Whether it is environmental, cost, aesthetic, operational, program or whole-of-life performance, DEM is committed to embracing your brief and goals. We take an approach of first-rate client service and engineering rigour, applying our experience, ingenuity, and imagination to achieve your objectives.
Our goals are twofold:
Goal 1:
To facilitate the achievement of your goal. Your goal is our goal. We want to help our clients achieve their objectives by developing a deep understanding of their business and aims, and by deploying second-to-none engineering expertise, advice, consultation, and support.
Goal 2:
To drive projects to their highest performance potential. We imagine, transform and design to enable your project to achieve its highest potential economic, social, and environmental performance throughout its entire lifecycle.
Working with you. We aim to add significant value to your business and your project through helpful and meaningful assistance and advice.
Performance. All our services are designed to engineer performance for you. We understand that a design, building, or process is a means to an end. We first ask what performance means for your business and then we wrap our engineering around your needs. We work to your requirements and objectives; not ours.
Experience. We have extensive experience in contracting and consulting across numerous sectors across Australia, and in the UK. We bring the benefits of this experience directly to you and your project.
Sustainable. We embed sustainability into our engineering – balancing economic, social, and environmental factors throughout the lifecycle of the project. We believe that truly sustainable decisions should demonstrate an ongoing tangible benefit to our clients and the wider community.
We believe in Australia. We use local people and local products wherever possible.
A unique skillset. We don’t just carry engineering degrees; we are also qualified in other key fields. DEM sees the bigger picture and looks to bring new ideas and solutions into consideration for the benefit of your project.
Continuity. We understand the importance of continuity of personnel to projects. When we nominate a particular team member to work on your project, that’s who you will get.
Rigour. We research solutions. We critically review and apply science to what we do. We are thorough; we use the latest software, analysis, and engineering techniques to bring you real, demonstrable value.
We make it easy for you. We use jargon-free reporting and clear communication with properly supported recommendations. We lay out the options clearly and convey the benefits and drawbacks of each, to ensure decision-making is easy.
We manage your risk . Our own behind-the-scenes critical review and risk mitigation strategies protect our clients and their interests.
Practical. We understand the local market, constructability, and what can and can’t be achieved. We aim to provide simple and elegant solutions to complex problems.
We understand our place in the project. We are just one part of a wider project team so we work to balance all factors to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We believe high performing buildings should look good, feel good and lift the spirit. This can only be achieved with an integrated team approach.
We take the journey with you. When you engage us on your project, we will walk with you until is finished. We want to see your project completed and working to your satisfaction long into the future.
Scroll through to meet the members of our team
BEng (Hons 1) Building Services Engineering, Post Grad Cert Environmental Management, MIEAust, CPEng, NPER, MAIRAH, Affil. CIBSE
Nick founded Devlin Engineering & Management (DEM) in 2013.
Nick has 25 years’ experience in building services engineering both in contracting and consulting, in the UK and in Australia.
His passions are:
His mantra is ‘Always do what you say you will’.
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Michael joined DEM in 2018 and has 16 years of experience in building services engineering. He has worked on a broad range of projects, including residential, health care, retail, commercial, industrial, education and recreational projects from concept to completion.
His experience includes design, commissioning management and condition appraisals of mechanical services. Michael enjoys working alongside with and building relationships with his clients, ensuring that they are heard, and their needs are met through the design process.
Mark joined Devlin Engineering & Management (DEM) in 2017 and is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng).
He brings to DEM an enthusiasm for building services and a raft of people skills that are key in a customer-focused industry.
Aside from his design roles, Mark is a talented commissioning manager. Mark’s unique experiences in commissioning mean that he creates, and reviews designs with performance in mind ensuring they are efficient, resilient, and practical.
Mark is passionate about sustainability in the built environment. His aim is to make a difference by actively designing and implementing concepts and ideas that lead to carbon reduction. He believes our industry should play a central role in reaching a Net Zero society.
Mark was recently awarded the 2022 Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) Future Leader award.
Tom joined DEM in 2020 and brings with him a unique mixture of skills, an ability to think laterally and a passion for building services engineering and general design.
His former experience included working in building construction, and in building analytics, optimising building performance and reducing preventative maintenance issues. This experience influences how he thinks about services design.
Tom has developed strong skills in IES thermal simulation software, data management and data visualisation. Tom brings a collaborative approach to working in project teams and believes that good communication and teamwork leads to the best project outcomes for clients.
Ian joined DEM in 2021. Ian has solid experience working in a contracting environment in South Australia. He is knowledgeable in HVAC design and BIM Modelling. Ian has a keen focus on detail, having been on the pointy end of the industry, creating detailed shop drawings for the fabrication and construction of various commercial building projects, including hotels, apartments, aged care, schools and correction facilities.
Ian’s experience has equipped him with construction know-how and practical design skills. Ian is committed to collaborative teamwork and adding value to all projects he is involved in.
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Matthew joined DEM in 2023 and is a Building Services Engineer, majoring in the mechanical discipline.
He brings great analytical, data management and organizational skills to his role at DEM. This, combined with his work ethic, his commitment to learning and his ability to work as part of a high-performing team make him an asset to all the projects he works on.
Matthew’s skills and enthusiasm for building services are being put to use in providing engineering support, thermal modelling and REVIT drafting.
Diploma of Engineering – Technical, MAIRAH
Bell joined DEM in 2023 as a Building Services Designer.
With a focus on HVAC building information modelling (BIM) and design drafting, Bell also has experience in electrical, medical gas and fabrication drafting, as well as Navisworks based clash detection and services coordination. She has worked in both construction and consulting across a broad range of projects including health care, defence, education, retail, aged care, residential, laboratories and mining.
Bell brings an enthusiastic and passionate approach to designing and modelling with a firm belief that there is always more to learn. She enjoys working in a collaborative environment and puts a focus on achieving a job well done no matter the scale.
Master in Renewable Energy and Energy Sustainability, BEng Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Air Conditioning Projects, Diploma in Indoor Air Quality for Hospital Facilities, Adv. Diploma in Leadership and Management (Currently)
Felipe joined Devlin Engineering & Management (DEM) in 2024 as a Building Services and Commissioning Engineer.
Felipe comes from Colombia and brings a unique mix of experiences in contracting, consulting, designing and practical problem-solving. His expertise in indoor air quality and energy sustainability allows him to add significant benefit to the projects he works on.
Felipe’s openness and friendliness combined with his technical knowledge and experiences mean that he is a valuable addition to any project team.
He is passionate about taking on new challenges with his holistic engineering approach and always strives to achieve best-for-project outcomes through excellent support, expertise, and advice.
Master of Visual Arts, University of Sydney; Diploma of Sustainable Living, University of Tasmania
Elizabeth has a special interest in energy-efficiency, comfort, and indoor air quality in the home environment, working with sustainable design principles to minimise the impact houses have on both the environment and on human health. Coupled with over 20 years’ working in the field of Visual Arts, she has the ability to combine the practical challenges of adapting buildings to better address environmental and health concerns, with the value of cultivating beauty and joy in our built environments.
Feasibility
Master Planning
Options Studies
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning
Industrial, Laboratory and Medical Gases
Design Management
Life Cycle & Cost Benefit Analysis
Energy Modelling & Options Analysis
Building Optimisation
Value Management
Project Management
Construction Management
Contract Administration
Commissioning Management
Independent Commissioning Agent (ICA) Energy
Monitoring and Optimisation
Over the last decade, the DEM team has delivered almost 1,000 projects and assignments in WA, Australia and overseas. The interactive map below highlights the buildings in and around Perth, WA – and beyond – that we have been involved with.
Since 2014, DEM has proudly provided operational funding towards The Salvation Army’s homeless facility, The Beacon. The 102-bed accommodation centre is a pivotal redevelopment in The Salvation Army’s response to men’s homeless in Western Australia. The building includes graduated levels of accommodation to provide different living arrangements as clients move from homelessness to independence.
DEM supports Compassion Australia through their child sponsorship program, and through giving to disaster relief appeals. DEM currently sponsors two children in Thailand, and one child in Haiti. The current disaster relief fund is providing resources for alleviating the effects of the COVID19 pandemic as it hits communities already made vulnerable by poverty.
DEM is proud to support the ongoing work of the Salvation Army Disaster Appeal which was launched during the unprecedented bushfire season of 2019-20. The Disaster Appeal supports evacuees and emergency personnel, from the crisis point into the recovery and rebuilding phases.
DEM is proud to support the work of Pregnancy Problem House in Western Australia. Pregnancy Problem House provides free, non-judgmental support for teens, women and couples distressed or disadvantaged by a past or current pregnancy. Pregnancy Problem House’s free services include pregnancy testing, counselling, mentoring, education, and resources.
Since 2020, the DEM Team has completed the annual push-up challenge. Over the course of 21-days we each complete over 3,000 push-ups, representing the average number of lives lost in Australia to suicide each year. All proceeds go to Headspace, National Youth Mental Health Organisation. Headspace is an organisation working to strengthen the mental health and wellbeing of young Australians.
The Salvation Army’s Graceville centre in WA is a refuge for women and children who have been impacted by family violence. Their aim is to support women who are homeless and disempowered by family & domestic violence to become independent and self-determining contributors of society. DEM is a proud supporter of the program, covering the cost of a bed for the year in the program.
The DEM team completed The Fred’s Big Run challenge in August 2020, covering a combined total of over 500km of running, walking and hiking during the month. Our efforts combined with our generous sponsors raised $1,000 in donations for the Fred Hollows Foundation, which is enough to restore the sight of 40 people. The Fred Hollows Foundation’s mission is to work towards a world where no person is unnecessarily blind.
The Morley Salvation Army Corps is one of the few corps in Australia that has the capability of providing support for high school-aged young people who are experiencing hardships which, more often than not, are caused by circumstances outside of their control. The Morley Corps Youth Service provides mental, emotional, and physical support to these young people so they can succeed in life and look forward to a brighter future.
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