Infrastructure builds nation’s construction muscle memory

CompaniesInfrastructureWebuildPrint articleMarco AssoratiApr 7, 2026 – 8.55amThis Industry Insight is produced in commercial partnership with Webuild.Australia’s infrastructure program is often discussed in terms of cost, delivery timelines and engineering complexity. Yet one of its most important outcomes receives far less attention. Major infrastructure projects are also among the country’s most powerful engines of skills development.Every major project brings together thousands of engineers, tradespeople, technicians and specialist suppliers. These teams build expertise through the delivery of complex national assets – expertise that cannot be replicated in classrooms or training simulations. It is through building tunnels, transmission corridors, water infrastructure and transport networks that the sector develops the capability required to deliver the next generation of national projects.Marco Assorati, senior executive vice president operations Oceania for Webuild and executive president, Clough. In other words, infrastructure delivery is where Australia develops the muscle memory needed to deliver future projectsThis role is becoming increasingly important as workforce shortages emerge across many sectors of the economy. Infrastructure delivery is not only responding to demand for skilled labour – it is actively helping build the workforce Australia will rely on in the decades ahead.AdvertisementMajor projects create structured pathways into the industry through app...