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

BAppSci Surveying (RMIT), Licensed Surveyor

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

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

ANTHONY RALPH

BAppSci Surveying (RMIT), Licensed Surveyor

Anthony is our Survey Manager, with over 20 years’ 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.

ASHLEY WATERS

BEng(Civil) (Melb), Cert IV Business Studies (Management), Registered Building Practitioner (Engineering – Civil)

Ashley is our newly appointed Engineering Manager. 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 encompass 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.

TRENT DORMAN

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Trent joined JCA in 1997 and has over 20 years’ experience in development, 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.

PHIL SPENCER

Phil heads up our regional office in Wodonga and has over 40 years’ experience in the field of civil engineering design and documentation. He joined JCA in 2011 bringing to the company a wealth of experience in a wide variety of diverse projects in both the government and private sectors. These diverse projects have given Phil valuable experiences in dealing with a wide range of authorities, consultants and clients and drive his desire to help clients succeed.

MURRAY MOWAT

Murray is our Construction Manager with over 27 years of experience in contract administration and supervision of works. Murray joined JCA Land Consultants in 2008 and draws on his extensive experience in contract administration, supervision of civil works and quality assurance surveillance of water authority assets under construction. Murray has worked as a civil works superintendent in both the private and public sectors.

STEWART PIKE

BEng(Civil), Chartered Professional
Engineer (CPEng)

Stewart has over 10 years’ of experience in the design and construction of road infrastructure covering both the public and private sectors. He has a varied skillset including design and design management, tendering and procurement, site supervision and construction management, contract administration and project management. His past projects include road construction, traffic signals, drainage upgrades, bridge replacements, major freeway construction, recreation reserve development, sports fields, and streetscapes. Stewart joined the JCA team in 2022 as the new design manager.

ANDREW CHARNOCK

Andrew is our Civil Design Engineer with 10+ years’ experience in the design, documentation and construction supervision of roads, car parks, drainage, and sewerage & water supply infrastructure. Andrew has been involved in the civil design and documentation of a wide variety of projects associated with land development (residential, commercial, & industrial) State and Local Government infrastructure. Andrew joined JCA Land Consultants in 2007, JCA draws on Andrew’s extensive knowledge of CAD and drafting and his broad experience in civil design and construction industry.

SIMON TUNZI

As our Survey Operations Manager, Simon manages all operational aspects of our survey team from field to office. Simon drives JCA’s delivery timeframes & Quality Assurance within the survey department to ensure all our projects are delivered to our clients on time and at the highest standard.

GEOFF HERZOG

Geoff is our Training and Engineering Survey Manager with over 30 years of experience in Engineering Surveying and Control networks. Geoff oversees all aspects of Local Government surveying to ensure an accurate & quality outcome is consistently delivered.

LEIGH TIDYMAN

Leigh started at JCA in 1997 as a Junior Surveyor. After 7 years, Leigh moved on to try new ventures in trades and in the mining industry, returning to surveying in 2013. With over 10 years of surveying experience, supervision and mentoring of Assistant Surveyors, and working with clients, trades and manufacturing teams. Leigh is goal driven, multi-skilled, and has an eye for detail. With the commitment to providing our clients the best service from start to finish, Leigh will be heading up our surveying team in Wodonga. We welcome Leigh back into the team.

PHOEBE SIER

As our CAD Supervisor, Phoebe manages our CAD team, allocating projects to the team to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard. Phoebe liaises with clients when queries arise regarding surveying projects.

KARA HODSON

Kara has been with JCA since 2014 and the Town Planning Administration Officer since 2018. Kara provides administration and support to the Town Planning department, liaising with clients, Councils and other JCA departments throughout the application process.

LESLEY JONES

B Arts (Deakin) Cert IV Business Studies (Accounting) RMIT

Lesley joined JCA in 2005 to provide administration support to the Engineering Department. Gaining experience in greenfield and in-fill subdivision co-ordination, Authority applications and consents, she was appointed the company’s Subdivision officer. With her thorough background in subdivision and engineering administration, Lesley is now the company’s Finance officer.

MOLLY O'BRIEN

Molly is JCA’s Subdivisions Officer, guiding and supporting our clients through the subdivision process. Molly ensures our projects are processed correctly and liaises with council, authorities, and clients to obtain subdivisions.

SARAH COBB

Sarah is JCA’s Subdivisions Officer, working in tandem with Molly to facilitate our clients’ journey throughout the Subdivision process. Sarah will be your first point of contact to help you through submission, then liaise with council and authorities to work through the various intricacies to obtain a Subdivision Permit.

LILLEE GANAS

Lillee is our surveying administration assistant, working closely with Trent and the team to deliver quotes and schedule projects in an efficient and timely manner.

Our team are here to take your project to the next level.

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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.

Why Choose JCA Land Consultants

Clients’ needs are at the forefront of our service delivery. We pride ourselves on providing quality service and exceeding customer expectations. Our team of highly trained and specialised experts ensure excellent service delivery from project inception to completion.