{"id":35062,"date":"2023-04-27T11:19:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T01:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/?p=35062"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:49:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T02:49:43","slug":"qa-with-andre-magar-spel-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/qa-with-andre-magar-spel-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"SPEL Engineering &#038; Innovation: Q&#038;A with Andre Magar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35062\" class=\"elementor elementor-35062\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c1a4ccf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c1a4ccf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-510dda4a\" data-id=\"510dda4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23af4aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23af4aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Head of SPEL\u2019s National <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Engineering Team, Andre <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Magar, and his team provide <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">technical support, design <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">advice and sustainable <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">engineering outcomes <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">across many of our flagship <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">projects.<\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">A consistent contributor to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">stormwater industry bodies <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">such as UDIA, Stormwater <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Shepherds, Stormwater <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">NSW &amp; FRANC, Andre\u2019s <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">work mediates growth <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and profitability through <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sustainable frameworks <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and environmental <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">compliance. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a41fbb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a41fbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/sustainable-innovative-stormwater-design-partnering-with-engineers-australia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/SPEL-EA-Partnership.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/SPEL-EA-Partnership.jpg 584w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/SPEL-EA-Partnership-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a6093 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16a6093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/sustainable-innovative-stormwater-design-partnering-with-engineers-australia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN ABOUT OUR EA PARTNERSHIP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bf214fc\" data-id=\"2bf214fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9a2292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9a2292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As an advocate <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for stormwater change, Andre <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">helps guide our ongoing <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">projects and relationships <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with consulting engineers, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">councils, and local <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">authorities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4696ed51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"4696ed51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is your role in the engineering team?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The national team has been operating <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for a year now. SPEL is growing at a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">fast pace, and we wanted to have a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">dedicated team that specialises in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">servicing consultants as well as high-<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">end engagement with councils and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">authorities.<\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">We can give our clients the extra <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">support they need&#8230; and provide <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">conformity when it comes to the way <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">our products &amp; projects are designed, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sized, modelled, and approved.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1182\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1182\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do you support SPEL's key clients and projects?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1182\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1182\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">We want to be able to offer consulting <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">engineers options. There are always <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">specific constraints and (industry) <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">teams are under the pump when it <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">comes to resources.<\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In our industry, people are often time-<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">poor, and SPEL\u2019s engineering team <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">helps relieve this stress &#8211; assisting <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with quick turn-around models within <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">24 to 48 hours. We help our clients <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">meet important deadlines and project <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">timelines.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1183\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1183\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does your work relate to sustainability & innovation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1183\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1183\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The fact SPEL currently has over 15 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">products means SPEL has versatile <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">options for our clients. We can offer <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a full treatment train of devices, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">which optimises environmental <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and economic outcomes \u2013 while <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">maintaining commercial viability.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1184\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1184\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Modern engineering is constantly changing - how does your team stay ahead?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1184\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1184\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">It all comes down to collaboration. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Collaboration and partnership. One <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">hand does not clap on its own &#8211; and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">we are highly active in partnering with <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">academic partners and professional <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">associations. We want to share our <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">experiences and learn from others.<\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Growth happens when you collaborate <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and work together to reach great <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">outcomes. The most recent of these <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">is the development of our partnership <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with EA (<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/sustainable-innovative-stormwater-design-partnering-with-engineers-australia\/\">Engineers Australia<\/a>) with over <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">100,000 engineers as part of their <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">membership helping us with webinar <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">opportunities and digital collaboration.<\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">It joins our existing partnerships such <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">as UDIA &amp; Stormwater NSW.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1185\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1185\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is in the pipeline for the EA partnership in 2023?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1185\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1185\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">EA is a key step towards connecting <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with engineers from all different <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sectors. We are looking forward to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">creating valuable content that engages <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the wider engineering market and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">raises awareness of stormwater.<\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Obviously, the advocacy part is <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">important \u2013 stormwater is still <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">considered \u2018a little forgotten\u2019 in the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">water sector. <\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Our job as a company is <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to shine the bright light on stormwater <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and ensure we do what it takes to take <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the place it needs \u2013 and work with <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">councils, politicians, and the public <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to secure better outcomes and thus <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">protect our precious waterways.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2314fc5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2314fc5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a173522\" data-id=\"3a173522\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-id=\"632f9254\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5d7219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a5d7219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enjoy this article?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f16ab97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f16ab97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read and share more articles from The Flow Issue #8.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8f3f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a8f3f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/spel-flow-8-australian-stormwater-design\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BROWSE ARTICLES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of SPEL\u2019s National Engineering Team, Andre Magar, and his team provide technical support, design advice and sustainable engineering outcomes across many of our flagship projects. A consistent contributor to stormwater industry bodies such as UDIA, Stormwater Shepherds, Stormwater NSW &amp; FRANC, Andre\u2019s work mediates growth and profitability through sustainable frameworks and environmental compliance. 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