CBS Group

Corporate Band (0-5 members)
L22, 180 George Street

Sydney
NSW Australia

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CBS Group is a specialist infrastructure advisory and technology consultancy established in 2008, headquartered in Sydney. The firm delivers asset management strategy, systems engineering, reliability-centred maintenance, operations management and failure modes and effects analysis services to government and blue-chip clients across road transport, rail, heavy civil engineering construction, defence and general industry.

CBS Group's core team of 12 specialists, supported by a broader network of 30 subject-matter experts, combines professional engineering qualifications with deep commercial acumen — enabling the firm to improve asset performance while reducing whole-of-life cost for asset owners. The team's background spans RAAF flight test engineering, major toll road operations, rail systems and large-scale civil infrastructure, giving CBS Group practical insight into the operational realities of the assets it advises on.

The firm's principal intellectual property is the CAPITAL framework (Commercial Asset Performance, Infrastructure Tailoring And Lifecycle), a long-term asset management and commercial model developed for Transport for NSW and implemented on the Western Harbour Tunnel, Sydney Harbour Tunnel and M6 Stage 1 Tunnel. CAPITAL establishes a 30-year fixed-fee asset management, operations and maintenance structure integrating ISO 55001 and ISO 44001, applying reliability-centred maintenance principles and systems engineering rigour to shift focus from short-term delivery to whole-of-life outcomes. The framework has delivered over $1 billion in validated savings across these critical infrastructure programs.

CBS Group's value-based pricing model links fees to measurable asset performance outcomes rather than time-based inputs, aligning the firm's commercial interests directly with client objectives.

Founded: 2008 Location: Sydney, NSW Website: cbs.com.au Industries: Road Transport, Rail, Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction, Defence, General Industry Key Services: Asset Management Strategy, Systems Engineering, Reliability Centred Maintenance, Operations Management, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis Standards Alignment: ISO 55001 (Asset Management), ISO 44001 (Collaborative Business Relationships)