{"id":5982,"date":"2016-10-19T15:04:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T04:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:30","slug":"new-consulting-model-edge-element","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/2016\/10\/19\/new-consulting-model-edge-element\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Consulting Model: Edge partners with Element"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5984 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Element-Edge-e1476849790169.jpg\" alt=\"Element Edge\" width=\"3393\" height=\"1462\" \/>As a project manager, are you being hit with unexpected contract variations?\u00a0When you expect expert, are you getting graduates?\u00a0Do you spend more time on contracts, terms and conditions rather than project solutions?\u00a0Do you get the status quo instead of the innovation you pay for?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sydney-based consultancies Edge Environment (Edge) and Element Environment (Element) have formed a strategic partnership to provide a full range of environment and sustainability services to major construction and infrastructure projects in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The two businesses are drawing on previous experience at large consultancies to push the boundaries of traditional project delivery. Using the flexibility and client focus of a small organisational structure, they are delivering a suite of agile, innovative and superior sustainability, environmental assessment and management services.<\/p>\n<p>While previously holding senior positions in global consultancies, Element\u2019s Managing Director, Nev Hattingh and Edge\u2019s Infrastructure and Property Sector Lead, Ken Lunty, were continually frustrated by the limitations placed on them, preventing innovative delivery models that would truly service clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne source of frustration was the focus on the profitability of consulting, rather than bringing innovation and excellence to clients, which builds relationships and generates further work,\u201d Lunty says. \u201cStaff were focused on \u2018ticking the boxes\u2019, rather than spending time thinking out of the box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe both wanted to provide clients with something that was absent from the market,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur clients see us as an extension of their internal capacity and a true partner, rather than an external consultant. There is no more focus on timesheets, so we spend their money thinking of ways to make their projects more environmentally sustainable and profitable,\u201d Hattingh says.<\/p>\n<p>Another exasperation of working at large consultancies came from seeing clients expect experts to do work that in the end was done by graduates to save costs. Edge and Element address this by handpicking senior people, who are intimately involved in clients\u2019 projects from feasibility through to completion. Both companies also use the latest technology to simplify the various stages of clients\u2019 projects, from engagement to delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Lunty and Hattingh are acutely aware of the drive for contractors and developers to become market leaders by building their environmental and sustainability credentials and ratings. Recent experience working on some of NSW\u2019s largest infrastructure projects including North West Rail Link, WestConnex and Newcastle Light Rail has shown that a cookie-cutter approach and providing reports that sit on shelves no longer meets expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood environmental and sustainability management is a real differentiator in the marketplace,\u201d Lunty says.<\/p>\n<p>Lunty and Hattingh have collaborated on a number of major projects in the transport infrastructure sector with their current companies. Working in distinct, but complimentary service areas and being connected through previous careers meant that referrals came naturally. Taking the best of two worlds, the former big consultancy colleagues were ready to take the relationship to the next level to differentiate their respective businesses from the masses.<\/p>\n<p>Jonas Bengtsson, CEO of Edge Environment, is excited about the new opportunities for collaboration. \u201cBringing together industry experts with aligned values to deliver cutting-edge outcomes is the core of what we offer our clients to stand out and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a project manager, are you being hit with unexpected contract variations?\u00a0When you expect expert, are you getting graduates?\u00a0Do you spend more time on contracts, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":""},"categories":[518,1],"tags":[247,599,600],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Element-Edge-e1476849790169-scaled.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"admins","author_link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/author\/admins\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A New Consulting Model: Edge partners with Element<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When you expect expert, are you getting graduates? 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