Wayne Middleton

Australasian Water Business Leader, Arup

Wayne has over 30 years’ experience working in the water industry in Australia and the United Kingdom, spanning engineering, construction, project management and small business. He has experience in all aspects of the project lifecycle from strategic planning to operations and asset management. Wayne supports clients in Australasia to adopt innovative approaches to address business challenges, develop long-term water security plans and develop strategic direction across the supply chain.

Wayne was the Water Security Direction Manager for Seqwater and led the development of the water security program for the SEQ region, “Water for Life”.

Under his leadership, the six water service providers in Southeast Queensland (Seqwater and the five distribution and retail water providers) developed a collaborative and integrated strategic plan for the future of water in the region.