Senior-level technical expertise, delivered remotely. Sutra Services provides fractional civil engineering and project management advisory to local government across Australia — without the overhead of a full-time engagement.
Sutra Services is an independent civil engineering and project management consultancy operated by Rajan Humagai — a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Project Manager with over 15 years of experience across Victorian and interstate local government.
We work with small, remote, and regional councils that carry significant infrastructure obligations but lack the internal capacity to handle every technical challenge in-house. Our model is simple: senior expertise, available when you need it, at a cost that makes sense for your council.
End-to-end management of civil infrastructure projects — from scoping and procurement through design, construction, and handover. Roads, drainage, bridges, shared paths, and intersection works.
Specialised experience leading flood recovery projects for council assets — covering scope development, contractor supervision, insurance claim management, and grant funding applications.
RFQ and RFT documentation, evaluation matrices, scoring of contractor submissions, and formal recommendation reports — applying council procurement policies throughout.
Progress claim assessment, variation management, site instructions, defects management, and final completion certification — acting as your council's representative on civil construction contracts.
Engineering assessments, infrastructure condition reports, grant acquittal technical reports, and council briefing notes — clear, evidence-based, and structured for your audience.
Delivery of LRCI, Roads to Recovery, Black Spot, and DRFA-funded programs in compliance with grant conditions — including milestone reporting, financial acquittals, and audit-ready documentation.
Technical review of civil drawings, drainage designs, and subdivision infrastructure plans against council standards — with written assessment reports and condition recommendations.
Input to Asset Management Plans and Road Management Plans — including infrastructure condition reporting, lifecycle cost input, treatment prioritisation, and maintenance strategy development.
All services delivered remotely as standard, making senior engineering support accessible to councils across Australia — including remote, rural, and Indigenous community councils — without the cost of metropolitan consultancies.
Engage on a per-task or monthly retainer basis. No minimum terms, no recruitment overhead, no onboarding delays. Senior expertise available at short notice when you need it.
Over 15 years working exclusively within Australian local government — Victorian, Queensland, and Northern Territory councils. We understand council processes, grant frameworks, and infrastructure obligations from the inside.
Scope adjusts to your council's needs. Start with a single task, expand to a retainer, or scale back — the engagement model is always driven by what makes sense for your council, not by our commercial interests.
Delivery of LRCI-funded transport projects including raised intersections, pedestrian treatments, shared user paths, and signalised intersection upgrades.
Contract administration and supervision across civil construction and subdivisional developments. Review of drainage engineering plans and traffic management for multi-project programs.
Led flood recovery and restoration projects for council assets — drainage, roads, and facilities. Managed insurance claims process and prepared grant applications for recovery funding.
Full project management and contract administration across civil infrastructure — procurement, design consultant management, progress claims, and grant compliance.
Three-year role managing roads, transport, and infrastructure projects. Contributed to Council's 4-year New Works program across Roads to Recovery, Black Spot, and LRCI-funded programs.
Delivered 15+ major civil infrastructure projects across the Northern Territory — highway strengthening, bridge deck replacement, pavement rehabilitation, and aerodrome upgrades.
Full project management and contract administration for bridge deck replacement and associated road reconstruction works, including design management, progress claims, and grant compliance.
Led recovery and restoration of flood-affected drainage assets, roads, and community facilities. Managed insurance claims and secured grant funding for full restoration works.
Delivery of multiple LRCI-funded transport projects including raised intersections, pedestrian threshold treatments, shared user paths, and signalised intersection upgrades.
Managed investigation, design, and delivery of pavement rehabilitation works across multiple Council road segments — tender documentation, contractor supervision, and grant acquittal reporting.
Delivered major civil infrastructure programs across Victoria, Stuart, Buntine, and Carpentaria Highways — including highway strengthening, bridge replacement, pavement rehabilitation, and aerodrome upgrades.
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Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Project Manager with 15+ years across Australian local government. Specialist in capital works delivery, flood recovery, and remote council advisory.
Senior Project Manager with 30+ years across civil and infrastructure projects in Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Nepal. Deep expertise in remote highway, bridge, and drainage delivery — including major NT Government programs across Buntine, Carpentaria, and Victoria Highways.
Civil engineer with broad experience across local government, state roads, and utilities in Victoria. Specialist in asset management planning, infrastructure condition assessment, tender administration, and project management across roads, drainage, water, and sewerage works.
Sutra Services Pty Ltd is an independent civil engineering and project management consultancy based in Victoria. We were established to address a straightforward problem: small and remote councils across Australia have significant infrastructure obligations, but limited access to senior engineering expertise without the cost and complexity of engaging large metropolitan consultancies.
Our model is built around flexibility. Councils can engage us on a single task, a short-term program, or an ongoing retainer — whatever makes sense for their situation and budget. We work remotely as standard, with site visits arranged where genuinely necessary.
We serve local government across Victoria, Queensland, the Northern Territory, and increasingly, remote and Indigenous community councils across Australia.
We tell councils what they need to hear, not what is easiest to say. Our recommendations are evidence-based, clearly explained, and always focused on the council's best interests.
All services are designed to be delivered remotely by default, reducing cost and response time. Where physical presence adds genuine value, we arrange it.
No minimum terms, no lock-in contracts. Engagements scale up or down based on your council's needs — not our commercial targets.
Over 15 years working inside Australian councils means we understand procurement obligations, grant frameworks, community expectations, and the pressures your team faces every day.
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