Who we are

Our Approach

We are grounded by our philosophy

Understand the problem,
don’t hide behind process.

Distill complicated into complex,
forge complex into clarity.

Challenge accepted truths,
pursue uncharted thinking.

Ground big ideas in reality,
validate them with data.

Be clear and precise
(a picture often helps).

Integrity is non-negotiable.
Quality is not an accident.

Our Leadership

We bring together diverse backgrounds and perspectives
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Mark Power

BE, BSc

Mark is the founder of Power Initiatives.

He has supported Defence capability for over 40 years. His expertise has underpinned critical strategic thinking that has established infrastructure projects of national significance across all domains.

His detailed knowledge of the Defence estate and capabilities has significantly influenced major disposition decisions.

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Adrian Power

MA, LLB (Hons), BSc, GDLP

Adrian is a Director of Power Initiatives.

He has a legal background, and specialises in procurement, commercial advisory, and project management. He has worked extensively with Government and private clients to plan, develop and deliver complex infrastructure works.

Adrian has personally led capital facilities projects in excess of $700m in the Defence domain, and supported major State Government investments through feasibility studies, business cases, and project establishment and delivery.

Adrian has also supported the delivery of major health and social infrastructure projects in a range of capacities, and helped frame city and urban renewal investments.

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Luis Power

BA, BVA

Luis is an Associate Director of Power Initiatives.

He specialises in digital, and has led the digital transformation of major commercial and Government creative institutions in Australia.

Luis specialises in digital asset management. He has specified, procured and managed enterprise data management platforms, complex data migration to and from cloud-based production environments, and rationalised digital platforms and enabling hardware.

His expertise extends to solving complex Defence strategic planning challenges by leveraging data analysis tools, simulation development, and bespoke digital solutions.

Our Partners

We partner with like-minded experts to deliver best-in-class solutions
Approach
We have worked with the same partners for up to 30 years. We supplement our core team to meet the project need.

Our specialist team includes — architecture, data science, engineering, environment, cost planning, economics, and urban planning disciplines.
Benefits
In bringing together leading firms from their respective industries, we offer the best, senior, most experienced resources possible in support of discrete project taskings.

The result is enhanced service, and genuine innovation and solutions.
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Panel Membership

We work with government through our panel memberships
Defence Infrastructure panel
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT
We are members of the Estate Strategic Planning sub-panel.The DIP is a whole-of-government panel, open to any Australian Government Department. The current panel runs to 2027.

This panel is administered by the Department of Defence Security and Estate Group (SEG).
DEFENCE SUPPORT SERVICES PANEL
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT
We provide services under the Materiel Logistics Services panel category. The DSS is a whole-of-government panel, open to any Australian Government Department. The current panel runs to 2025.

This panel is administered by the Department of Defence Capability and Sustainment Group (CASG).

Governance

We assure our projects through processes and certifications

We measure success not only on project performance, but on our ability to effectively govern our day-to-day operations consistently and to the highest standards; doing so allows us to maintain our collaborative and ethical approach in everything we do, aligned to our philosophy and global best practice.

Our strong corporate governance helps us protect our people and clients, address risk, and strive to continuously do better.

Management
We are ISO:9001 certified
Policies
We maintain a suite of policies to meet our legal, moral and business obligations
Data Security
We are Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) accredited