Stephen W Richards IPWEA Victoria Public Works Conference 2025

Stephen W Richards

Following a Bachelor of Engineering (civil) at the former Ballarat College of Advanced Education (now Federation University), Stephen Richards worked in Local Government for 24 years with 9 years in civil project design and delivery and 15 years in the management of municipal works, construction, special projects and asset management. For the last 4 years of this period, he also undertook the role of MERO under the Victorian emergency management act. He joined Timber Restoration Systems in 2010 as Operations Manager and following the successful delivery of several bridge projects/contracts, moved to Wood Research and Development in 2015 as Contracts & Client Manager. He has represented both companies in the delivery of numerous contracts, and at the end of 2019 undertook the Site Management role for TRS at the Nappan Marsh Bridge Replacement project in Nova Scotia, Canada.