Specialists, not a multinational.
Ambre was founded to give clients clear, practical advice from people who have delivered the work themselves, without the overheads and layers of a global consultancy.
Born on Snowy 2.0. Built for what comes next.
Anthony and Melissa Brennan spent more than a decade inside Snowy Hydro: operations, engineering, quality, commercial and legal, and at the negotiating table when Snowy 2.0 was reset from a lump-sum contract to an incentivised target-cost contract.
They set up Ambre to put that experience to work. The firm has since been engaged by owners, contractors, OEMs and designers, on hydro, wind, data centres and international projects, from feasibility through to handover.
We are based in Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains, and work across Australia, New Zealand and overseas.
Principals do the work
You get the people whose names are on the proposal. We do not win work with seniors and staff it with juniors.
We know what owners want
Years on the owner's side mean we know what a good outcome looks like, whichever side of the contract you are on.
Engineering and commercial together
Technical and contract advice from one team, so nothing falls between the two.
Lean teams, built per job
A small core of principals and engineers, scaled up with trusted specialist partners when the scope calls for it.
Plain advice
Short, direct and written for the people who have to make the decision.
Founders
The principals do the work, backed by trusted specialist partners when the scope calls for it.
Principal · EngineeringAnthony Brennan
15+ years in hydropower across engineering, asset management, procurement and delivery. Six years in senior owner's roles on Snowy 2.0, including Quality Manager for the main works contract and lead negotiator with the OEM through the 2023 contract reset. Engineering lead on the 2,000 MW Mount Rawdon pumped hydro project. B.Eng (Mech) First Class Honours, UNSW.
Principal · Commercial & LegalMelissa Brennan
15+ years as a senior legal and commercial advisor across public and private sectors. Core member of the Snowy 2.0 reset team, project lawyer and claims manager on Snowy 2.0, and legal and commercial lead on wind developments from 72 MW to over 1,000 MW. AS and FIDIC contract suites. Practising certificate; LLB (University Medal), UNSW.