Microtunnelling expert Rob Carr has been recognised for its stellar performance throughout 2025.
In 2025, Rob Carr has reaffirmed itself as one of Australia’s premier infrastructure and trenchless construction contractors, with a series of achievements underpinning its success.
This year, Rob Carr’s delivery across complex urban projects has been acknowledged with multiple top-tier awards. Two landmark wins in particular illustrate the scale, sophistication and collaborative approach that now define the company’s business model.
At the Civil Contractors Federation Victoria awards night, Rob Carr was crowned the winner of the 2025 Earth Award for Project Excellence in the $10 million to $30 million category, along with Greater Western Water.
The team was recognised for the Elizabeth Street Sewer Upgrade as part of stage three of the CBD Sewer Augmentation Program for Greater Western Water. The work involved designing and constructing a new 730m sewer through variable ground conditions, a mix of existing underground utilities, dealing with an adjacent heritage brick drain and operating near active tram lines only 1m away along the alignment. Community engagement was a key focus, collaborating with local residents, businesses, and stakeholders to ensure transparency and minimise impacts.
Rob Carr said the success couldn’t have been achieved without a dedicated construction team led by Matthew Robinson, with support from its client team Dwayne Deprez and Allison Newland.
“A big shout out to the wider construction team in Michael Dolan, Aditya Reddy Janga, Claudia Correa and Alex Austin, and design partners in SMEC, Bedi Consulting and Adra Group on a fantastic and technically challenging project,” Rob Carr General Manager Angelo Soumboulidis said.
“This award recognises our collective innovation, collaboration, and commitment to delivering sustainable infrastructure.”
Shortly after the Victoria win, Rob Carr clinched another top honour at the Civil Contractors Federation WA awards: the 2025 Earth Award for Project Excellence in the $5 million to $10 million category. In partnership with NEWest Alliance, the company was recognised for its work on the Anaconda Drive Sewer Pressure Main Realignment – a key upgrade improving wastewater reliability while enabling the Thornlie–Cockburn Link.
The NEWest Alliance is comprised of CPB Contractors, DT Infrastructure and Public Transport Authority.
The works replaced a section of DN900 sewer pressure main via microtunnelling beneath live rail, requiring precise planning to maintain service to 29 catchment areas.
Deep shafts, complex temporary works, and interfaces with Western Power assets and asbestos-coated infrastructure were safely managed through strong collaboration and technical excellence.
“The delivery of such highly technical works could not have been achieved without a dedicated construction team led by Marie Piette and comprising of the wider construction team in Declan Cawley, Carl Haloun, Meadhbh Moloney and Jason Caird and client team Jiang Aizezi and Waqas Tariq,” Soumboulidis said.
These achievements reinforce what Rob Carr has been articulating all year: a maturity in project delivery that marries advanced trenchless techniques with stakeholder and community-centric execution. In an industry where project delivery is no longer about simply laying pipe but delivering value in context, Rob Carr is showing how it’s done.
For more information, visit robcarr.com.au