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Engagement Proposal · MMXXVI

Strategic Workshop

for the Encon Leadership Team
Reviewing current business strategy and exploring opportunities for growth, with particular focus on diversification into the government sector.
Prepared for
Michael Van Dongen, Director · Encon
Prepared by
Nicole Lockwood · Lockwood Advisory · Perth, Western Australia
Date
May 2026
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Contents

Contents

Eight sections of considered thinking, and one fixed fee for the work ahead.


01
Context
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02
Purpose and outcomes
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03
Approach
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04
Scope of work
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05
Time and format
5
06
Investment
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07
About Nicole Lockwood
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08
Next steps
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Section 01

Context

Encon is a West Australian-owned advisory, project management and development management consultancy operating across complex projects in education, health, residential, commercial, retail, industrial, social infrastructure and specialist recreation. The business currently holds 50+ live projects under management, with an estimated aggregate construction value of circa $1.8 billion, reflecting a sustained portfolio of multi-year, high-complexity work across both public and private clients.

Encon's strategic focus is the deliberate diversification of its public project portfolio, particularly in major projects, infrastructure, defence and energy. The business has built a strong foundation in front-end certainty, disciplined governance and senior-led delivery: positioning it well for the next phase of growth.

What is needed now is a structured conversation with the leadership team to test the current strategy against the opportunity set in front of it, surface where alignment, capability and positioning need to evolve and translate that into a clear action plan.


Section 02

Purpose and outcomes

This workshop is designed to:

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Section 03

Approach

The engagement is built around one structured workshop with the Encon leadership team, with pre-work and a follow-up write-up to make sure the conversation is both rigorous and immediately actionable.

Pre-work

A pre-scoping discussion with Mike to sharpen the focus, confirm the participant group and tailor the workshop frame to where Encon is right now. Development of preparation questions for each participant, sent in advance, so leaders arrive with their thinking already in motion.

Workshop

Facilitation of a three-to-four-hour session with the leadership team. The shape is designed to move from broad strategic perspective into specific opportunities and decisions, with space held for honest discussion. The session closes with networking and a debrief over drinks.

Write-up and action plan

Synthesis of the conversation into a clear, decision-ready document: key insights, agreed priorities, opportunities to pursue, and a written action plan with owners and a sensible time horizon.

Front-end certainty before cost is committed. That is the discipline that separates a good project portfolio from a great firm.
On Encon's existing strength
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Section 04

Scope of work

The engagement includes:


Section 05

Time and format

Three to four hours of facilitated workshop with the leadership team, followed by networking and an informal debrief.

Date and venue to be confirmed in the pre-scoping discussion.


Section 06

Investment

A single fixed fee covers all four scope items: pre-scoping, preparation questions, facilitation, and the written action plan.

Item Fee (ex GST)
Strategic workshop engagement $5,000
Total (ex GST)
$5,000

GST and any pre-agreed travel will be invoiced separately if applicable. Payment terms: 10 business days from invoice.

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Section 07

About Nicole Lockwood

Nicole Lockwood is a national systems reform leader working at the intersection of infrastructure strategy, climate resilience, industrial decarbonisation and governance reform. Over the past two decades she has been entrusted to lead transformation where policy, politics, industry and community collide, guiding complex systems toward clarity, alignment and long-term sustainability.

Her landmark roles include Chair of Infrastructure WA (2019 to 2026, delivering WA's first 20-year State Infrastructure Strategy), Independent Chair of the Westport Taskforce, Inaugural Chair of Infrastructure Net Zero, and Joint Reviewer of the Federal Government's Infrastructure Australia Review. She is a current Board Member of Net Zero Economy Agency, Deputy Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia, and holds advisory and chair roles across more than thirty boards spanning government, industry and community.

Nicole brings a rare blend of systems thinking, climate leadership, economic insight and human-centred governance, alongside a deep working knowledge of how the public sector procures, decides and partners. That perspective is well suited to a leadership conversation about deliberate diversification into government work.

Transformation begins with people: in their values, their vision, and their courage to choose a better future together.
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Section 08

Next steps

If this scope and investment is acceptable, please confirm by reply and we will lock in:


Looking forward to the work.

Kind Regards,

Nicole Lockwood
Lockwood Advisory
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Nicole Lockwood
Founder & Principal
Email
nicole@lockwoodadvisory.com.au
Phone
+61 401 655 686
Web
nicolelockwood.earth
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/lockwoodadvisory
The future of our planet depends on how we lead together.
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