About Us
Our Mission
Deliver high quality project outcomes for clients whilst creating economic opportunities and employment for Aboriginal people.
Our Strengths
A dedicated team of professionals that support the IES mission to ‘Close the Gap’ of Indigenous disadvantage by winning competitive contracts and creating Indigenous employment whilst meeting client goals and expectations. - Our enthusiastic and skilled support and field staff. - Competitive pricing in conformity with our client’s brief and budget. - Ability to perform specialised projects and complete them on schedule. - A focus on meeting compliance with commitment to quality, safety and training.
Our Story
Established in January 2010 Indigenous Economic Solutions Pty Ltd, trading as IES Cultural Heritage, IES Enviro Clean and IES Enviro Scapes. IES is an Aboriginal owned and managed company operating in a number of areas with a core focus on the Environmental Management, Commerical Cleaning and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Services with the purpose of providing employment for Noongar people.
Since conception IES has developed significant capability and capacity to provide services to a wide range of clients. We provide a reliable, commercially sound business framework with managed risk and take pride in delivering our projects sustainably and safely. IES has gained the reputation as the go to expert in the provision of Indigneous specialist services in Native Title legislation, the integration of Cultural Heritage in design, placemaking and the facilitator for dual naming projects.
IES has established and maintains a reputation for reliable, high quality and cost-effective services. The experience and dedication of our team and our corportate culture promotes safe and effcient work practices, equal opportunity and a harmonious workplace where everyone is valued.
IES has the capacity to adapt to industry change, continually seeking to improve project outcomes, meet milestones, and implement workplace diversity—while driving Aboriginal economic advancement through industry-led solutions.
Message from the Principal
Karen Jacobs
IES was born from the discussions and numerous requests made by Aboriginal Elders, for our people to get involved and be engaged in opportunities that impact our land. As a result, IES was registered and commenced business in early 2010. Our aim was to operate as a business hub and build relationships which would provide inroads into natural resource mining and construction. Since then we have evolved, now achieving outcomes on contracts and the provision of specialist consultancy services in meeting the Aboriginal heritage requirements in the landscaping & environmental sectors, urban design, planning, construction and infrastructure industries. As Whadjuk Traditional Owners (TO) we understand our ongoing role and responsibility not only as the first peoples, but also the custodians of our country.Whilst we appreciate that progress in inevitable, we see our role as maintaining the balance and imbed what is truly unique about our cultural practices, spirituality and our people into a cultural narrative that can be experienced by all and provide an ongoing cultural education. We take seriously the care, maintenance and protection of the environment in which we live and as a Whadjuk business we are commited to engaging with other traditional owners groups and communities to deliver simular outcomes on contracts that extends into their land.