Page 42 - Australian Defence Magazine April 2023

ADVERTORIAL
Sitzler Builds Stronger Defence Infrastructure in Northern Australia
As USFPI Northern Training Areas and Ranges Project Continues to Take Shape
As we arrive at the 2023 Northern Defence Summit, we look at Sitzler’s ongoing delivery of Defence projects nationally including the United States Force Posture Initiatives (USFPI) Northern Training Areas and Ranges Project and the increased focus on Defence across Australia.
With a changing global environment and an ever-increasing investment in Defence Capability, the construction sector is currently under pressure to evolve and expand to accommodate that investment. Meeting that challenge necessitates both the expansion of existing Defence industry support capability and in parallel a significant increase in capacity by expanding the number of businesses willing to contribute. Rising to this challenge, Sitzler has successfully doubled its Defence-related turnover for the past
two consecutive financial years. The success of this has significantly included the progressive growth of our industry-capable partners to successfully deliver multiple major projects in parallel.
“Sitzler is an iconic name in the construction industry across Australia’s north and they have built a national presence as a preferred contractor on the back of their reputation for delivering projects in the civil, infrastructure, defence, space innovation and commercial sectors,” Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia.
Awarded in 2019, Sitzler commenced work on the Planning Phase of the USFPI Northern Training Areas and Ranges Project, with RPS as the Commonwealth’s nominated Project Manager and a
SITZLER OFFICES
SITZLER’S CORPORATE STATS
200+
PERMANENT EMPLOYEES
26%
HAVE TENURES
17%
HAVE TENURES
Over 10 years
72
NEW POSITIONS FILLED
Within the last 12 months
2x
DEFENCE-RELATED TURNOVER
For the past 2 consecutive years
Over 6 offices
Over 5 years