Services

Services that bring together strategy and practical execution.

Guide your infrastructure project through the most complex of environments with strategic guidance and practical support from North Star Associates.

You know your critical infrastructure project has the capacity to shape a better future. North Star Associates can support your projects through the various stages. Contributing to origination, start-up and development, delivery and operationalisation. Leading those in need of turnaround or ready for scalable growth.

Services

Infrastructure advisory services

Taking you from strategic vision to practical execution

We know that infrastructure investments drive transformation. That may be within businesses, or across broader industries, communities, and societal systems. We blend big picture thinking with the attention to details that matter to help drive positive change.

01

Strategy and leadership

Using our cross-industry experience spanning executive leadership and business development across energy, infrastructure and transport.

North Star Associates can help you frame the big picture strategy, so you know you’re heading in the right direction to achieve your intended outcomes. This includes:

  • Business and project development advisory
  • Market entrant strategy
  • Interim enterprise leadership support
  • Portfolio and transformation strategies
  • Developing strategic partnerships.

02

Development, investment and finance

Major infrastructure projects come with major funding requirements.

North Star Associates can work with both project developers and project investors. We guide your infrastructure investment from idea through to a profitable operating asset. This includes:

  • Business case development
  • Options and value analysis
  • Risk assessment and modelling
  • Commercial and technical advisory
  • Project phasing and staging analysis
  • Stakeholder and shareholder presentations.

North Star Associates has deep experience across a range of projects across transport infrastructure and a particular interest in funding models for renewable energy projects.

03

Delivery and integration

North Star Associates believes that the heart of successful project delivery is strong relationships.

We use our network and our ability to foster positive workplace relationships. We help you deliver critical infrastructure projects that improve the way we all live, work and play.

This includes:

  • Delivery and procurement packaging strategies
  • Market engagement processes
  • Contract development and negotiations
  • Project and program leadership services and advice
  • Portfolio governance and assurance
  • Supply chain solutions and industry partnerships
  • Transformation and integration planning.

04

Operational augmentation

Do you need help moving your project from the design and build phase through to successful operation?

North Star Associates can assist you to bring your project live and provide a roadmap for ongoing operation. This includes:

  • Operational readiness planning
  • Pre-launch testing strategies
  • Developing operating protocols
  • Preparing maintenance and lifecycle management plans
  • Determining workforce requirements, including any training needs
  • Facilitating operational handover.

05

NED and operating partner

With a depth of experience from 35 years across the United Kingdom and Australia. North Star Associates understands the governance requirements and regulatory environment that often impact infrastructure projects.

As a non-executive director, interim executive or fractional leadership team member. We advise and provide hands-on strategic leadership to businesses. As an operating partner we apply our industry expertise to implement growth and value-creation plans, optimise processes, and foster team integration, to achieve your business goals.

With 35 years proven experience spanning sectors, across private enterprise and government projects, North Star Associates can help you to stay on course.

North Star Associates help capital investments deliver on their promise.