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The people behind the engineering.

A team of specialists, problem-solvers, and builders — united by the discipline of getting it right.

Our story

Built on expertise. Driven by results.

Pivotal Engineering was founded in 2018 by four engineers with a shared belief. Mining and resources deserved a control systems partner who actually understood their world.

From a small Perth team, we have grown into a firm with offices in Perth and Brisbane, delivering for Australia’s largest mining, utilities, energy, and manufacturing operators. We specialise in control systems, electrical and automation engineering, not as one capability among many, but as our entire focus.

Mission

What drives us.

To engineer the control systems and electrical solutions that keep Australia’s mining, utilities, energy, and manufacturing operations running, safely, reliably, and without compromise.

Vision

Where we're going.

To be the go-to control systems partner for Australia's most critical industries — where every challenge is met with precision engineering, and every project sets a new benchmark.

Our values

Not a list on a wall. How we operate.

Six commitments that shape how we approach every conversation, every project, and every handover.
01
Innovation

We embrace creativity and seek innovative solutions — turning constraints into momentum.

02
Excellence

We set the standard in everything we deliver. Quality is not an audit — it's the work.

03
Collaboration

We work as one team — with our clients and with each other. No politics, no silos.

04
Integrity

We act with honesty, transparency, and ethical conduct. Always. Especially when it’s inconvenient.

05
Sustainability

We practise responsible engineering for a better future, measured in operations, not slogans.

06
Continuous Learning

We stay ahead so our clients don’t fall behind. Training, certifications, upskilling, always moving.

Leadership

Management.

Four founders. Four disciplines. One company built around the conviction that control systems engineering deserves a specialist partner.
Hilton Fernandez
Founder | Director
Hilton Fernandez
Managing Director

Hilton leads the firm's growth strategy and client relationships across the mining, energy, utilities and manufacturing sectors, drawing on more than three decades of industry experience in Australia and internationally.

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Fahed Gazali
Founder | Director
Fahed Gazali
Manager — Consulting

Fahed leads Pivotal's consulting practice — advising clients on architecture, platform selection, and digital transformation roadmaps for SCADA and DCS environments.

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Founder | Director
David Hendrick
Manager — Engineering

David leads Pivotal’s engineering teams - Ensuring the solutions delivered by our Electrical and Control Systems teams are fit for purpose, and meet the high level of quality our customers have come to expect.

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Nick Pearson
Founder | Director
Nick Pearson
Manager — Project Delivery

Nick runs project delivery — keeping engineering, vendors, and client stakeholders aligned across complex multi-party programs in mining and resources.

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Senior Management

Management Team

Leaders across our locations
Management
David French
Finance and Commercial Director

A Chartered Accountant, David leads Pivotal's finance and commercial function — financial strategy, contract negotiation, procurement, and commercial risk. He partners with project and executive teams on pricing, cost control, and bid support.

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David Fletcher
Manager QLD

An experienced Manager with deep technical knowledge and business savvy - commercially astute with significant success negotiating and managing commercial contracts, developing client relationships, improving engineering methodologies and managing complex projects.

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