Advisory
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Independent senior advisory

Recover.
Build.
Advise.

Senior independent judgement for complex, high-consequence situations.

20+ years · Infrastructure, utilities & public sector · NZ · Australia · UK

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What we do

Three ways to engage. One standard of judgement.

01

Recover

Stabilise what’s at risk and restore confidence and control when a programme, organisation or relationship is under pressure.

How we recover →
02

Build

Strengthen governance, operating models and delivery systems — designed and embedded, not delivered as project-management labour.

How we build →
03

Advise

Provide independent judgement to boards, elected members and executives when the stakes and the scrutiny are both high.

How we advise →
Evidence over adjectives

The record, not the pitch.

20+
Years across infrastructure, utilities, energy, transport and public sector — NZ, Australia, UK
$10m–$7.4bn
Range of programme scale directly advised
$7bn+
Transformation reset spanning government, councils and delivery partners
$50m
Capital programme recovery, stabilised within a single quarter
~$4m
Revenue at risk recovered within 16 days
~$8m
Savings identified through an 18-month turnaround
Where we work

Complex environments. Consequences that matter.

Struan operates at the intersection of leadership, governance, investment and delivery — where the organisational and strategic dimensions of complex environments demand senior independent judgement.

Public Sector & Local Government CCOs Water & Utilities Capital Delivery & Infrastructure Transport & Resilience Power, Energy & Telecommunications

Struan does not provide technical engineering services. We operate where leadership, governance, investment and delivery meet.

How we work

See the whole system. Move what matters.

There is no fixed methodology. The intervention is adapted to the situation — not applied from a standard template.

1

Understand

See the whole system before intervening.

2

Challenge

Test assumptions, behaviours and structures.

3

Focus

Identify what materially changes the outcome.

4

Act

Turn judgement into practical action.

More on why Struan →

Some problems need more than advice.

They need someone who can see the whole system, challenge what isn’t working, and help leadership move.

Talk to Matt Orr