"When design keeps people at its heart, it has the power to truly improve lives. I enjoy working alongside users to find the best way to support their needs through design."

Sarah is a future-focused technical expert with over 13 years of specialist healthcare experience across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. A trusted Associate in our Health team, she brings a calm, collaborative and solutions-focused mindset to every stage of the project lifecycle.

Clear, effective and empathetic communication underpins Sarah’s approach. She builds strong relationships with clients, consultants and builders, and is highly regarded for her ability to resolve complex challenges within live, operational environments. Whether delivering pioneering new facilities or enhancing existing ones, she is driven by a commitment to improving user experience and contributing to projects that make a lasting and meaningful difference in people’s lives.

Sarah sets high standards for documentation, modelling and constructability. She champions best practice in construction sequencing and quality, playing a key role in advancing the precision and performance of our documentation in response to increasingly complex healthcare environments. She also recognises the growing importance of robust building information modelling in supporting the lifecycle performance and long-term value of health infrastructure.

Her portfolio includes new hospitals, highly technical refurbishments and innovative clinical facilities in both metropolitan and remote contexts. Sarah began her career in New Zealand, working with a Health Board responsible for all hospitals in the lower South Island. She later contributed to the UK’s first Proton Beam Therapy Treatment Hospital, a landmark NHS exemplar project delivered on a complex central London site with highly bespoke design and cutting-edge technology. More recently, she led key technical delivery for the ANGAU Memorial General Hospital in Lae, Papua New Guinea, a transformative facility providing vital care in one of the region’s most challenging environments. She also played a central role in the Bendigo Day Rehabilitation Project, an extensive refurbishment within a live hospital setting that involved careful coordination around asbestos removal, existing services infrastructure and a highly constrained scope.

Sarah is particularly skilled in navigating the intricacies of refurbishment and expansion within operational hospitals. Her ability to collaborate under pressure, manage technical complexity and uphold rigorous quality standards has made her an invaluable contributor to some of CHC’s most challenging and rewarding health projects.