, private and multinational

developers of both residential and commercial properties.

 

	Land Development
	Greenfield sites, including subdivisions
	Multi unit and high density developments
	Schools and tertiary education facilities
	Industrial and Commercial sites
	Tourism resorts
	Mining accommodation developments

 

FCG Major Responsibilities: Constraints Mapping, Master Planning and Urban Design Road Design, Water Supply and Sewerage Reticulation Network Modelling, Flood Mitigation Modelling, Design and Documentation of civil works and Project Services (Contract Administration and Compliance Inspections)

 

RECENT PROJECTS                                           

 

Residential Estates

    Oonoomba – Townsville

    Bluewater Estate – Trinity Beach

    McKinnon Glen – Edmonton

    Parklands Estate – Kewarra Beach

    North Point – Smithfield

    Palm Groves – Smithfield

    Village Terrace – Redlynch

    Redlynch Rise – Redlynch

    Ferndale Estate – Port Douglas

    Mystic Sands Seaside Village – Balgal Beach

    Sandals – Horseshoe Bay

    Park Lake Estate - Redlands

 

Community Titles

    Residences on The Links – Port Douglas

    The Lakes – Port Douglas

    Buchans Point – Palm Cove

 

Rural Residential Estates

    Sunset Acres – Redlynch

    Freshwater Terraces – Redlynch

 

Industrial Estates

    South Cairns Business Park

    Shaw Business Park – Bohle Plains

    Craiglie Industrial Estate – Port Douglas

Civil Engineering Infrastructure

 

Flanagan Consulting Group has a team of Civil Engineers and Designers offering a full range of services for the development of infrastructure required for the civil, construction, transport and mining industries.

 

Our expertise includes the requirements for all stages of the development process from concept, design and documentation and supervision of construction, all with consideration of the potential impacts on the natural environment.

 

We have prequalifications with the following Queensland agencies:

 

Department of Main Roads –

 

	Highway Engineering Level 3
	Hydraulic Design Level 1
	Traffic Engineering Level 2
	Transport Planning Level 2

 

Department of Public Works –

PQC Level 3; Industry Best Practice Category

 

We can offer you a complete range of civil engineering services -

 

	Land development and subdivisions
	Infrastructure planning
	Highway and arterial road design
	Grade separated intersections, roundabouts and signalised intersections
	Pavement design
	Drainage systems and water quality structures
	Water supply works
	Sewerage works
	Construction phase services