Digital Growth Diagnostic

Civil Engineering Assignments

Perth-based civil design and drafting firm serving local and state government and private sector clients across Western Australia, specialising in road upgrades, drainage and construction documentation.

Strong public-sector reputation but a website that fails to win shortlisted work.

Civil Engineering Assignments has built clear credibility in Perth and across Western Australia through road, drainage and civil construction documentation for local and state government, led by Stephen Todd’s 20+ years of experience and a perfect 5.0 Google rating from seven local reviews. Despite that, the site does not surface project outcomes, client evidence or the approval milestones procurement and project managers need. As a result, councils, project managers and contractors are likely overlooking the firm when shortlisting suppliers for tenders and small works contracts.

Your online reputation

5

Google star rating

7

Verified reviews

Medium

Reputation strength

Google Business Profile

Your online presence — what the data reveals

AI Visibility

Low

Authority Score

5

out of 100

Organic traffic

2

est. monthly visits

Traffic Trend

%

past 12 months

Organic Keywords

11

ranking terms

Keyword Trend

+1k

%

past 12 months

Backlinks

171

total

Paid traffic

0

0 paid campaigns

Digital maturity

Level 1

out of 5

The good news:

Your two hardest-to-copy assets are a perfect 5.0 Google rating from seven reviewers and deep public-sector experience led by a principal with 20+ years in road and drainage design across WA. Those factors create strong local credibility and direct relevance to councils and contractors. If the digital presence catches up, those assets make it possible to be shortlisted quickly by councils and contractors through clear, evidence-first pages and project summaries.

How your website scores

Message clarity
3/5
Trust signals
3/5
Conversion design
2/5
Visual maturity
3/5
UX total11 / 20

TECH STACK

CMS
WordPress
CRM
Zoho

UX OBSERVATIONS

Generic hero messaging and welcome headline dilute differentiation, increasing friction for buyers who need clear value and outcome statements to justify shortlisting.

Trust signals (senior engineer bio, client logos, Engineers Australia mention) are present but not carried with enough visual prominence, under‑signalling credibility for government procurement processes.

CTA hierarchy and conversion path are weak — small service/contact buttons and no procurement‑focused CTA, case study highlights, or lead form — weakening conversion intent and reducing qualified enquiries.

What this means:

A perfect 5.0 from seven reviewers demonstrates local trust, but effectively two organic visits a month means procurement teams are not finding you online. With an authority score of 5 and a national search rank deep in the millions, your public-sector credibility is not converting into measurable enquiries or shortlist opportunities. The net effect is lost invitations to tender and fewer direct approaches from councils and contractors who need fast evidence of fit.

The three gaps holding you back

  • Reputation under‑leveraged online. This is costing shortlist and tender opportunities because the site does not prominently present the senior engineer credentials, Engineers Australia listing and client relationships where procurement teams would expect to see them.
  • Website content misses procurement signals. Buyers need measurable outcomes, procurement cues and clear case evidence but the homepage uses generic hero messaging, a weak CTA hierarchy and no procurement‑focused case highlights, making it harder to progress to briefing or tender.
  • Search footprint and authority are very small. With roughly 13 tracked keywords, an authority score of 5, about 2 organic visits and 90 referring domains, the site is not capturing active search demand or converting the modest visibility it does have.

What's possible when these gaps are closed

  1. Turn local trust into shortlist-ready proof

    Showcase three to five sector-specific case studies that map directly to council evaluation criteria, each with clear outcomes and approval milestones. Lead with the 5.0 Google rating and seven local reviewers so procurement teams see independent validation where they compare suppliers.

  2. Package technical work for quicker procurement decisions

    Present Stephen Todd’s 20+ years of experience and typical project scopes as one-page summaries that include scope, indicative value ranges and approval stages. That lets project managers assess fit in seconds and increases the chance Civil Engineering Assignments is invited to bid.

  3. Turn low visibility into measurable enquiry growth

    Use the existing backlink base and current keyword positions (13 ranked keywords) as a foundation to target council and contractor search terms so relevant traffic rises from almost zero to meaningful, qualified visits. Attach clear contact prompts and CRM capture to those pages so each enquiry is recorded and followed up consistently.

This report was prepared by Redfox Digital using publicly available SEO, UX and reputation data.

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Civil Engineering Assignments homepage screenshot