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Reconciliation demands clear direction, focus and ongoing commitment.

Reconciliation is an ongoing commitment reflected in the relationships we build, the opportunities we create and the way we work on Country. Guided by our Reconciliation Action Plan, we are strengthening respect, participation and partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and businesses.

A Torres Strait Islander flag flying inside an Icon office

OUR RECONCILIATION JOURNEY

From Reflect to Innovate.

We are proud to abide by our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as we continue working towards Icon Group’s vision for reconciliation.

Icon Group is devoted to creating a positive and inclusive culture where current and future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can proudly and unashamedly represent their authentic identities.

We are committed to ensuring our people recognise and appreciate the histories and cultures of local First Nations peoples and Country, strengthening the relationships we have with the communities and land in which we operate.

Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan artwork featuring a wedge-tailed eagle over Country

Our Innovate RAP

Turning commitment into action with our Innovate RAP.

Icon Group is proud of our achievements to date through our Innovate RAP journey. Since 2017, we have been committed to reconciliation, moving from the Reflect RAP into the Innovate RAP level.

We understand that reconciliation demands clear direction, focus and ongoing commitment. Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, certified by Reconciliation Australia, provides Icon Group with a structured and established framework to formally address our commitments to Indigenous reconciliation.

Icon site team members celebrating a Reconciliation Action Plan milestone
Download our RAP

Our commitment includes 72 actions across 4 key RAP areas:

Relationships

Building and strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations.

Respect

Deepening understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures, peoples and Country.

Opportunities

Creating meaningful opportunities through employment, professional development, business participation and project delivery.

Governance

Providing the leadership, accountability and structure required to turn our commitments into measurable action.

Icon and Fortis site team members with a Traditional Owner at a project site

Our RAP Working Group

From Reflect to Innovate.

Championed by Icon Group’s Senior Management team, our RAP Working Group includes employees from across Icon Group member companies. The Working Group brings together executive and employee representatives, with 30% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives and 70% non-Indigenous representatives.

Alongside the work of the RAP, our teams participate in NAIDOC Week and National Reconciliation Week, helping build understanding, awareness and engagement across the business.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives

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70% non-Indigenous representatives

Leadership perspective

Mike Read, CEO/Managing Director

Icon is dedicated to this work. As we move forward towards achieving our organisation’s vision for reconciliation, we are currently working with Reconciliation Australia to develop our second “Innovate” level RAP.

Mike Read

CEO/Managing Director

Creating opportunity

Supporting Indigenous people, businesses & communities.

Icon Group is dedicated to supporting Indigenous people and cultivating the empowerment and self-determination of Aboriginal people through training, employment, business participation and meaningful engagement.

Employment & opportunity

Icon continues to increase Indigenous participation in the construction sector by improving access to employment and creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our business and projects.

Our approach focuses on removing barriers to participation, supporting people into meaningful employment and creating pathways that can lead to long-term careers within the industry.

Icon site team members with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues

Who we are

Icon's Innovate RAP artwork, featuring a wedge-tailed eagle over meeting places connected by the Yarra River

A story of connection, culture & Country.

Our Innovate RAP artwork was created by proud Wurundjeri Traditional Owners and brothers Ashley Firebrace and Alex Kerr.

Alex and Ashley’s design celebrates the relationships represented through Icon, Minicon, Kajima and Barpa. Four meeting places connect with one another and lead towards the centre circle of the artwork.

At its centre, gum leaves represent the Traditional Owners of Melbourne, the Wurundjeri people. Light and dark blue rivers flowing through the artwork signify the Yarra River, connecting through to Icon’s head office and surrounding projects.

Alex Kerr and Ashley Firebrace holding a possum-skin cloak featuring their Innovate RAP artwork

“Creating a RAP is a significant step towards reconciliation and makes a genuine impact on Indigenous communities. What made me even more proud was carrying out the RAP’s objectives by ensuring Indigenous businesses are involved in our building projects, upskilling our people, and sharing our culture and practices.”

Alex Kerr

Wurundjeri Traditional Owner

Graduates & cadets

Start your career on real projects.

Whether you’re still studying or ready to begin your career, Icon’s Graduate and Cadet Program combines structured development with hands-on experience across live projects.

You’ll work alongside experienced teams, build practical construction knowledge and gain exposure to different parts of the project lifecycle, with clear pathways to keep progressing as your capability grows.

What you’ll experience

  • Hands-on experience on live construction projects

  • Exposure to estimating, design management and contract administration

  • Experience across safety, quality and site supervision

  • Mentoring and learning from experienced project teams

  • A pathway into graduate and ongoing roles

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Early-career placements

Cadetship and internship opportunities across live Icon projects.

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Opportunities across the business

Build experience across Icon’s core sectors, disciplines and project teams.