Katie Demack

Senior Project Manager, Australia

I enjoy working for a company that is involved in some of the most significant, challenging projects that make a difference to people’s lives.

In my role as a Senior Project Manager, I am responsible for planning and delivering projects across various sectors in Australia, including commercial development, education and government. I bring real value to managing our clients' commissions with my methodical problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

My Bachelor of Engineering degree, where I majored in civil and construction management, has equipped me with a sound understanding of both design processes and construction, which further assists me in providing value to my clients. With over seven years of experience, I have successfully worked on a wide variety of projects in both the public and private sectors.

Career highlights

Appointed as a member of the Chairman’s Group for 2024/2025
2024
Promoted to Senior Project Manager
2023
Joined Turner & Townsend as a Project Manager
2021

Q. What attracted you to join Turner & Townsend?

A. As a global business, the breadth of our client base was certainly attractive, as this has given me the opportunity to work on a range of exciting, complex projects and bring local insight.

Q. How has your career at Turner & Townsend developed?

A. After a few years in the industry, I joined our Brisbane team as a Project Manager and have enjoyed learning from my colleagues and taking on challenging projects. I am very grateful for this experience as it’s helped develop my leadership skills and enable me to be promoted to Senior Project Manager within our real estate team and take on more responsibility.

Q. Which project are you most proud of being involved in at Turner & Townsend?

A. I take great pride in having worked on several data centre projects as our work in delivering this critical infrastructure and technology is helping contribute to the growth and development of businesses within our cities.

Q. How do you contribute to Turner & Townsend making a difference?

A. Through focusing on developing trusting relationships and encouraging collaboration within the teams I work in. I hope to contribute to innovation and positive outcomes on my projects.

Q. Detail any specialist skills or experience for which you are known

A. I feel that I am at my best when I’m coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to achieve the same goal or objective.

Q. What is the emerging trend in your industry specialism and how are you responding to this?

A. There is a growing demand for sustainable outcomes in the construction and operation of projects, particularly in the data centre sector. This can be a challenge to achieve given the redundancy requirements for such facilities, as a constant power supply is needed. As part of my continuing professional development, I am educating myself on the latest technology and opportunities in this field so I can effectively advise our clients to meet these evolving objectives.

Q. How do you see your career progressing at Turner & Townsend?

A. I look forward to growing in both my technical and leadership skills and using this to broaden my external network of clients.