Opus International Consultants is an international multi-disciplinary infrastructure consultancy operating in five markets – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Opus provides professional consultancy services in transportation asset development and management, building design, water and other infrastructure.

History

Opus’ origins began with the Ministry of Works and Development

New Zealand Ministry of Works

The New Zealand Ministry of Works, formerly the Department of Public Works and sometimes referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1876 and disestablished and privatised in 1988...

, a former government entity which was established in 1885. Corporatized in 1988, the Ministry of Works and Development became a State-Owned-Enterprise

State-Owned Enterprises of New Zealand

State-owned enterprises in New Zealand are registered companies listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986...

 and was thereafter known as Works and Development Services Corporation NZ Limited

New Zealand Ministry of Works

The New Zealand Ministry of Works, formerly the Department of Public Works and sometimes referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1876 and disestablished and privatised in 1988...

. In 1996, Kinta Kellas

Kinta Kellas

Kinta Kellas is partly owned by UEM World Berhad of Malaysia, and mainly manages construction and maintains large-scale projects including roadways, airports, and mixed-use developments. The company operates primarily in Malaysia, Vietnam, and New Zealand. Its shares were previously listed on the...

 purchased Works and Development Services and the company was rebranded as Opus International Consultants Limited in 1997. From 2002 onwards, Opus developed its global markets through a series of acquisitions and in 2007, Opus was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. Today, Opus has approximately 2,400 staff throughout Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, The United Kingdom, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 and United States of America, .

Services

• Archaeology
  Archaeology
  Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
  
  
• Architecture Design
• Asset Management
• Bridge Engineering
• Building Services
• Civil Engineering
  Civil engineering
  Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
  
  
• Compliance Services
• Construction Management
  Construction management
  Construction Project Management is the overall planning, coordination and control of a project from inception to completion aimed at meeting a client’s requirements in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be complete mingement is project management that applies...
  
  
• Data Management
  Data management
  Data management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource.- Overview :The official definition provided by DAMA International, the professional organization for those in the data management profession, is: "Data Resource Management is the development and execution...
  
  
• Development Planning
• Economics
  Economics
  Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
  
  
• Engineering Geology
  Engineering geology
  Engineering geology is the application of the geologic sciences to engineering practice for the purpose of assuring that the geologic factors affecting the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and adequately provided for...
  
  
• Environmental & Social Impact Assessment
• Environmental Business Management
• Environmental Planning
  Environmental planning
  Environmental Planning is the process of facilitating decision making to carry out development with due consideration given to the natural environmental, social, political, economic and governance factors and provides a holistic frame work to achieve sustainable outcomes.-Elements of environmental...
  
  
• Environmental Training
• Estimating & Cost Management
• Facilities Management
• Fire Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
  Geotechnical engineering
  Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering is important in civil engineering, but is also used by military, mining, petroleum, or any other engineering concerned with construction on or in the ground...
  
  
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Heritage Management
• Heritage Planning
• Interior Design
  Interior design
  Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
  
  
• Land Surveying
• Landscape Architecture
  Landscape architecture
  Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
  
  
• Maritime Engineering (Marine Services)
• Materials Testing
• Mechanical
  Mechanical engineering
  Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
  
   & Electrical Engineering
  Electrical engineering
  Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
  
  
• Network Management
  Network management
  Network management refers to the activities, methods, procedures, and tools that pertain to the operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning of networked systems....
  
  
• Pavement Engineering
• Performance Modelling
• Pipe Network Reticulation
• Project Management
  Project management
  Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
  
  
• Project Procurement and Construction
• Property
• Research, Science & Technology Development
• Risk Management
  Risk management
  Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
  
  
• Road Safety
• Seismic Engineering
• Strategic Management Services
• Structural Engineering
  Structural engineering
  Structural engineering is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right....
  
  
• Traffic Engineering
  Traffic engineering
  Traffic engineering can mean:* traffic engineering , a branch of civil engineering* teletraffic engineering, a field of statistical techniques used in telecommunications...
  
  
• Traffic Modelling
• Transportation Asset Management
• Transportation Infrastructure Design
• Transportation Planning & Engineering
• Travel Demand Management
• Urban Design
  Urban design
  Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
  
  
• Valuation
• Wastewater Treatment
  Wastewater Treatment
  Wastewater treatment may refer to:* Sewage treatment* Industrial wastewater treatment...
  
  
• Water Asset Management
• Water Resource Management
• Water Treatment
• Wind Engineering

Awards

Opus has been successful in winning a number of industry awards for their work. These include awards from the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand, the Association of Consulting Engineers of New Zealand

Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand

The Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand is New Zealands main business association representing engineers providing consultancy services in a wide range of disciplines...

, Roading New Zealand, the New Zealand Institute of Architects

New Zealand Institute of Architects

The New Zealand Institute of Architects is a membership based professional organisation. This body represents 90% of all registered architects in New Zealand and promotes architecture that enhances the New Zealand living environment....

, INGENIUM, the New Zealand Planning Institute

New Zealand Planning Institute

The New Zealand Planning Institute is a professional body for planners, resource managers, urban designers and environmental practitioners in New Zealand, primarily serving the interests of town and spatial planners...

, the Institute of Landscape Architects, Engineers Australia

Engineers Australia

The Institution of Engineers Australia, often shortened to IEAust and trading as Engineers Australia, is a professional body and not-for-profit organisation dedicated to being the national forum for the advancement of the engineering field within Australia...

, the Institute of Public Works (Australia), New Zealand Defence, Construction Excellence Awards of Wales, the Alliancing Association of Australasia, and the Chartered Institute of Building (UK).

Chartered Institute of Building

The Chartered Institute of Building is a body that represents professionals who work within the built environment in the United Kingdom.- History :...