Person
Rivett, John Charles (Bob) (1923 - 2001)
AM FTSE HonFIEAust
- Born
- 4 March 1923
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 18 May 2001
late of St Lucia & Rainbow Bay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer and Consulting engineer
- Alternative Names
- Rivett, Bob (Also known as)
Summary
Bob Rivett, AM BE ME FTSE HonFIEAust MAusIMM FASCE, was Chairman, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Pty Ltd, from 1978 until 1986, and was previously a Director, Partner and Senior Engineer, after joining the practice in 1955.
He contributed significantly to the engineering profession, was elected President of the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1976, and served on its National Council and Queensland Division.
His distinguished contribution to engineering was recognised when he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1992; was elected Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1988, was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 1987, and was awarded the John Monash Medal in 1982.
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Chronology
- 1943
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1943 - 1946
- Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial Forces
- 1947
- Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE (Hons)), University of Queensland
- 1947 - 1952
- Career position - Deputy City Engineer, Toowoomba City Council, Queensland
- 1949
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1952
- Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Queensland
- 1952 - 1955
- Career position - Senior engineer, Queensland Contractors Pty Ltd
- 1955 - 1965
- Career position - Senior engineer, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey
- 1955 - 1965
- Career position - Committee member, Queensland Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1964
- Career position - Chairman, Queensland Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1965
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1965 - 1970
- Career position - Partner, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey
- 1965 - 1975
- Career position - Member of Council, representative of Queensland Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 1970 - 1974
- Career position - Member, Engineering Course Assessment Committee, Queensland Board of Advanced Education
- 1970 - 1978
- Career position - Director, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Pty Ltd
- 1974 -
- Career position - Chairman and Managing Director, GHD-Parsons Brinckerhoff Pty Ltd
- 1976 - 1977
- Career position - President, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1977 - 1985
- Career position - Member, South East Queensland Electricity Board
- 1978 - 1986
- Career position - Chairman, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Pty Ltd [succeeded Bernard Callinan, retired]
- 1978 - 1988
- Career position - Member, Board Registration of Professional Engineers, Queensland
- 1980 - 1983
- Career position - Member, State Advisory Committee, Queensland, CSIRO
- 1982
- Award - John Monash Medal, General College, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1983 - 1987
- Career position - Director, Pioneer Sugar Mills Ltd
- 1987 - 2001
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 1988 - 2001
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 26 Jan 1992
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to engineering and to the Institution of Engineers Australia
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Published resources
Books
- Arneil, Stan Foch, A Firm Foundation: The Story of Gutteridge Haskins and Davey, Consulting Engineers 1928 -1988 (Railway Square, NSW: Gutteridge Haskins and Davey, 1988), xiii, 288 pp. Details
Conference Papers
- Rivett, J. C., 'Management in a consulting engineering practice', in Conference on Engineering Management 1981: Preprints of Papers (Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1981), pp. 7-13., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.684313909641818. Details
- Rivett, J. C., 'Balance', in National Conference on Environmental Engineering 1992: 'The Global Environment - Australian Implications'; Preprints of Papers (Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1992), pp. 239-243., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.382143014747589. Details
- Rivett, J. C.; Adcock, H., 'Greenvale Railway - Feasibility study and design.', in Annual Engineering Conference 1973 (Institution of Engineers Australia, 1973), pp. 91-103., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.553268222782898. Details
- Rivett, J. C.; Matheson, P. J., 'Feasibility study of the importation of nickel ore for treatment in Queensland', in The Institution of Engineers, Australia National Conference: 1989; Preprints of Papers (Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1989), pp. 172-185., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.686866626704192. Details
Edited Books
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2001 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Institution news and notes: The President - 1976 J. C. Rivett', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 48 (5-6) (1976), 31. Details
- Henderson, Robin, 'Colleges : General College - John Monash Medal', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 55 (6) (1983), 38. John Monash Medal for 1982 to J.C. (Bob) Rivett for his paper "Management in a Consulting Engineering Practice". Details
- Rivett, J. C., 'Retiring President's address [1977] - Rivett urges Government to launch engineering program', Engineers Australia, 49 (10) (1977), 10-11. Details
Reports
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1982 [Sixty-third Annual Report] (1983), 16 pp. 'Institution Awards - John Monash Medal 1982: awarded to Mr J C Rivett, FIEAust', p.11. Details
Resources
- CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B883, QX50126', B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=4468071. Details
See also
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Created: 10 March 2026