Do Good, For Good, With Good People
We are a comprehensive national infrastructure advisory firm partnering with Australia's leading organizations to transform infrastructure performance across every sector, service area, and geography.
Infrastructure Advisors Who Deliver Measurable Impact
CBS Group brings together senior infrastructure expertise, proprietary technology platforms, and systems thinking to solve the most complex challenges facing Australia's infrastructure sector. We work across construction, mining, energy, transport, utilities, and financial services, partnering with government agencies, infrastructure operators, and major contractors to unlock hidden value and deliver measurable outcomes.
Our consultants average over twenty years of infrastructure experience, bringing deep domain knowledge and strategic insight to every engagement. We don't operate as traditional consultants who deliver reports and move on. Instead, we embed ourselves as true partners, aligning our success with yours through value-based engagement models that ensure accountability for tangible results.
Our consultants average over twenty years of infrastructure experience, bringing deep domain knowledge and strategic insight to every engagement. We don't operate as traditional consultants who deliver reports and move on. Instead, we embed ourselves as true partners, aligning our success with yours through value-based engagement models that ensure accountability for tangible results.
This approach has earned the trust of government agencies, infrastructure operators, major contractors, and leading organizations across construction, mining, energy, transport, utilities, financial services, and research sectors. Our client portfolio spans every major infrastructure sector and geography across Australia and New Zealand, reflecting our comprehensive capabilities and international reach.
Do Good: Excellence in Every Engagement
Doing good work means bringing senior expertise, rigorous analysis, and innovative thinking to every challenge. Our team combines decades of infrastructure experience with proprietary technology platforms including CAPITAL, COMPASS, and Catalyst 7 that transform how infrastructure performs.
We apply systems thinking to complex, multi-party challenges, identifying root causes and engineering solutions that deliver measurable value. Whether optimizing asset performance, resolving commercial disputes, managing program risk, or planning major investments, we bring the analytical rigor and strategic insight needed to navigate complexity and achieve outcomes that matter.
Our work has delivered verified savings exceeding $180 million on individual programs, resolved contentious multi-billion dollar project challenges, and provided the strategic frameworks that enable national infrastructure initiatives to succeed. We take pride in the quality of our work and the lasting impact it creates for our clients and the communities they serve.
We apply systems thinking to complex, multi-party challenges, identifying root causes and engineering solutions that deliver measurable value. Whether optimizing asset performance, resolving commercial disputes, managing program risk, or planning major investments, we bring the analytical rigor and strategic insight needed to navigate complexity and achieve outcomes that matter.
Our work has delivered verified savings exceeding $180 million on individual programs, resolved contentious multi-billion dollar project challenges, and provided the strategic frameworks that enable national infrastructure initiatives to succeed. We take pride in the quality of our work and the lasting impact it creates for our clients and the communities they serve.
For Good: Infrastructure That Serves Australia
Infrastructure shapes how Australians live, work, and connect. Every project we undertake contributes to the essential systems that underpin our economy and quality of life. This sense of purpose drives everything we do.
We work for good by ensuring infrastructure investments deliver maximum value across all dimensions of capital—not just financial returns, but social, environmental, and community benefits. Our Catalyst 7 methodology measures and optimizes infrastructure performance across seven interconnected dimensions, delivering value multiplication of twenty-five to thirty-one times on infrastructure investments.
From energy transition projects that accelerate Australia's path to net zero, to transport systems that reduce congestion and emissions, to water infrastructure that ensures resource security, we focus on outcomes that create lasting positive impact. Our commitment extends beyond individual projects to advancing the infrastructure sector through innovation, thought leadership, and the development of new methodologies and technologies that raise industry standards.
We work for good by ensuring infrastructure investments deliver maximum value across all dimensions of capital—not just financial returns, but social, environmental, and community benefits. Our Catalyst 7 methodology measures and optimizes infrastructure performance across seven interconnected dimensions, delivering value multiplication of twenty-five to thirty-one times on infrastructure investments.
From energy transition projects that accelerate Australia's path to net zero, to transport systems that reduce congestion and emissions, to water infrastructure that ensures resource security, we focus on outcomes that create lasting positive impact. Our commitment extends beyond individual projects to advancing the infrastructure sector through innovation, thought leadership, and the development of new methodologies and technologies that raise industry standards.
With Good People: True Partnership
Infrastructure success depends on people—the quality of relationships, the strength of collaboration, and the alignment of interests across complex stakeholder environments. We believe in working with good people, both within our team and across our client organizations.
Our approach is built on genuine partnership. We don't operate from a position of detachment or superiority. Instead, we integrate seamlessly with client teams, sharing risk, sharing reward, and sharing success. This collaborative model transforms adversarial relationships into strategic partnerships and turns contentious processes into collaborative problem-solving.
We bring together diverse expertise across engineering, commercial management, data science, systems thinking, and strategic planning. Our team includes professionals who have led major infrastructure programs, managed complex stakeholder environments, and delivered outcomes in the most challenging circumstances. This depth of experience, combined with our commitment to collaboration, enables us to navigate the human dimensions of infrastructure challenges as effectively as we address the technical and commercial complexities.
Our approach is built on genuine partnership. We don't operate from a position of detachment or superiority. Instead, we integrate seamlessly with client teams, sharing risk, sharing reward, and sharing success. This collaborative model transforms adversarial relationships into strategic partnerships and turns contentious processes into collaborative problem-solving.
We bring together diverse expertise across engineering, commercial management, data science, systems thinking, and strategic planning. Our team includes professionals who have led major infrastructure programs, managed complex stakeholder environments, and delivered outcomes in the most challenging circumstances. This depth of experience, combined with our commitment to collaboration, enables us to navigate the human dimensions of infrastructure challenges as effectively as we address the technical and commercial complexities.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Our founders bring over 65 years of combined infrastructure experience, pioneering new approaches to asset management, systems engineering, and strategic technology development.
Founder, Director & StrategicAdvisor
Jeff Dusting is the founder and director of CBS Group, bringing over 25 years of leadership in asset management, systems engineering, and commercial strategy for critical infrastructure.
Specializations:
- Strategic Asset Management
- Commercial Frameworks (CAPITAL)
- Systems Engineering
- Sustainability & ESG
Founder, Director & Principal Consultant
Jim Ellwood is a principal consultant with over 25 years of experience delivering strategic and technical outcomes for complex, safety-critical infrastructure across transport, defence, and utilities sectors.
Specializations:
- Asset Management & ISO 55001
- Systems Engineering (ISO 15288)
- Technical Assurance
- Contract Management
Founder, Director of Strategy and Technology
Sarah Taylor is a partner and director of strategy and technology at CBS Group, bringing 16 years of expertise in innovation incubation and strategic technology development.
Specializations:
- Innovation & Technology Development
- ISO 44001 Collaborative Governance
- Sustainability & ESG
- Strategic Advisory
Comprehensive Expertise Across Every Infrastructure Sector
Our client portfolio reflects the breadth and depth of our capabilities. We serve organizations across construction and infrastructure development, mining and resources, energy and utilities, transport systems, financial services, and technology integration. This diversity of experience enables us to bring cross-sector insights and innovative approaches to every engagement.
Geographically, we operate across New South Wales, Victoria, and every major infrastructure market in Australia, with international experience through our work with global organizations. This national reach, combined with our deep local knowledge, positions us to support infrastructure initiatives at every scale—from individual asset optimization to state-wide programs to national strategic planning.
We provide comprehensive advisory services across the entire infrastructure lifecycle, from strategic planning and business case development through procurement and delivery optimization to operational performance improvement. Our six core service areas—Infrastructure Planning, Performance Optimization, Risk and Capability, Energy and Sustainability, Transport Systems, and Procurement and Delivery—work together to address the full spectrum of infrastructure challenges our clients face.
Geographically, we operate across New South Wales, Victoria, and every major infrastructure market in Australia, with international experience through our work with global organizations. This national reach, combined with our deep local knowledge, positions us to support infrastructure initiatives at every scale—from individual asset optimization to state-wide programs to national strategic planning.
We provide comprehensive advisory services across the entire infrastructure lifecycle, from strategic planning and business case development through procurement and delivery optimization to operational performance improvement. Our six core service areas—Infrastructure Planning, Performance Optimization, Risk and Capability, Energy and Sustainability, Transport Systems, and Procurement and Delivery—work together to address the full spectrum of infrastructure challenges our clients face.
Proprietary Platforms That Transform Infrastructure Performance
CBS Group distinguishes itself through the integration of proprietary technology platforms with senior advisory expertise. Our CAPITAL platform delivers whole-of-life asset optimization through advanced analytics and scenario modeling. COMPASS transforms contract management through secure multi-party collaboration embedded directly into Microsoft 365. Catalyst 7 provides comprehensive value assessment across seven dimensions of capital, enabling infrastructure decisions that optimize outcomes beyond traditional financial metrics.
These platforms are not standalone software products—they are integral components of our advisory methodology, enabling the depth of analysis and strategic insight that drives measurable results. This technology-enabled approach allows us to tackle challenges that traditional consulting methods cannot address, providing our clients with decision-making capabilities that create lasting competitive advantage.
These platforms are not standalone software products—they are integral components of our advisory methodology, enabling the depth of analysis and strategic insight that drives measurable results. This technology-enabled approach allows us to tackle challenges that traditional consulting methods cannot address, providing our clients with decision-making capabilities that create lasting competitive advantage.
Accountability for Measurable Outcomes
We stand behind our work. Our value-based engagement models align our success directly with the outcomes we deliver for our clients. This commitment to accountability distinguishes us from traditional consulting firms and ensures that every engagement focuses on tangible results that impact your bottom line.
When you partner with CBS Group, you gain access to senior infrastructure expertise, proven methodologies, and proprietary technology platforms that transform how infrastructure performs. More importantly, you gain a partner who is genuinely invested in your success and accountable for delivering measurable value.
When you partner with CBS Group, you gain access to senior infrastructure expertise, proven methodologies, and proprietary technology platforms that transform how infrastructure performs. More importantly, you gain a partner who is genuinely invested in your success and accountable for delivering measurable value.
We work with industry leading companies
We've delivered measurable results for government agencies, infrastructure operators, major contractors, and leading organizations across every sector and geography in Australia and New Zealand.
Government & Transport
- Transport for NSW
- NSW Treasury
- Department of Transport (Vic)
- Victorian Police
- State Toll Company (STC) - Vic
- Sydney Metro
- Auckland Transport
- North Western Roads Group
Financial Services & Professional Services
- National Australia Bank
- Macquarie Bank
- AMP
- Commonwealth Bank
- WSP
- Austrian Chamber of Commerce
Construction& Infrastructure
- CIMIC Group
- CPB Contractors
- John Holland
- Samsung C&T
- Seymour Whyte
- McConnell Dowell
- Ghella
- Ferrovial Group
- Downer EDI Limited
- G4S
- Ventia
- Wilson Group
- Fulton Hogan
- IMS Systems
- Lendlease / Service Stream
- Veolia
- Honeywell
- Pacific Partners
- BMD Group
Rail,Resources, Energy & Research
- Alstom
- Downer Rail
- Martinus Rail
- UGL Limited
- Cross Yarra Partnership
- CRL Link Alliance (NZ)
Ready to Transform Your Infrastructure Performance?
Partner with CBS Group to unlock hidden value, reduce risk, and deliver measurable outcomes for your organization.