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Bob Richardson

Director
  • Location:
    New South Wales
  • Services:
    Quantity Surveying
  • Qualifications:
    BSc (QS), FRICS, FAIQS
  • Connect:
    • [email protected]
    • (02) 9270 1000
    • LinkedIn

Bob Richardson has been instrumental in helping to drive the success of Australia’s property and construction industry with more than 50 years of sector leadership experience.

Bob is a recognised leader in property, construction, cost management, and advisory services. As a Director at MBM, he brings strong global experience in cost and asset guidance for large-scale developments in Australia and beyond. Throughout his career, Bob has led cost management on major projects at the highest levels. He brings a long history of representing Government and institutional investors with cost advice in the early stages of investment and development opportunities.

Notably, Bob led cost guidance on the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and his expertise has been called upon for Olympic Games bids or delivery from Sydney 2000 up to Rio 2016, the first European Games in Baku Azerbaijan, in 2015, and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Bob graduated in Quantity Surveying from the University of South London and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FAIQS). In recognition of his career and services to the industry, he was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2019.

Past Speaking Engagements

  • (2025) Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) Construction Project of the Future Event

Featured Projects

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Athens 2004 Olympic Games

Doha 2006 Asian Games

Rio 2007 Pan American Games

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Baku 1st European Games 2015

News

MBM’s Q4 2025 National Escalation Report Explores Market Trends and Brisbane Olympics Movements

Freedom Fresh Australia Expands Pre-Cut Macadamia Ranges with MBM’s Cost Guidance

MBM Supports Education for Disabled Students with Specialist Learning Spaces at Ceduna Area School 

MBM Guides Cost and Asset Management for the Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre Development

MBM Guides Cost and Value Management Expertise on the Completed Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery

Xmirus Co-Founder and Former RLB NSW Managing Director Bob Richardson Joins MBM as Director

MBM’s Building Consultancy Team Delivers Technical Due Diligence in Taiwan

MBM’s Q3 2025 National Escalation Report Breaks Down Market Trends Across Australia

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MBM acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work on, and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

We acknowledge the stories, traditions, and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.