Nicole Lockwood

Infrastructure Strategy & System Reform

Architect long-term systems that unlock strategic clarity, coordinated investment, and resilient future communities.

Climate Resilience & Industrial Decarbonisation

Steer sectors through the shift to Net Zero with frameworks that marry climate ambition with practical, industry-wide action.

Stakeholder Consensus & Social Licence

Turn competing interests into collective will, building the trust and alignment needed for decisions that endure.

Future Systems, Innovation & Human-Centred Leadership

Design future-ready systems where technology, purpose and people move in alignment, enabling transformation that is robust and enduring.

Governance, Risk & Board Leadership

Strengthen institutions through principled governance, foresightful risk stewardship, and leadership that guides organisations through complexity.

20-Year State Infrastructure Strategy

Creating a statewide blueprint for sustainable, long-term investment.

Whole-of-System Scenario Planning & Analytics Platform

Enabling evidence-based, future-ready decisions across agencies and sectors.

Market Capacity Assessment Platform

For public and private infrastructure pipelines, aligning capability, supply and long-term planning.

Major Infrastructure Project Assessment Framework

For projects over $100M, improving transparency, rigour and prioritisation.

Cross-Sector Net Zero Collaboration for Infrastructure

Establishing shared language, frameworks and capability pathways for national transition.

Cumulative Environmental Impact Model

For WA's future supply chain decisions, integrating environment, industry and community outcomes.

Marine Resilience Program

Embedded within major port planning, strengthening ecological, economic and community outcomes.

Federally Mandated Review of Infrastructure Australia

Reforms accepted and implemented, modernising national governance and mandate clarity.

Infrastructure WA

• Delivered WA's first 20-year State Infrastructure Strategy (2022).
• Leading the Strategy refresh for 2027, integrating climate, resilience and future systems.
• Implemented WA's Major Infrastructure Project Assessment (> $100M projects).
• Created WA's first market capacity assessment platform.
• Spearheaded WA's whole-of-system scenario planning & analytics platform.

Westport Taskforce

• Led a 4-year engagement process across 70+ stakeholder groups.
• Evaluated 28 longlist options and delivered consensus on the preferred supply chain solution.
• Balanced competing community, environmental, economic and government interests.
• Enabled $23M marine resilience investment and the development of WA's cumulative environmental impact model.

Lockwood Advisory

Strategic advisory practice working at the intersection of infrastructure, governance, climate transition and system reform. Advises governments, institutions and organisations on long-term frameworks, transition readiness and complex system challenges through systems intelligence and human-centred decision-making. Evolving into a broader ecosystem supporting leadership capability and enduring change.

WA+

Purpose-led intermediary enabling systems-level collaboration across government, industry and community. WA+ convenes diverse stakeholders, brokers trust and alignment, and catalyses coordinated action on climate transition, social cohesion and long-term economic resilience, operating as a neutral backbone that translates collective intelligence into real-world outcomes through adaptive, iterative design.

Purpose Ventures

Advises early-stage and scaling founders on strategy, governance and impact-led growth. Supports investment decision-making across innovation, systems change and emerging industries, contributing strategic insight to founders and investors focused on long-term value creation and responsible scale.

Biome Foundation

Advises on the positioning, adoption and scale of regenerative and nature-positive solutions, supporting alignment between environmental outcomes, investor requirements and organisational strategy. Works across partnerships, capital engagement and stakeholder networks to create capacity, connect regenerative frameworks with institutions seeking credible pathways to restore ecological balance.