Jarrad Lahne

Executive summary

Jarrad is a Director in BDO’s Consulting team in Perth, with over a decade of experience delivering strategic and operational improvements across sectors including manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, government, healthcare, aviation and maritime. He is a results-driven adviser who translates complex challenges into practical solutions that enhance profitability, efficiency and sustainability.

Jarrad specialises in operational and process optimisation, applying structured methodologies such as root cause analysis and value driver tree modelling to identify inefficiencies and unlock value across production, supply chain and commercial functions. Jarrad has led transformation initiatives for both private and ASX-listed companies, and supports public sector clients with strategic change, regulatory alignment and infrastructure planning.

Jarrad’s experience spans commercialising emerging technologies in the natural resources and energy sector, integrating ESG frameworks post-acquisition, and delivering multi-agency programs.

Expertise

• Strategic business transformation through organisational change, commercial strategy development and performance optimisation across business units in sectors such as energy, manufacturing and public infrastructure
• Operational and process improvement across production, supply chain, and commercial functions, with a focus on profitability, sustainability reporting and post-acquisition integration
• Enhancing asset management and lifecycle performance through data-driven planning, digital systems implementation, and alignment with long-term capital and sustainability goals
• Leading complex programs and projects across diverse sectors including natural resources, ports, transport, government, and healthcare, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and regulatory alignment.

Experience

Natural resources and energy

• Solar manufacturing feasibility: led a study assessing the viability of onshoring solar panel manufacturing, aligning production stages with local resource availability, skilled labour and logistics to evaluate economic potential.
• Aquaculture infrastructure assessment: managed the development of a scoping document to assess infrastructure renewal needs for a regional aquaculture facility, coordinating technical input to support future funding applications.
• Sustainability reporting for mining services: provided technical guidance to a mining services company in delivering its inaugural sustainability report, including compliance with Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) S2 – ‘Climate-related disclosures’, and detailed analysis of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions across its value chain.
• Post-acquisition ESG integration: supported a global energy transition provider in aligning sustainability reporting requirements following private equity acquisition, ensuring integration of ESG frameworks and disclosure readiness.

Mining, manufacturing and engineering

• Fabrication business turnaround: turned around an underperforming fabrication business servicing the natural resources sector, restoring profitability and driving revenue growth.
• Asset portfolio due diligence: managed the due diligence process for a large property asset portfolio, identifying operational risks and documentation gaps across a diverse set of industrial and institutional assets.

Transport and infrastructure

• Rail control centre operations: managed stakeholder engagement and authored a ‘concept of operations’ to guide the transition to a new rail operations control centre, ensuring alignment with updated technology and layouts.
• High-capacity signalling strategy: provided project management and technical input for a ‘concept of operations’ supporting a $2 billion signalling infrastructure upgrade, working closely with international rail experts.
• Motorway asset management review: led an asset management maturity assessment for a major road network operator, conducting stakeholder interviews, gap analysis and roadmap development to support a shift to proactive, risk-based maintenance.
• Rail maintenance optimisation: supported a national rail operator in identifying workflow improvements and evaluating digital inspection technologies, delivering a pilot plan to validate operational efficiencies.
• Engineering information systems implementation: led the rollout of a digital engineering information management system, mapping workflows across multiple divisions to ensure system adoption and value realisation.
• Ground transport integration: supported the development of a ‘concept of operations’ for a major airport transport project, integrating a new multi-level carpark and associated service infrastructure.

Government and public sector

• Operational readiness for enforcement technology: developed an operational readiness plan for the launch of AI-enabled mobile enforcement systems, coordinating multi-agency stakeholders and aligning with government service entry requirements.
• Asset information management standard: designed a standardised asset information framework for a regional government, enabling consistent data collection and improved financial planning for infrastructure investment.
• Risk-based asset management strategy: advanced asset management maturity for a national agency through operational efficiency reviews, stakeholder engagement and roadmap development.
• Multi-agency infrastructure coordination: led stakeholder engagement and planning for a state-wide infrastructure initiative, aligning operational readiness with regulatory and service delivery requirements.
• Strategic finance transformation in public health: delivered project management and strategic implementation of a major structural overhaul within the finance division of a large public healthcare provider.

Healthcare

• Regulatory compliance and facilities optimisation: delivered an asset register and condition assessment for a private healthcare provider, later expanding support to broader facilities management and capital planning.
• Hospital logistics assessment: evaluated logistics operations across a multi-campus hospital network to inform a major redevelopment business case, incorporating stakeholder engagement and international best-practice in hygiene logistics.
• Service relocation feasibility: contributed to a feasibility study for relocating a specialised health service, assessing operational requirements and site suitability through stakeholder interviews and workflow analysis.

Utilities and regional authorities

• Island infrastructure planning: informed long-term capital planning for a regional island authority by managing a detailed asset condition assessment and lifecycle model for heritage and utility assets.
• Local government asset management standard: developed a standardised asset management framework for a regional authority, enabling consistent data collection and improved infrastructure investment planning.

Ports and maritime

• Port asset management plan: co-developed an asset management plan for port infrastructure, including dredging, breakwaters and land reclamation, aligning capital planning with operational needs.
• Strategic asset management for port growth: delivered a strategic asset management plan for a major port authority, linking maintenance priorities with long-term growth, sustainability targets and capital investment planning.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Master of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Business (Management and International Business)
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Committee member, Supply Chain and Logistics Associate of Australia (SCLAA)
• Committee member, Asset Management Council (AMC).