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Paradigm Engineers is a control systems and electrical engineering company that has been providing high quality engineering solutions across Australia for over 10 years.

Why Paradigm Engineers?

Our dynamic team prides itself on delivering a high standard of engineering services to all our clients. Our highly skilled engineers have extensive experience in providing tailored solutions in all aspects of control systems, functional safety, and electrical engineering. Adept at working on both brownfields and greenfields projects, we offer assistance with all phases of project delivery, ensuring that your business runs smoothly and efficiently long into the future.

Industries we serve

Mining
Managing mining assets & operations effectively & efficiently.
Infrastructure
Ensuring efficient & reliable operations.
Power
Reducing downtime, improving safety & optimising operations.
Renewables
Fully leveraging renewable energy projects.
Process Plants
Improving plant performance & optimising production.
Energy
Tracking assets & ensuring efficient use.

We provide a single portal for all of your engineering requirements with cost-effective, quality engineering solutions that fit your unique needs, from design and development to installation and commissioning.

Services we provide

Paradigm Engineers is your go-to choice for control systems engineering, electrical engineering and project management services in Australia.

Asset
Management

Our team has the experience and know-how to create a system that will minimise interruptions to production and reduce unnecessary maintenance operations.

Control
Systems

Our team of experts and has extensive experience in delivering fit for purpose solutions using all major PLC and HMI platforms for a range of industries. With a strong emphasis on software planning, documentation and testing, our systems are delivered to site ready for commissioning with the relevant documentation to ensure a successful outcome.

Functional
Safety

With our wealth of experience and knowledge, we can help you with all functional safety aspects of your project, from risk assessments, functional safety management planning, safety requirements, software design, testing and on-going maintenance and proof testing.

Electrical
Engineering

We provide detailed electrical engineering services for materials handling, process plants and other industrial installations. These services include the design and drafting of the electrical and instrumentation systems from the electrical distribution networks to high voltage and low voltage motor control centres and small power and lighting.

Project
Management

We know that engineering can be a complex and daunting process, so we strive to make it as easy and stress-free as possible for our clients through comprehensive planning, organising, and controlling resources, subcontractors, and vendors to achieve specific goals.

Asset
management

Our team has the experience and know-how to create a system that will minimise interruptions to production and reduce unnecessary maintenance operations.

Control
systems

Our team of experts has extensive experience in designing, installing, and maintaining a variety of Control systems for a range of industries.

Functional
safety

With our wealth of experience and knowledge, we can help you with all engineering aspects of your project, from inception to completion, to prevent or mitigate the effects of hazards that could result in accidents or incidents.

Electrical
engineering

We help companies design and implement new technologies to enable them to stay ahead of the curve and continue innovating and growing. We have worked on a wide range of projects, with various technologies and have the skills and knowledge to take on any challenge.

Project management

We know that engineering can be a complex and daunting process, so we strive to make it as easy and stress-free as possible for our clients through comprehensive planning, organising, and controlling resources, subcontractors, and vendors to achieve specific goals.

We have the expertise you need!

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Paradigm Engineers has expertise in

Our team of experts has extensive experience in designing, installing, and maintaining a variety of Control systems for a range of industries.

Mobile machines design including Stockpile Management Systems and Anti-Collision Systems

Complete lifecycle for Functional Safety systems (Mobile machines & Process Plants)

Safety and compliance audits of mobile plants (Stackers & Reclaimers & Shiploaders)

Modernisation upgrades of PLC and DCS systems

Our Clients

Our Suppliers

What our clients say

“Just a quick word of thanks from me to the team for their support during shutdown and commissioning. Technical issues were addressed on the spot and the control system support during commissioning was invaluable.” 

Our engineers have extensive design and programming experience with all of the key industrial software and hardware platforms 

Our control systems and electrical engineering specialities are

Our control systems and electrical engineering specialities are

Paradigm Engineers leadership team

Garry McGrechan

Managing Director

Garry is the founder and Managing Director of Paradigm Engineers.
Garry oversees the leadership group and is responsible for developing and executing the company’s business strategies while also maintaining important client relations.

Garry has had over 35 years’ experience in electrical and control system engineering services, especially in the mining industry, and established Paradigm Engineers in July 2012.  Garry was previously one of the owners of Logitech Consultants, which commenced operation in 1993.  Logitech Consultants merged with Camms to form LogiCamms.  Garry was a board director and the WA Director for LogiCamms until 2011.

Garry has extensive experience in electrical and control system engineering across all project phases from studies, through to detailed design, installation, and commissioning.

Whilst being a company owner and director, Garry has always taken an active role in the specification, design, review and commissioning of project work.

Andrew Brownell

General Manager - Systems & Services

Andrew has overall responsibility for the systems and services to support Paradigm Engineers. This includes the following portfolios: Human Resources; Health, Safety & Environment; Project Controls; Quality Assurance; Office Administration; Information Technology and Information Systems.

Andrew has over 32 years’ industry experience throughout Australia, as a General Manager, Project Manager, Lead Engineer and Senior Electrical Engineer for clients across a range of industries including mining and mineral processing (iron ore, salt and gold). 

Further to his engineering and project management duties, for several decades, Andrew has had a strong focus on providing Project Controls, QA and IS solutions to the business.

Jacqui Hayward

General Manager - Projects

Jacqui has overall responsibility for the successfully delivery and management of all projects by leading a team of high performing professionals.

Jacqui has over 25 years’ industry experience throughout Australia, as a Project Manager, Lead Engineer and Senior Control Systems / Electrical Engineer for clients across a range of industries including mining and mineral processing (iron ore, salt, copper and bauxite). Jacqui is also a qualified functional safety practitioner (Exida) with over 4 years’ experience in delivering Functional Safety Projects.

Jacqui has engineering skills across all project phases from studies, through to detailed design, installation, and commissioning, as well as significant experience in lead/managerial roles.

Jacqui works closely with other members of the management team to ensure projects are delivered to meet the expectations of the key stakeholders.

Mark Sutherland

General Manager – Engineering

Mark ensures the technical success of our projects by leading the engineering team in maintaining the utmost quality of project deliverables. 

Mark has almost 20 years’ experience in the design and delivery of Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Systems projects Australia wide. This includes industry experience across manufacturing and utilities,  but it is primarily within the mining industry where he is knowledgeable across materials handling, mineral processing, and underground mining. 

Mark has a proven ability to lead the delivery of superior engineering solutions, from major design projects through to existing installation optimisation. He effectively manages resources to meet client requirements within budget and schedule constraints.

Holding an honours degree in Computer Systems Engineering, Mark is also a member of the Institute of Engineers Australia, senior member of the International Society of Automation and a qualified functional safety practitioner (Exida).

Paul Tulloch

Chief Financial officer

Paul is a senior qualified accountant with over 20 years of experience in the mining services sector. 

Paul is skilled across a range of accounting disciplines, including management, project, financial and systems accounting.

His expertise is in the development of enterprise resource planning and accounting systems to support the management of small to medium enterprises that are project-focussed.

With his experience in senior accounting roles he is able to partner and communicate with managers across the business to improve operational outcomes.

Andreas Mueller

General Manager – Strategy & Development

Andreas is a central member of the team who manages client relationships, ensuring that we meet our client’s requirements and expectations.

Andreas has over 30 years’ experience in the Process Automation space having commissioned projects around the world in Power, Oil & Gas and Mining projects.

Andreas has worked for 23 years in various senior technical roles for ABB Globally in South Africa, UK, Italy, USA, UAE, Qatar and Australia and 5 years for SPIE as the Newmont Global Account Manager.

Andreas started his career in engineering and has extensive site experience which includes ABB University Instructor and technical lead on global and local major projects.

Andreas is actively involved in project engineering where he ensures the quality and delivery of projects to meets client’s needs.

Matt Howard

Manager – Brisbane

Matt ensures the technical success of our projects by leading the engineering team in maintaining the utmost quality of project deliverables. 

Matt has almost 25 years’ experience in the design and delivery of Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Systems projects world-wide.

This includes industry experience across manufacturing and utilities, but it is primarily within the mining industry where he is knowledgeable across materials handling, metals and mineral processing, and coal handling preparation plants. 

Matt has a proven ability to lead the delivery of superior engineering solutions, from major design projects through to existing installation optimisation. He effectively manages resources to meet client requirements within budget and schedule constraints.

Holding a degree in Electronic Systems Engineering, Matt is also a member of the International Society of Automation.