Ground Engineering

Glenn Cherrie
Managing Director
Glenn (top) joined Ward Group in 1977 after graduating from UNSW with a degree in civil engineering. In 1980 he was appointed Sydney Manager responsible for all the company's field operations and in 1986 he was appointed as Director of Construction. In 1988 Glenn was appointed as Managing Director, the position that he still holds today.

Glenn has also had a lengthy association with the Civil Contractors Federation. He held the position of National Board member from 1991 - 2001, serving as National President from 1995 to 1998. He also held the position of NSW Branch President from 2002 to 2007 and currently is a Board member of the NSW Branch. In 2008 he was awarded life membership of the Civil Contractors Federation.

Steve Green
Director, Construction
Steve (bottom left) recommenced with Ward in 1996 after earlier completing a Civil Engineering degree whilst working with Ward Group from 1987 through to 1991. During his time away from the company (1991 to 1995) he gained experience with both Tier 1 and small civil contractors working on a variety of road, bridge, communications and marine projects. Working as Project Manager from 1996 through to 2000, Steve was then made Construction Manager which is a role he still holds today.

During this time Steve has worked on all Ward Civil projects ranging from bulk excavations, shoring, detail excavation, marine, tunnels, concrete works, roadworks, bridges, airport pavements and other miscellaneous work. On these projects support and advice is provided to Project Managers, Project Engineers and Field Supervisors whilst liasing with clients to ensure their requirements are being met. Steve is also responsible for staff recruitment, Ward Plant, assisting with tender reviews and all matters pertaining on sites for safety, environmental and quality.

Graeme Aitken
Associate Director, Construction
Graeme has been with the company since 1978 with in excess of 30 years local industry experience. Graeme has worked on an extensive range of Ward Civil Engineering projects specialising in the area of bulk and detail excavations. Graeme's vast experience provides assistance to the construction team and the estimating department when undertaking and pricing excavation works respectively. Graeme also manages the labour force for Ward Civil Engineering.

Adrian Genio
Manager
Adrian joined the company in March 2006 on the Lane Cove Tunnel venture as a Project Engineer. Around this time Ward’s took over Strongforce hence expanding their Rock Anchor division. Not long after the merger, Adrian slipped into the role of Project Engineer for Ward Ground Engineering running and managing all WGE projects in the NSW area.