MCE Industry leading provider of defence management and leadership, including design and commercial, integration, maintenance, delivery and commissioning to develop Australia’s sovereign capability.
Helping defence owners deliver capability, on time, on budget and mission-ready.
MCE provides independent Owner’s Engineer, project and commercial management, and systems-integration assurance for defence and defence-support infrastructure. Our team blends major project delivery experience across rail, energy, precincts and utilities with practical, outcome-driven assurance; designed to reduce latent risk at handover, accelerate operational readiness and protect owner interests across acquisition, sustainment and estate programs.
How we help Defence owners
- Owner’s Engineer & Technical Assurance — Independent design reviews, contractor deliverable verification, QA surveillance and acceptance management to protect scope and performance.
- Asset sustainment & retrofit programmes — Condition-led triage, whole-of-life business cases and staged retrofit planning to extend asset life and reduce failure risk.
- Base services & facilities management transition — Operational readiness planning, maintenance strategy and contract assurance to ensure base services remain mission-capable through change.
- Systems integration, FAT/SAT & T&C — Sequenced FAT/SAT, integrated test plans and commissioning management for complex electromechanical, communications and control systems.
- Programme, commercial & claims management — Independent cost to complete, change control, claims mitigation and schedule governance to protect budget and delivery milestones
MCE’s Experience:
- Owner-first independence: We act for the asset owner — objectively validating contractor outputs, design compliance and commissioning readiness to reduce rework and latent defects.
- Cross-domain delivery experience: Our team’s project leadership across major transport, energy and precinct programmes brings practical interface and systems knowledge that translates directly to Defence estates and facilities.
- Local, rapid mobilisation: Offices and delivery teams across Australia mean fast mobilisation to bases and sites in NSW, QLD and beyond.
- Practical compliance & procurement support: We help clients translate capability requirements into contract deliverables, resilience KPIs and measurable acceptance criteria so operational targets are met at handover.
Recent roles include:
- Concept and feasibility studies, and estimation
- Full Owner’s Engineer for multi-discipline base upgrades (design → delivery → T&C).
- Experience in commercial, program management and engineering leadership of major programs of significant infrastructure, directly transferable to defence applications
- Lifecycle analysis and predictive maintenance planning
- Program-level sustainment & retrofit prioritisation (condition assessment → business case → delivery plan).
- Systems integration and commissioning management for communications, power / HV and control systems.
- Independent technical verification for procurement and tender evaluation panels.
