Celebrating 50 Years Of Excellence

The Beginning

In the Early years, PHILIP J. WRIGHT worked to establish 'PJ Wright & Associates(PJWAA)' and soon obtained recognition from architects, developers, and builders.

This led to PJWAA undertaking larger, more complex projects soon, such as Aged care villages, Hotels, Medical centres, and Schools.

Projects during the formative years were:

York Street homes units

Loretto Convent

Mead Streets Shops, Kalamunda

Initial Major Infrastructure Projects

Kununurra Senior High School.

MT Claremont Lodge.

The Park Towers Hotel refurbishment.

Growth And Success

The early 80s were a period of growth in Western Australia.

PJWAA excelled during these five years with many major long-time projects being undertaken soon as:

Expansion of EL Cabalo Blanco Resort

Wanneroo Aged Person Villages

Mount Medical Centre

Glengarry Hospital expansion and upgrade

WACA ground development

WACA Southern Stand Development

Busselton Catholic Primary School Stage 1-4

Domestic and International Growth

The later years of the 80's saw stable growth at PJWAA, as increased staff brought a vast knowledge and engineering skills to the company.

The projects undertaken also diversified, with several overseas projects being designed in the office.

The diverse nature of projects provides experience in many specialist fields such as Wastewater management, Sub-divisional Services and Water Treatment.

Major Projects during this period were:

Feed Lot and Abattoir (Indonesia)

Old Swan Brewery Redevelopment.

Gosh Tannery Hamilton Hill

Bakewells Bakery Morley

Saint George Private Hospital, Kogarah, NSW

During this time, PJWAA never forgot its origins and undertook numerous small commercial and residential projects

"The size of the project will never dictate the level of service we provide"

Philip J. Wright(MD) Founder

Forward Planning

During the mid to late 90s, PJWAA undertook numerous 'Educational projects' that required master planning to allow for stage redevelopment.

Expansion and repurposing of "Aged" school infrastructure was a PJWAA speciality utilising our experience from major redevelopment projects such as the WACA ground redevelopment.

Major Projects during this period were:

• Infant Jesus Primary School
• John Septimus Roe Community School
• Fisheries building Adelaide terrace
• Osborne Park library
• St. Josephs Busselton
• Kalgoorlie Catholic School (St. Mary's)

Founding of AHSCA WA Chapter

In 1996, the Western Australian chapter of the Australian Hydraulic Services Consultants Association (AHSCA) was founded by a group of senior hydraulic consultants.

This founding group included Philip J. Wright and Anthony R. Serek, along with other industry professionals who recognised the need for a unified body to support, guide, and raise standards within the hydraulic services engineering field in WA.

The formal launch took place, marking the beginning of a dedicated organisation focused on professional development, industry collaboration, and advocacy for high-quality hydraulic design practices across Western Australia.

Contribution in Water infrastructure projects

Over the next 8 years, PJWAA undertook projects that required specific civil design skills that had been developed over the previous decades. 

Stormwater Management:

Foreshore pumping station for City of South Perth.

Scott Street

Queen Street

Fraser Lane 

Sewer Design:

Beaton Park pump station

Floreat Beach pump station

City Beach Oval pump station

City Beach SLSC pump station

Report Writing

During this period, PJWAA undertook numerous reporting services that included:

Forensic investigation of installed services

Verification of Design compliance

Expert witness reporting 

PJWAA have extensive experience and knowledge that forms the basis for this "niche" professional services.

During these years, PJWAA were extensively involved in the stimulus packages provided for educational growth in WA

PJWAA undertook projects for the Department of Education as well as the Catholic Education Office.

A total of 10 government schools and 27 private schools were completed by PJWAA during this tenure.

Delivering High-impact Projects Across WA

Major projects completed during this time were:

Gingas Road house upper swan

Naval base truck and carwash complex

Master planning of the redesign of Infant Jesus Primary School

St. Joseph's College Northam Master planning for 7 stages of site redevelopment

50 Years of Excellence

Celebrating five decades of innovation, quality, and service to our clients. Today, we're recognised as one of Australia's most respected hydraulic engineering firms with a portfolio of over 5,000 completed projects.

Looking forward to shaping the next 50 years of engineering excellence.