Civil Construction

Our Services

Bulk Earthworks

Clear and grub, cut to fill, swales, walls, plateaus, batters, benches, ramps and rock excavation

Pavements

Asphalt, spray seal, concrete, heavy duty and block paving

Concrete Works

Footings, foundations, slabs, footpaths, retaining walls, stairs, pit and culverts

Hard Landscaping

Street furniture, line marking, signage, timber boardwalks, water features, fencing and lighting

Roadworks

Subgrade, subbase, basecourse, and aggregate base construction, compaction, stabilisation and kerbing.

Soft Landscaping

Topsoiling, cultivation, planting, turfing and hydroseeding

RAWsa’s Civil Management structure provides South Australia over 50 years of Civil and Construction experience, across Federal, State and Local projects.

The Vision

Provide secure long-term economic independence for Aboriginal people and their communities.

The team’s proven delivery within tier 1 and 2 project governance has been the basis in which RAWsa has provided its self performing outcomes to date.

The Team

Ross Ecclestone

General Manager Civil and Construction

Lincoln Blewit

Construction Manager

Paul Mitchell

Senior Estimator / Project Manager

Ross Ecclestone

Position: General Manager Civil and Construction

Ross is an experienced civil and construction professional with an exceptional reputation for safety, delivery and leadership. Ross brings over 25 years’ of experience across medium to major projects including managing site delivery teams on projects such as Urban Superway, Southern Expressway Duplication, Adelaide Airport T1 expansion, Northern Connector and Gawler Railway Electrification.

Ross has had extensive exposure across all specialities of civil construction including civil earthmoving, road and pavement construction, rail and marine work as well as concrete and structures. Skilled in contract negotiation and management, including budget &program management, Ross will work with clients to understand their key drivers, needs and expectations and ensure his team delivers this.

Lincoln Blewit

Position: Construction Manager

Kokatha/Wirangu Man. Lincoln is an experienced Civil Engineer with a demonstrated history of working across multiple sectors and disciplines specialising in construction.

Skilled in Project and Contract Management, Procurement and Tendering, Operation Coordinating, Stakeholder Engagement and Culture, Quality Assurance and Safety Management Systems.

Lincoln’s current roles and responsibilities include the Coordination of a 100% Indigenous owned South Australian company that specialises in Indigenous procurement, workforce participation, and Cultural Heritage Mitigation Strategies through working with likeminded partners and organisations.

Adam Latemore

Position: Executive General Manager

Experienced General, Project and Business Development Manager with a demonstrated history of working across multiple sectors specialising in project and technology applications. Skilled in Contract Management, Negotiation, Operations Management, People and Culture, Finance Management, Facility Asset Management (FM) Quality and Safety Management Systems. Strong business development professional that is passionate about achieving outcomes.

Current roles and responsibilities include the management and leadership governance of a 100% Aboriginal owned South Australian company that specialises in Indigenous procurement, workforce participation, and Cultural Heritage Mitigation Strategies through working with likeminded partners and organisations. Current secretariat for Traditional Owners, providing governance, guidance and leadership for the community established organisation.

Wilbur Wilson

Position: Group Training Organisation Mentor

RAWsa’s non-judgemental approach offers individuals the right to actively undertake work activities whilst increasing their skills with real job training. RAWsa’s Aboriginal mentoring strategy ensures Aboriginal employees are supported culturally and commercially in work placements.

RAWsa’s likeminded partners play critical roles in providing long sustainable placements that provide life changing impacts in households across the state.

Shane Wanganeen

Position: Manager of Cultural Heritage

RAWsa acknowledges the importance of supporting community associations in providing a commercially sustainable structure for longevity of operations.

RAWsa heritage services are a working partnership with Traditional Owners who together achieve their common goals by delivering sound commercial heritage services.

Allan Jones

Position: CEO

Allan Jones is a descendant of the Narungga nation from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Allan’s extended family expands across the Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Allan has over 20 years’ experience managing and coordinating jobs and training projects for Aboriginal people nationally.

Allan Jones

Position: CEO

Civil Construction

Our Services

RAWsa’s Civil Management structure provides South Australia over 50 years of Civil and Construction experience, across Federal, State and Local projects.

The Vision

Provide secure long-term economic independence for Aboriginal people and their communities.

The team’s proven delivery within tier 1 and 2 project governance has been the basis in which RAWsa has provided its self performing outcomes to date.

The Team

Allan Jones

Adam Latemore

Jessica Wanganeen