MELBOURNE, Vic. – 23 September, 2026 – Major infrastructure and building contractor McConnell Dowell has selected HammerTech as its enterprise health, safety and environmental (HSE) platform, expanding an established relationship and connecting safety operations. By deploying the leading construction HSE software into its infrastructure divisions, McConnell Dowell is uniting core safety processes within a single digital platform.
Over 80 projects across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific are now live on HammerTech, or scheduled to go live in the coming months. The platform will empower field and executive users with real-time, accurate records of site conditions and safety performance insights.
“HammerTech is helping us simplify how we manage health, safety and compliance across our projects,” says Heinrich Kukkuk, Chief Information Officer at McConnell Dowell. “By moving to a single digital platform, we're improving consistency, reducing administration and giving our teams better visibility to manage risk and performance. It's an important foundation for a safer, more connected and more data-driven business.”
The rollout of the core platform and HammerTech Intelligence — an AI capability built into every construction safety workflow — will help the business manage critical safety and compliance processes consistently across its project portfolio, while providing greater visibility of safety information at both project and enterprise level.
This strategic partnership builds on an existing relationship with Built Environs, McConnell Dowell Group’s building subsidiary, which has used HammerTech since 2021.
On the Bundha Sports Centre project, for instance, the Built Environs team leveraged HammerTech to achieve:
226,000+ working hours logged
Zero lost time injuries (LTIs)
2,800+ proactive safety observations
Encouraged by the success of HammerTech at Built Environs, McConnell Dowell saw an opportunity to modernise and consolidate its HSE software stack, establishing a digital foundation that could support its operations into the future.
For HammerTech CEO Ben Leach, the partnership reflects both the evolution of the relationship with McConnell Dowell and HammerTech’s continued growth within major infrastructure.
“McConnell Dowell operates some of the most complex infrastructure projects in the region, so we're proud to be expanding our relationship with the business at an enterprise level,” says Leach. “This next chapter reflects a shared ambition to use technology, data and innovation to improve how safety is managed across increasingly complex project environments, while still making the experience simple for the people using it every day on site.”
The partnership with McDonnell Dowell further expands HammerTech’s presence within Tier 1 infrastructure across Asia-Pacific, as major contractors look to consolidate construction safety software, improve visibility across their operations and make greater use of the safety data generated throughout their projects.
With HammerTech live and soon-to-be live on over 80 of McConnell Dowell’s projects, the focus shifts to helping approximately 3,000 users get the most from the platform and continuing to build on a partnership focused on safer, more connected and more data-driven construction.
Learn more about how HammerTech supports Tier 1 infrastructure contractors.
Built for construction, HammerTech’s safety intelligence software platform was created to improve worker safety and solve site efficiency challenges. Launched in 2013, the breadth, deep insights and expertise of HammerTech is trusted by over 20,000 projects led by construction’s best contractors including Hutchinson, DPR Construction, Shawmut Design and Construction, and John Paul Construction to make their jobsites among the safest in the world. Visit www.hammertech.com to learn more.
For over 65 years customers have been coming to McConnell Dowell with complex projects that require innovative solutions. That's why we're known as the Creative Construction company. From remote resources and energy projects to city-shaping infrastructure, we've built thousands of quality assets and facilities. Engineering-led, our expertise has grown steadily to span building, civil, electrical, marine, mechanical, pipelines, rail, tunnel and underground construction.
With over 3,000 employees and professional engineering and construction teams in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Asia, customers benefit from our combined local knowledge and international experience.
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