Digital Growth Diagnostic

McMurtrie Consulting Engineers

Regional civil and structural engineering consultancy based in Rockhampton serving Central Queensland and Wide Bay, delivering project design, construction management and advisory services to local and state government, mining and private developers.

Regional project strength is clear, but that credibility is not visible where procurement shortlists.

McMurtrie Consulting Engineers has built real regional credibility through major works such as the Rockhampton Ring Road and the $1.2bn Shoalwater Bay ASMTI, plus longstanding relationships with local and state government, mining and private developers across Central Queensland. That offline reputation and the 106 organisations linking to your work are not translating into searchable, verifiable proof online. As a result, shortlist and tender opportunities that rely on easy-to-find evidence are being lost to firms with clearer online case studies and outcomes.

Your online reputation

3

Google star rating

2

Verified reviews

Medium

Reputation strength

Google Business Profile

Your online presence — what the data reveals

AI Visibility

Low

Authority Score

9

out of 100

Organic traffic

122

est. monthly visits

Traffic Trend

+133

%

past 12 months

Organic Keywords

69

ranking terms

Keyword Trend

-5

%

past 12 months

Backlinks

423

total

Paid traffic

0

0 paid campaigns

Digital maturity

Level 1

out of 5

The good news:

You have a hard-to-replicate project portfolio, including the Rockhampton Ring Road and the $1.2bn Shoalwater Bay ASMTI. Your relationships across Central Queensland and repeat access to regional contracts position you strongly for similar major works. If the digital presence catches up, those assets could be turned directly into more shortlist invitations and tender wins.

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
Analytics
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UX OBSERVATIONS

Trust cues are present but not carrying enough visual authority, which under-signals capability for large projects and reduces the chance a procurement team will progress to a shortlist.

Hero headline is low-information and visually dominant without qualifying detail, which fails to immediately qualify visitors and increases bounce from buyers who need fast evidence of fit.

Content and navigation fail to structure decision-making for complex buyers, which dilutes conversion intent and makes it hard for tendering stakeholders to find verifiable project proof quickly.

What this means:

With roughly 119 organic visits a month and an Authority Score of 9, your project credentials rarely reach procurement teams searching online. Even with 106 referring domains indicating strong offline recognition, the absence of clear, verifiable case studies means many bids and shortlist opportunities will go to firms whose evidence is easier to find.

The three gaps holding you back

  • Offline credibility not visible online. The About page cites major projects (Rockhampton Ring Road, Shoalwater Bay ASMTI) and client names, but those credentials are not surfaced where procurement teams look first and the Google Business profile has only two reviews and a 3.0 rating, which undermines trust for remote evaluators.
  • Hero messaging fails to qualify buyers quickly. The homepage headline is high-visibility but low-information, so incoming buyers cannot immediately see sector fit, project scale or relevant outcomes and likely bounce before finding proof of capability.
  • Project proof and endorsements are low-weight and hard to find. Client outcomes, quantified metrics, prominent client logos or tender-ready evidence are buried or absent on project and service pages, which reduces the site’s ability to convert technical buyers despite the firm’s complex service offering.

What's possible when these gaps are closed

  1. Turn project names into decision-grade case studies

    Showcasing the Rockhampton Ring Road and the $1.2bn Shoalwater Bay ASMTI as concise, outcome-focused case studies will convert offline reputation into searchable proof. That makes it straightforward for procurement teams to verify past performance and increases the chance of being shortlisted for similar projects.

  2. Improve search presence for high-value enquiries

    Targeted content and clearer project proof can start to move the needle on your roughly 119 monthly visits and Authority Score of 9. By focusing on the specific searches procurement teams use in defence, mining and local government, those limited visits become more likely to reach decision makers actively assembling shortlists.

  3. Make services easy for different buyers to evaluate

    Presenting clear outcome metrics and role-specific proof across your six core service lines will reduce buyer friction and speed decision making. When defence, mining or transport officers can quickly find evidence relevant to their role, you increase the probability of securing invitations to tender and project negotiations.

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

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