Since its establishment in 2014, EIC Activities (EIC) has built a strong reputation for delivering specialist heavy lift and transport engineering solutions across some of Australia's most complex infrastructure, resources and energy projects.
Combining extensive engineering and construction experience with advanced digital tools, EIC's heavy lift team supports project teams in overcoming constructability challenges, optimising lifting strategies and improving project outcomes through safer and more efficient delivery methods.
Over the past decade, EIC has contributed to major projects across Australia, providing expertise during tendering, design development and project execution. From large-scale LNG developments and mining infrastructure to transport and civil projects, the team has played a key role in helping projects navigate complex lifting and transport requirements while maintaining a strong focus on safety, certainty and efficiency.
Working closely with CIMIC Group (CIMIC) operating companies, including CPB Contractors, EIC's team of specialist heavy lift engineers are often engaged during the earliest stages of project development. By contributing throughout concept development, tendering and design, the team helps identify opportunities, mitigate risks and develop practical construction methodologies that improve constructability and delivery outcomes before work begins on site.
This "designing for delivery" approach enables project teams to benefit from lessons learned across previous projects and innovative engineering solutions that can positively influence project outcomes. By engaging early, EIC helps project teams make informed decisions that reduce risk, improve planning certainty and enhance delivery efficiency.
With digital engineering becoming an increasingly important part of the discipline, EIC integrates heavy lift and transport engineering with advanced digital tools to assess constructability, analyse lifting strategies, evaluate site constraints and identify potential clashes well before construction activities commence.
One example is the use of CIMIC's 4D planning and visualisation platform, ToBe Builder, which enables project teams to model and simulate complex lifting and transport activities within a virtual environment.
Using these capabilities, teams can validate lifting sequences, test access requirements, assess crane locations and better understand construction interfaces before work begins. This provides greater confidence in construction planning and allows potential issues to be identified and resolved early, leading to safer execution, improved coordination and better project outcomes.
The Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 project demonstrates the value of combining specialist engineering expertise with digital collaboration. EIC's Heavy Lift, Structures and Geotechnical teams worked closely with CPB Contractors from the early planning phases for the installation of a new arch bridge across James Ruse Drive.
Through a collaborative approach, the team developed practical construction solutions, supported detailed design activities, assisted with subcontractor assessments and helped manage complex site constraints. Early engineering involvement contributed to a successful bridge installation while supporting project safety, constructability and delivery objectives.
As technology and construction methodologies continue to evolve, EIC's heavy lift engineers continue to leverage new equipment, digital tools and innovative engineering approaches to help projects solve increasingly complex challenges. By bringing specialist expertise into projects early and combining it with advanced digital delivery capabilities, EIC continues to support safer, smarter and more efficient construction outcomes across Australia’s most complex infrastructure and resources projects.