FIDIC - International Federation of Consulting Engineers

“As the global representative body for the consultancy and engineering sector, our member associations and their member firms are at the forefront of driving change and delivering projects that improve the lives of millions people on a global scale.”

Catherine Karakatsanis, FIDIC President

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) was founded in 1913 as the then Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs Conseils. FIDIC is the global representative body for national associations of consulting engineers and represents over one million engineering professionals and 40,000 firms in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Collectively FIDIC members lead an industry delivering solutions to the world's most complex challenges. Consult Australia is proud to have been a member of FIDIC since 1959. We know FIDIC continues to provide a critical catalyst for global collaboration that helps ensure the strongest voice for our member businesses internationally

Read more about FIDIC’s global reach, how they make a difference and the benefits for our industry globally in: FIDIC Membership: Making a difference for members and the industry

We thank our members and volunteers for their continuing support through FIDIC committees and forums supporting a strong voice internationally for Australia and for our industry globally:

FIDIC Committee Representation

July 2024

Members representing Consult Australia on FIDIC Boards / Committees / Councils

Name	Organisation	FIDIC Committee
Jonathan Cartledge	Consult Australia	Directors and Secretaries Advisory Council, FIDIC AP Representative
Tony Barry	Aurecon	FIDIC Immediate Past-President (2021-2023)
Bill Cox	Aurecon	Chair, Global Leadership Forum Advisory Board
Kiri Parr	Kiri Parr	Contracts Committee
Tony Moodie	Moodie & Associates	FIDIC AP Board Director
Libby Paholski	SMEC International	International Financial Institutions Committee
Dirk Smith	WSP	Project Executive
Natalie Muir (Vice Chair)	Stantec Australia	Vice Chair, Sustainable Development Committee
Lyndon White (Vice Chair)	Dial Before You Dispute	Integrity Management Committee
Dave Mackenzie	Aurecon	Managing Principal, Digital

FIDIC standard contracts

FIDIC, in the furtherance of its goals, publishes international standard forms of contracts for works and for clients, consultants, sub-consultants, joint ventures and representatives, together with related materials such as standard pre-qualification forms.

Visit Consult Australia’s Centre for Contracting and Risk to learn more.

Global Leadership Forum

FIDIC announced the formation of the Global Leadership Forum in September 2021 to bring senior influencers and decision makers together from the construction and infrastructure sectors to help address the critical issues we face as a society and an industry and to develop workable solutions to solve them.

The forum provides a powerful global network for leaders to discuss these issues. Through their discussions, deliberations and actions, the GLF aims to build acoalition of support and buy-in for what needs to be done to address key global challenges.

Global Infrastructure Conference

FIDIC’s annual Global Infrastructure Conference brings together representatives of the global engineering, construction and infrastructure sector to discuss the key issues facing the industry.

Consult Australia is proud to support our international engagement with our Global Strategy Partner: