Patrick Collins

Patrick is a Senior Civil Engineer with over eight years of experience working on various urban, power, land development and transport infrastructure projects in New Zealand and Australia. His role includes design, drafting, review, and project management of a diverse range of Civil Engineering projects that capture a wide range of elements, including roading and cycleway design, earthworks, land development, stormwater management, erosion/sediment control and utilities.

Engineering New Zealand, member

Title: Senior Civil Engineer

• Aquila Wind Farms, Kurow, Christchurch, New Zealand, 01/23, Ongoing, Aquila Clean Energy, Civil Engineer - Civil Lead, Patrick is responsible for designing access roads and stormwater management for the wind farm site and providing plans for erosion and sediment controls for the project., The Kurow Wind Farm is a proposed 130MW onshore wind energy project located in the Waitaha/Canterbury region, near the Waitaki River, New Zealand.
• Te Mihi Geothermal Plant Extensions, Taupo, New Zealand, 01/23, 12/24, Contact Energy, Civil Engineer - Civil Lead, Patrick was responsible for designing stormwater management for the site and providing plans for erosion and sediment controls for the project at the concept stage for Te Huka., Te Mihi Geothermal Plant extension looks at expanding its operation via two options.
• Lodestone Solar Farms, New Zealand, 01/20, Ongoing, Lodestone Energy Limited, Civil Engineer - Civil Lead, Patrick's responsibilities include leading the Civil design scope for the 5 solar farms being constructed in the north island., Lodestone's solar farms will increase New Zealand's solar production by eight times.
• Te Huka Power Station - Unit 3, Taupo, New Zealand, 01/20, 12/22, Contact Energy, Civil Engineer - Civil Lead and Designer, Patrick was responsible for the resource consenting phase for the project Erosion and Sediment control plan., Te Huka Unit 3 is the latest investment commitment into Contact's world-class geothermal development pipeline.
• Auckland Light Rail 2.0, Auckland, New Zealand, 01/20, 12/20, Patrick was responsible for designing the roads alongside the LRT alignment options., The Auckland Light Rail Group has delivered an Indicative Business Case to support the Government's decision-making.
• Western Highways - MRPV, Melbourne, Australia, 01/20, 12/20, Patrick was responsible for 2 sections of Western Highway, designing barriers to be installed., Review of drawings for slip form barrier and of drawing sets for approximately 40 km of Highway Duplication Realignment.
• Belford to Golden Highway - NSW RMS, Sydney, Australia, 01/18, 12/19, Patrick was involved with several aspects of the project, including working with engineers to collate information., Road improvements to address capacity problems, particularly relating to freight vehicles.
• Auckland Light Rail Transit - AT, Auckland, New Zealand, 01/17, 12/18, Patrick was involved with the reference design phase of this project., Light Rail Transit (LRT) has been chosen by AT as the preferred option for accommodating Auckland's growing need.