Ben Hughes
Managing Director and Principal
Meet Ben - our local content strategy expert with over a decade of experience in designing, implementing, and managing regional economies for major projects. His expertise spans across various industries, including project proponents, main works contractors, SMEs, economic advocates, and all three levels of government.
Ben spent ten years working on major workforce projects for global companies in standalone or shared services environments. His client-focused approach prioritises smart resourcing strategies, effective collaboration, stakeholder alignment, and organizational effectiveness. With Ben on your team, you can trust that your local content strategy is in good hands.
Jason Manttan
Principal Consultant – Local Content, Social Outcomes & Regional Economic Development
Jason brings over 15 years of specialised experience designing and delivering high‑impact industry participation, employment, and skills development strategies for major projects across Queensland and Australia. Having led local content, Indigenous engagement, workforce development, and regional economic initiatives for government, project proponents, and Tier 1 contractors, Jason is recognised for his ability to translate complex regulatory, commercial, and social requirements into clear, actionable strategies.
His background spans renewable energy, transport infrastructure, defence, water, and resources - supporting organisations such as Queensland Hydro, ARTC Inland Rail, Arrow Energy, Sunwater, Rio Tinto, and multiple regional councils. Jason’s work centres on enabling meaningful participation for Local and First Nations businesses, strengthening workforce readiness, and ensuring major projects deliver lasting social and economic benefits.
With deep expertise in procurement policy, industry development, stakeholder engagement, and governance, Jason provides trusted advisory support to clients seeking clarity, capability uplift, and measurable outcomes.
Jacqueline Lawton
Local Industry Participation Officer
Jacqueline is a project coordination professional with over ten years of experience in infrastructure, civil, and construction sectors. She excels in project administration, contract management, procurement, and financial oversight.
Known for her attention to detail and adaptability, she is dedicated to quality outcomes in collaborative settings. Her experience in government, private, and remote projects, along with her technical skills, makes her a valuable asset to any project team.
Camila Hynes
Fractional CMO I Marketing Lead
Camila brings more than 18 years of marketing experience, including over a decade in senior leadership roles across technology, digital, retail and professional services.
She specialises in translating complex technical, regulatory and industry subject matter into clear, engaging communications that connect with government, industry and major project stakeholders. Her expertise spans strategic marketing, content development, brand positioning and campaign delivery, with a focus on building credibility, strengthening stakeholder engagement and building trusted brands.
Camila leads Hughes et al's marketing strategy and communications, ensuring the team's expertise in local content, economic development outcomes and workforce development is communicated with the same rigour and precision it brings to every client engagement.
Specialist Subcontractors
Hughes et al has an establish and proven network of expert sub-contractors in:
Indigenous Participation
Small Business Capability Development
Social Enterprise Participation
Various Engineering Disciplines
Organisation and Systems
Hughes et al has a dedicated business manager for all back-office functions.
Subcontracted finance, legal advice.
Established systems include:
Project Management
Time Sheets
Documentation Control
Customer Relationship Management
Market Information Repository
Finance
Assortment of AI “Bots”