Reardon to head the firm’s transport and precincts offerings across Australia
The former Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tim Reardon, has been appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia’s new national transport and precincts leader.
Reardon has over 20 years’ experience in senior roles in both the public and private sectors in Australia.
Until recently, Reardon held the most senior role in the NSW public service for four years, guiding the state through the height of the pandemic.
In July last year it was announced that Reardon would step down from the role of Secretary in October, with plans to return to the private sector.
Prior to that, Reardon was Secretary of Transport for NSW, leading one of the largest pipelines of major transport infrastructure projects NSW has ever seen.
“Tim’s expertise in strategic infrastructure planning and project delivery has been at the heart of the government’s achievements,” former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says.
Reardon will head the firm’s transport and precincts offerings, and over 500 staff across Australia.
“Tim is one of Australia’s most valuable and highly-regarded experts in his field, and we are enormously excited about the leading role he will help play,” PwC Australia Integrated Infrastructure lead partner Peter Konidaris says.
“Infrastructure strategy, delivery and reform is at the forefront of what we do, and Tim will provide an exceptional platform for the diverse skills of our practice.”
Reardon will be involved with PwC’s significant infrastructure projects, providing strategic planning and project delivery expertise.
“I’m incredibly excited to have the opportunity to play a key role in helping rethink the way we as a nation approach infrastructure – there’s never been a better time to stop and take stock of how our precincts, our transport connections and the urban regeneration of our cities are best intertwined,” Reardon says.
“The pandemic has turned on its head many of the societal norms when it comes to the way we live our lives and move around, while our transition to net zero emissions means we are constantly required to rethink how our cities, precincts and regions work – as leaders in Australia’s infrastructure planning and delivery, it’s incumbent on us to keep pace with this change.”