Health

Our healthcare team offers a local service with global experience, and our extensive portfolio includes over 200 healthcare projects.

We deal with every aspect of healthcare design, including traditional procurement, managing contracts, ECI and PPP. We take a multidisciplinary approach, blending the experience and expertise of different members of our team – each of whom has their own specialist area – to provide an all-round design package to our customers.

Our people’s strong communication skills and collaborative culture means our teams bring together their ideas and knowledge to provide a tailor-made service for our clients. Clients have easy access to us through our local offices, whilst those offices draw on the strength of our global expertise.

Repeat business, building lasting relationships
We are proud that so much of our work is either repeat business or from customers who have come to us through word of mouth. We believe this high level of customer satisfaction is not only down to our expertise and excellent service delivery but is also because we pay attention to the details, and take care to communicate effectively within our teams and with our customers.

Healthcare today and tomorrow
Our engineers design and develop healthcare sector solutions that will meet immediate needs as well as future requirements. The medicine and healthcare sector changes frequently, and the need to develop facilities for the Department of Health and private sectors is vital in reducing later costs and disruption.

Our experience
Our portfolio includes several new-build and refurbishment works for Royal Children’s Hospital, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital.

Our teams
Each of our offices has a core group of dedicated engineers. They ensure projects are not only possible, but feasible. They are familiar with planning requirements and laws at local and national levels and are qualified to carry out all relevant assessments to ensure the smooth-running of planned developments, helping customers every step of the way.

Featured Project

Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

Waterman was engaged as the Technical Advisors on behalf of the State Government of Victoria for the new 100,000 sqm comprehensive cancer centre in Parkville, Melbourne.

Designed by Design Inc and Silver Thomas Hanley, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) project delivered a $1 billion purpose-built cancer research, treatment, care and education hub in inner Melbourne.

The building provides a brand-new home for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and new cancer research and clinical services for Melbourne Health (including the Royal Melbourne Hospital), new cancer research facilities for the University of Melbourne and new education facilities for all building partners.

Waterman’s role included brief preparation, bid evaluation, comprehensive design review, design compliance checking, commissioning strategy proposals and final on-site witness testing of commissioning as verification and acceptance on behalf of the State.

Northern Hospital Epping

The Northern Hospital IPU expansion project was undertaken across two stages.

Wonthaggi Hospital

The design and construction of a new acute hospital expansion on the existing Wonthaggi Hospital site in Regional Victoria.

St Vincent’s Private Hospital

Our team were engaged with DSA Consulting for the full engineering services design and construction phase services for this $140m hospital redevelopment.

Albury Wodonga Cancer Centre, New South Wales

Waterman commissioned for all engineering services for the new $70m Cancer Care Centre on the New South Wales and Victorian state border.

La Trobe Regional Hospital, Cancer Centre and Acute Medical Building, Victoria

Waterman has incorporated the new $70m Stage 2 Acute Health building after successful delivery of the $30m Stage 1 Cancer Centre for Latrobe Hospital.

Monash Children’s Hospital

The new facility has 230-beds supported by four new operating theatres and one procedure room.

Royal Children’s Hospital Victoria

Our team were engaged as technical advisors and prepared the design brief and undertook the technical advisory role for the State Government of Victoria for this new $1.2B hospital.

Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre

The new $1 billion Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) project delivered a purpose-built cancer research, treatment, care and education facility.

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Waterman

Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

The project involved the complete redevelopment of the existing hospital on the existing site, including theatres, wards, laboratories and Allied Health areas.

Frankston Hospital Emergency Department, Frankston, Victoria

The project incorporates a 12-level clinical services tower, 15 operating theatres, a dedicated mental health ward, pharmacy, oncology suite, CSSD, helipad and 130 new IPU beds.

Warrnambool Base Hospital, Victoria

Waterman wins $112m redevelopment of regional Victoria hospital in Warrnambool.

Footscray Hospital

The new $1.5 billion Footscray Hospital will include over 500 inpatient beds, an emergency department, operating theatre suite complex, specialist facilities, and clinical support spaces in addition to teaching, training, and research spaces.

Casey Hospital Expansion

The refurbishment increased the hospital’s capacity, with extra beds, operating theatres and car parking.

Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Centre

The new Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Centre at Sunshine Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient services specifically focused on women and children.