Our Team
John Coote
Director
John is the Director of Local Government Engineering Services, having commenced his career with the company as a trainee Civil Engineer back in 1998.
John is also the Manager at our Port Macquarie office. John has vast experience in the following:
-Major road & highway design
-Project management
-Stormwater & drainage design
-Subdivision design
-Road Safety Audits
Andrew Dekkers
Manager - Inverell Office
Andrew is the Manager of our Inverell office, having worked with the company since 1998. He is a highly skilled Civil & Structural Engineer with extensive experience across all areas of the industry including:
-Structural design for residential, commercial and infrastructure
-Road design
-Traffic engineering and design
-Stormwater & drainage design
-Sewerage design including onsite treatment systems & effluent reuse
-Subdivision design
-Engineering surveys
Adrian Vickery
Manager - Residential/Commercial Design
Adrian has been the Residential / Commercial Design Manager at our Inverell office since 2008. His background in building design and construction is vast, but also has experience in the civil construction sector, having been involved in building dams, roads and mining infrastructure projects. Adrian can provide a range of services including:
-Architectural design
-Structural design & inspections
-Project management & construction surveillance
Ryan Campbell
Bridge Services Manager
Ryan is the manager for Bridge Services and is based in our Port Macquarie office. Ryan joined our team at the start of 2018 with 19 years of Bridge Construction, Maintenance and Inspection experience. As a former Roads and Maritime Services employee, Ryan recently conducted structures surveillance on the Oxley Highway to Kundabung (Pacific Highway Upgrade) and Hunter Expressway Projects.
Ryan can provide a range of services including:
- Bridge and Culvert Inspections (Levels 1-4, including testbore and load assessment)
- Bridge Asset Management Assistance
- Project Surveillance/Verification
Ollie Stephens
Survey Services Manager
Ollie is the manager for Survey services and is based from our Port Macquarie office. He has many years of industry based experience in all aspects of engineering survey and construction set out.
Ollie has worked on a large variety of projects, including the Pacific Highway Kempsey by-pass.
Jacob Tan
Manager - Tasmania Office
Jacob is the manager of our Tasmania office in Devonport. Having worked with the company since 2015 he has developed a wide range of engineering experience and expertise across both civil and structural engineering including:
-Road Design
-Stormwater and Drainage Design
-Subdivision design
-3D Modelling
-Structural design for Residential and Commercial infrastructure
-Project Engineering and Management
Kieran Ryan
Manager - Maclean Office
Kieran is the manager at our Maclean office. Having worked with our company since 2017, he has gained industry-based knowledge and experience as a Building Designer, completing his studies in 2022 attaining a Diploma of Building Design.
Working in collaboration with our civil and structural engineering team, Kieran has gained invaluable experience in multiple facets of design and construction methods.
His core interest lies in residential and commercial building design, including all aspects of architectural drafting. However, Kieran has a particular interest in realistic 3D model presentation.
Xiaobing Yang
Structural Engineer
Xiaobing joined our Port Macquarie team in 2019 after an extensive career overseas. Xiaobing has a Masters Degree in Structural Engineering. He is a very well-qualified professional structural engineer with over 20 years of experience in Australia and abroad. Xiaobing has worked on a wide range of projects, including commercial, residential, office buildings, educational institutions, hotels, hospitals and power plants, as well as electronic, chemical, oil and gas facilities. As an innovative and quality-focused engineer, Xiaobing is dedicated to providing clients with cost effective and constructible solutions, in all aspects of structural designs.
Harvey Heap
Graduate Engineer
Harvey completed some work experience in our Inverell office in 2021 and has since begun working with LGES. He has graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) through the University of Southern Queensland and has continued working for LGES as a Graduate Engineer. Harvey has a background in project estimating and looks forward to improving his skills in both civil and structural engineering.
Hugh Penson
Cadet Engineer
After achieving excellent results in his HSC in 2021, Hugh joined the Port Macquarie team in 2022 as a Cadet Civil Engineer studying part time externally through the University of Southern Queensland. Hugh is expanding his engineering skill set through both his study and industry-based experience with Local Government Engineering Services. He is eager in his learning and is developing his understanding of road design, stormwater design, 12D modelling, and drafting.
Edwin Zhang
Graduate Engineer
Edwin is a graduate civil engineer based in our Devonport office, having joined LGES in 2024. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil, Architecture) (Hons) from the University of New South Wales. Edwin is enthusiastic about advancing his skills in road design, stormwater management, 12D modeling, and drafting, and is also eager to expand his expertise into other areas of engineering.
Michael Davis
Drafter
After graduating from the University of Tasmania in 2015 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) (Hons), Michael gained experience in electrical drafting and automation engineering, initially through Tamar Hydro where he was part of a small team designing and implementing mini hydro power stations, and secondly with Cromarty, where he provided technical engineering support and helped to facilitate the automation of many industrial sites, both in the food production and mining industries.
After a brief hiatus, Michael joined LGES to get back into the workforce, utilise his drafting skills, and provide technical support while expanding his knowledge-base.
Dhavve Manoharan
Cadet Engineer
Dhavve is a Cadet Engineer in the process of attaining a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) through the University of Southern Queensland. Having joined our Inverell office as of 2022, he aims to gain industry-based knowledge and experience while completing his studies part time. His interest is in the area structural modelling, road design and stormwater design.
Ryley Rampling
Cadet Engineer
Ryley joined the team in 2024 as a Cadet Civil Engineer studying externally through the University of Southern Queensland. Ryley is aiming to expand his skillset through study and industry-based learning. His Interests are road and stormwater design, 12D modelling, and drafting.
Ethan Hawkins
Cadet Surveyor
Ethan joined the team in February 2024 as a Cadet Surveyor, after completing his HSC at Mackillop College Port Macquarie. He is currently completing his qualifications by studying online through the University of Southern Queensland.
Ethan is furthering his knowledge within surveying through both office and field-based work, including traversing, levelling, detail surveys and construction surveys, while advancing his understanding of survey reductions through 12d Model and AutoCAD software programs.