Advisory Services

Supporting boards, chairs and committees to make informed, strategic decisions.

Hawksburn Advisory works with boards to strengthen governance frameworks, improve decision processes and support oversight of complex portfolios and major investments.
Advisory support can include:

• Independent sounding board to the Chair, CEO or Board Committees

• Governance frameworks and decision-rights reviews

• Board preparation for major transactions, investments or approvals

• Strategy and risk workshops

• Scenario modelling and structured discussion on future pathways

• Board effectiveness, performance and alignment

Our approach centres on clarity, accountability and the practical realities of governance in complex industries.

Independent oversight and strategic clarity for large, multi-stakeholder projects.

Hawksburn Advisory brings global experience in major capital project oversight for projects valued up to US$50 billion in diverse operating environments and commercial partnerships.

Support may include:

• Independent review of business cases, risk profile and project framing

• Oversight structures for scope, capital, risk and HSSE performance

• Partner alignment and joint venture governance

• Entry, exit and reshaping of joint venture positions

• Assurance for board committees during planning, approval and execution

• Analysis of geopolitical, regulatory and community considerations

Our advisory approach helps boards anticipate risks, strengthen oversight and maintain clarity throughout the project lifecycle.

Supporting disciplined commercial decision-making in complex and changing markets.

Hawksburn Advisory provides strategic commercial support to organisations navigating negotiations, market transitions and portfolio choices.

Typical areas include:

• Commercial structuring and negotiation strategy

• Assessment of opportunities, risks and commercial value

• Joint Venture partner alignment and dispute resolution

• Asset management, optimisation and repositioning

• Integration of technical, commercial and policy considerations

• Independent review of complex proposals prior to board approval

• Market outlook analysis for energy, fuels and emerging value chains

Boards benefit from objective insight, disciplined challenge and clear articulation of strategic options.

Understanding and governing the non-technical risks that influence strategy and licence to operate.

Hawksburn Advisory supports organisations facing multi-stakeholder environments and societal scrutiny across industries and jurisdictions.

Engagements may focus on:

• Stakeholder and community engagement strategies

• Indigenous engagement and partnership frameworks

• Lender, NGO and government expectations

• Social performance and non-technical risk governance

• Crisis management, incident review and organisational learning

This advisory work strengthens alignment between governance, strategy, reputation and long-term resilience.

Helping organisations navigate transition, carbon expectations and emerging value chains.

With experience across oil, gas, LNG, power, renewables, hydrogen, ammonia and carbon markets, Hawksburn Advisory supports organisations in designing and governing credible transition strategies.
Areas of focus include:

• Long-term portfolio strategy and transition pathways

• Decarbonisation roadmaps and regulatory expectations

• Carbon markets, offsets and emissions reduction frameworks

• Integration of transition risk into strategy and capital planning

• ESG, stakeholder and societal considerations

• Commercial and policy implications of emerging low-carbon systems

The goal is to help boards balance ambition and pragmatism in an environment of evolving technology, regulation and investor expectations.