ABOUT US

CHOVA is an engineering, construction, and consulting company consisting of execution experts in the fields of oil and gas, renewables (solar and wind), resources and infrastructure. 

Our expertise lies in both the initial phases and the successful completion of major projects, both nationally and internationally. We have a strong focus on pre-contract activities and project management.

We use a collaborative approach with our customers for design, development and optimisation, working together to determine a best-for-project solution.

CHOVA can provide customers an Early Contractor Involvement model (ECI), through to EPCM or EPC models.

CHOVA can act for the Owner, as an integrated Owners’ Team, providing teams to oversee design, procurement and construction on behalf of its customers.
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Management Profile
Our Senior People
Our Vision
Our Values

MANAGEMENT PROFILE

A key factor in the success of CHOVA has been its ability to attract, recruit and retain high quality personnel. The CHOVA team has deep, and relevant experience in high-risk projects, challenging project contracts, costs, schedule and management. This is coupled with managing highly sophisticated customers with high expectations around meeting their needs.

CHOVA has a particular focus on oil and gas, mining, renewables (solar and wind) and the associated works that are relevant to those customer projects, such as non-process infrastructure, civils, mechanical and electrical.

Many staff members have previously worked together in project teams to deliver successful feasibility studies and projects in the heavy engineering, construction, mining, renewables and defence industries. 

OUR SENIOR PEOPLE

CHOVA brings together, through 30 years of industry experience, a world class team that can deliver turnkey solutions for major projects.
  • Scott Criddle - Director
  • Dickie Dique - Operations Director
  • Esther Schwald - Corporate Services Director
  • Chris Ashton - Project Director
  • Matt Simpson - Project Director
  • Daniel Hunter - Director Project Development
Scott Criddle
Director
Highly analytical and results-driven professional with documented success and 25+ years of experience across more than 900 projects in Australia and overseas in leading full lifecycle of high-value engineering projects for customers across state governments, involving WA, QLD, and VIC, federal, and private sector clients such as BHP, Woodside, Chevron, Shell, RTIO, FMG and RHIO. 
Dickie Dique
Operations Director
Dickie is an experienced construction professional, with over 30 years of experience in Australia and abroad, having been involved in excess of 70 civil and building projects since arriving in Australia in 2001, many of which were delivered under his building license for clients such as BHP, Woodside, Chevron, Shell, FMG, RHIO and major road authorities across Australia. Dickie is first and foremost client focused, with a passion for delivering quality projects and building culturally aligned teams to deliver superior outcomes.
Esther Schwald
Corporate Services Director
Esther is an experienced and successful executive, leader, project manager and consultant. She brings over 25 years’ experience in a diverse range of roles, countries, and industries – including renewables, mining and resources, domestic violence, mental health, training and education, IT, NFP, startup, professional services, and real estate – for which she has consistently delivered results for. During her career she has gained experience across a broad variety of executive leadership, professional, operations, project, and general management roles that have had strategic, people, operational, project, and contract management accountabilities.
Chris Ashton
Project Director
An executive level manager with a background in both heavy civil and multidisciplinary construction having primarily serviced blue chip clients in the resources, oil and gas and government sectors with experience gained working for both tier-one contractor and EPCM organisations. Chris’ key strengths are in very large complex projects that start in precontracts, planning, methodology execution and project readiness pre-award. Then followed by project delivery in all forms of disciplines, oil and gas, resources and infrastructure. Project sizes $5m AUD to $1b AUD.
Matt Simpson
Project Director
A highly skilled construction professional with over 25 years of civil construction industry experience. Successfully managed numerous major projects across the infrastructure, transport, energy and resource sectors with an emphasis on large-scale mining, civil, road and rail projects. Excels at building a collaborative and functional team culture, seeking innovative and efficient construction methodology that ensures the best project outcomes for all parties.
Daniel Hunter
Director Project Development
Senior Manager, Project Director and Environmental Professional with >24 years of experience in a wide range of industries including mining, agriculture, renewables, water, transport and biodiversity conservation across Australia and internationally. Significant experience in obtaining state and federal regulatory approvals, government and stakeholder relations and has led multidisciplinary teams on a wide variety of feasibility studies and environmental assessments for large infrastructure projects such as mining, port, energy, chemical, water and agricultural developments
  • Our Vision
  • Our Values

CHOVA’s vision is to be the market leader in project delivery, whilst being relevant to its customers and achieving superior outcomes through the quality of its people and the strength of its relationships.

CHOVA is founded on a strong belief in its core values. These core values drive our people and underpin the company’s corporate goals of providing clients with superior service, establishing safe and effective working relationships, and fostering respect for the culture, diversity and values of others.

Our Vision

CHOVA’s vision is to be the market leader in project delivery, whilst being relevant to its customers and achieving superior outcomes through the quality of its people and the strength of its relationships.

Our Values

CHOVA is founded on a strong belief in its core values. These core values drive our people and underpin the company’s corporate goals of providing clients with superior service, establishing safe and effective working relationships, and fostering respect for the culture, diversity and values of others.

What we do
Our experience
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