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4 February 2026

New year brings greater growth – and new faces – to Defence and Infrastructure

Our Defence and Infrastructure teams have hit the ground running in 2026, with both sectors welcoming experienced design leaders to take on exciting new work in these expanding portfolios.

We recently made two senior appointments to our Defence team – Dr Andrew Magub, a Principal in Brisbane, and Associate Principal Simon McKeown in Melbourne.

Andrew’s global career has seen him working on projects across Australia, Asia, the UK and the USA. Along with expertise in highly technical, secure facilities for Defence clients, his portfolio features major sport and event infrastructure, including for four Olympic Games.

Simon is another experienced architect whose work extends beyond Defence into sectors as diverse as Health, Education, and Infrastructure. He joined us to take on the kind of large, multi-faceted Defence projects that have featured so prominently in his portfolio in recent years.

“Our clients are in good hands with Andrew and Simon, who between them have some six decades of design expertise in Defence,” says Ralph Williams, Sector Leader Defence. “They’ll be leading key Defence projects for us across the East Coast.”

In Infrastructure, Associate Principals Janine Graves and Paul Trinchi recently arrived in our Sydney and Melbourne studios, respectively.

Janine has designed and delivered data centres, industrial facilities, and commercial developments, as well as defence and asset renewal projects. With a portfolio spanning Australia and the UK, she brings strong leadership skills and creativity as well as a focus on high-performance outcomes that benefit clients and communities.

Paul has years of experience delivering city-shaping infrastructure, including major transport projects and, more recently, critical facilities such as data centres. His dual backgrounds in architecture and construction are a real asset to the team, enhancing his ability to oversee the complete lifecycle of projects.

“Our expanded team is taking on increasingly complex and important projects, including the new NEXTDC M4 facility in Melbourne,” says Dean Symington, our Sector Leader Infrastructure. “Janine and Paul have the right skills and experience to keep us delivering for our clients this year and into the future.”

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