ess consulting will critically review practical sustainability of infrastructure development policies and projects from the perspective of any stakeholder in a project.

ess consulting has evolved from a background of general infrastructure management, design, and project development. ess consulting's pedigree derives from the Water and Energy Sectors. Management of the water cycle usually demands energy and energy production invariably uses water. Energy and Water developments are mutually dependent and ess consulting brings together an understanding of the inter-relationship of both, their impact on the environment and on 'sustainability'.

Useful Water and Energy are finite commodities. Used-water recycling, waste minimisation, energy recovery, energy efficient water and waste-water management, and the impact of a project on the water environment need early consideration in the life cycle of most infrastructure projects. Understanding the implications of the water/energy cycles at the very earliest stages of project development will have the greatest benefit for successful project delivery and the 'bottom line'. 'Greening' of corporate strategies and the impact of the 'renewables obligation', the 'climate change levy', the 'landfill tax', 'IPPC', water and energy costs, etc. on profit margins must all be understood to enhance the ultimate value of any project.

ess consulting will advise on economic impact of projects at strategic or specific, regional or business levels. ess consulting stresses the value of ensuring that the views of all the key stakeholders to a policy or project are accounted for and, to this end, can facilitate, or actively participate in, structured 'value/risk management' programmes for project definition, development and whole life value optimisation.

ess consulting will project manage individual, or a package of related projects, to ensure that asset investment plans are delivered to cost, time and quality objectives. ess consulting understands that delivering 'value for money' is essential for the business competitiveness of client organisations and, hence, for its own business development. ess consulting is used to working in procurement environments featuring, 'partnering/alliancing', 'DBFO', 'D&B', etc., where 'best value' is a primary goal.