Vince Scolaro

Director - BridgE Engineering

The Bridge Engineer who is still waiting for the call from Ferrari F1.

Professional Overview

Vince Scolaro is one of Australia’s most experienced bridge engineers, known for his ability to solve complex structural challenges and leave a lasting legacy through infrastructure that strengthens communities. With more than three decades in the discipline, he has shaped transport networks across Sydney and NSW, from early contributions in the Department of Main Roads’ bridge branch to leading major design and remediation, strengthening and integration projects across tunnels, stations, iconic bridges and high-profile corridors. His passion lies in creating infrastructure that genuinely improves how people move through cities, and in seeing the tangible, long-term benefits of work that he has designed and delivered.

Vince’s technical niche is the adaptive reuse and modification of existing structures - a capability that has defined his career and underpins one of CSS’s specialisation today. Introduced to complex modifications early in his career, he developed innovative solutions on the Sydney Harbour Tunnel project at just four years out of university, winning the Institution of Engineers Excellence Award in 1990. Since then, he has been entrusted with some of NSW’s most sensitive rehabilitations and strengthening programs, from the General Holmes Drive Tunnel upgrades to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the LH Ford Bridge, and major remediation packages within the Sydney Program Alliance. His approach blends deep technical rigour with a practical appreciation of constructability, staging and the need to maintain operational networks while improving them - a balance that clients and communities rely on.

A natural collaborator and leader, Vince thrives in team environments and is committed to building capability around him. He attributes much of CSS’s culture to a shared belief in innovation, precision and collective problem-solving, and sees the next three to five years as an opportunity to cement a legacy – possibly delivering a landmark bridge project that becomes a springboard for the next generation of CSS engineers. Outside work, Vince’s values are shaped by a lifetime of competitive sport, active adventure and, more recently, a pivot towards mentoring and supporting creative collaborations. His favourite projects include not only major bridge works but also unconventional design challenges such as the visionary Putney Park playground for adults and the award-winning Sculpture by the Sea installations - where structural engineering.

Skills include

Bridge Engineering skills

Value engineering, design innovation and conceptual design, with particular emphasis on brown field sites (re-use of existing infrastructure), and the incorporation of construction methods within design solutions in order to minimise impacts to operations and the community

Structural Engineering skills

Design of complex structures in complex environments including Brown Field Sites, Rail Corridor, Unstable Sites and Heavily Trafficked Road Environments. Structures expertise covering a diverse range of market sectors including transport (bridge, aviation, rail, marine & tunnel) structures, building (industrial, retail, commercial, residential & light weight fabric) structures, industrial & mining structures and Environmental (water / wastewater treatment, waste transfer stations, drainage) structures.