Our Team

Meet Our Team

Our team of over 60 dedicated staff at JCA Land Consultants are committed to professional development and keeping up-to-date with current legislation and practices. Our staff have successfully serviced most parts of Victoria, including working with majority of the Metropolitan Councils and many rural Councils.

Michael Hipfel

B.App.Sci Surveying (RMIT), Licensed Surveyor

Michael is the Managing Director of JCA Land Consultants with some 30 years’ experience in the private sector, Local Government and State Government.

Michael’s broad experience has given him significant expertise through all stages of the property development life cycle with specialist knowledge in broad acre developments, high rise apartment developments, land status and statutory dealings.

Michael Hipfel

Trent Dorman

Ass.Dip.Arch

Trent joined JCA in 1997 and has garnered over 20 years of development experience in town planning, subdivision, landscape design and project delivery.

Trent oversees a major portfolio of JCA’s valued clients whilst managing the CAD department of the JCA business. Trent has extensive practical experience in unit and townhouse developments, from the initial design, through every step of the town planning and subdivision process.

Trent Dorman

Anthony Ralph

B.App.Sci Surveying (RMIT), Licensed Surveyor

Anthony is the Survey Manager of JCA with over 20 years of experience within the surveying and land development industry.

As an experienced Licensed Surveyor Anthony’s knowledge encompasses boundary disputes, broad acre subdivisions, high and low rise unit developments together with issues pertaining to land status and development.

Anthony Ralph

Mike Dugan

B.Civ Eng Hons (Monash). MIEAUST

Mike has been a Senior Civil Engineer/development consultant in Civil Engineering and Project management for over 40 years through both private and public practice.

As JCA’s Engineering Manager Mike’s wealth of experience in all aspects of development, from large multi-staged residential developments, industrial and commercial developments, along with Municipal infrastructure projects, lends the required knowledge to complete any project to the client’s requirements.

Mike Dugan

Ashley Waters

B.Eng(Civil) (Melb)
Cert IV Business Studies (Management)
Registered Building Practitioner (Engineering – Civil)

Ashley joined JCA in 2008 and has close to two decades of experience both locally and internationally in private consultancies and local government authorities.

As an experienced Senior Civil Engineer, Ashley’s expertise encompasses design, tendering & construction of residential and industrial subdivisions (drainage, sewerage and water supply), road re-construction design, bus priority design, traffic management works, wetland & stormwater quality design, and hydraulic modelling.

Ashley Waters

Andrew Goulding

B.Eng(Civil)(Swinburne)

Andrew has over 40 years of experience in Civil Engineering in a career that has covered both the public and private sector.

Andrew’s extensive experience in design, documentation and construction of roads, drainage and infrastructure services has encompassed projects as varied as broad acre, town house & industrial developments, retirement villages, golf courses, road re-construction and tourist facilities.

Andrew Goulding

Steven Kaylock

B.Arch (Melb)

Steve has over 25 years of experience in statutory planning in both the private and public sector and has been with JCA since 2001.

Steve regularly appears before VCAT (as a client representative) and has developed a broad experience in planning incorporating industrial & commercial developments, winery/brewery/tourism projects, liquor licensing, social housing and covenant variations.

Steven Kaylock

Julie Castieau

Julie is an experienced Town Planner with over 25 years in statutory planning – 17 years in local government and more recently nearly 5 years with private consultancy. Skilled Team Leader and Mentor. Passionate planner. Energetic and enthusiastic team member.

Julie takes a balanced and whole of project approach to the planning process and enjoys making complex town planning issues easier to understand and work with, for all involved.

Julie Castieau

Phil Spencer

Phil has over 40 years experience in the field of civil engineering design and documentation. He joined JCA in 2011 bring to the company a wealth of experience in a wide variety of projects in both the government and private sectors. This diversity in projects means Phil has had great experience in dealing
with a wide range of authorities, consultants and clients and has a desire to help clients succeed. More recently Phil was chosen to head up our Wodonga office.

Phil Spencer

We offer accurate and quality services efficiently, utilising our expertise in:

Land Surveying
Civil Engineering
Town Planning
Development Approvals
Council and Government Liaison
Re-zoning Submissions
Town Planning Appeals
Subdivision Assessments and Feasibility Studies
Land and Project Management

At JCA Land Consultants, we recognise that collaboration and communication is vital to success. We are partners with Association of Consulting Surveyors and Association of Land Development Engineers and we are accredited with Water Authorities, Melbourne Water and VicRoads.