Ashley Willis - Structural Project Engineer, Associate
Office: Melbourne
Email:
ashley.willis@wge.com.au
Phone: D: +61 3 8554 7052 M: +61 (0)417 934 303
Ashley has fourteen solid years of design & construction experience. He joined WGE in April 2011 to cement his local standing after having worked for four years at Arup Melbourne, two years at Buro Happold’s London office and over three years at a small structural firm in Richmond. As a graduate he worked for Frankipile on many major construction sites including Mirvac’s Yarra’s Edge Towers, Victoria Gardens & Knox Shopping Centres, Federation Square and Eureka Tower. Through this he has gained a vital appreciation for the advantages of efficient robust designs and open unambiguous communication.
Outside of work:
Ashley enjoys life’s daily adventures with his wife and three young children, playing all weekend and reading stories at night.What will you bring to a project?
Ashley combines his technical expertise with strong interpersonal skills to deliver an excellent level of service to his clients. He operates efficiently and effectively and proactively resolves issues in the interests of the project. Ashley is repeatedly thanked for his helpful & proactive approach by satisfied clients, builders and fellow designers.Qualification:
BEng(Structural - Honours) / BSc(Geology & Maths), MIEAust, CPEng, RBP (Vic), NPERIndustry accreditations / bodies:
Engineers Australia • Australian Steel InstitutePrevious Projects
Livingstone Road Aged Care. Ashley led the structural design & delivery of this $50m, 168 bed benchmark facility for Bluecross Community Care in Vermont Melbourne.Ferguson Street Apartments, Williamstown. Ashley produced a streamlined structural design for this sub apartment development and is resolving how to temporarily brace the heritage façade whilst the existing hotel is stripped and rebuilt.
Brandsmart Retail Redevelopment, Nunawading, Melbourne. Ashley designed the feature space trusses which are the stand-out architectural feature along this sub shopping strip. The shaped column head connections allowing temporary bolting and ‘off the hook’ permanent welds were a technical feature that allowed for an efficient erection sequence. Further project information >
Beleura Private Hospital redevelopment. This modern health care facility includes a new 32 bed rehabilitation ward, consulting suites, physiotherapy gym and a new hydrotherapy pool extension. Modular design features were incorporated by both the structural and building services engineering teams. Further project information>
Melbourne Airport 'Templink', a 150m long modular pedestrian link with 11 contiguous modules raised 5m in the air. As a key member of the project team Ashley provided structural consultation which enabled the successful fast-track design, manufacture and delivery of the pedestrian link. Further project information>
Client Testimonials
“Throughout the duration of the project, Ashley provided outstanding service to PCS, the architect and builder… Throughout the project, Ashley also presented at a number of lectures for the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning to help first year Constructive Environments students learn more about structural design. Ashley was very “visible” as the structural and civil engineer and became a regular figure on-site, well respected by both the contractors and consultants alike.”- Emily Dixon, The University of Melbourne
“I have found Ashley to be reasonable, proactive and quite a pragmatic engineer who does his best to come up with construction details that are buildable and achievable. Over the course of these past 4-5 years, we have become friends within the industry, and I look forward to working together again.”
- Jason Dean, Project Manager, Hansen Yuncken
