Erik Maranik

Erik Maranik is the Director of Corporate Services at the Australian Museum and a seasoned expert in natural resource management, environmental engineering, and infrastructure. With over three decades of experience, Erik is a leading advocate for infrastructure robustness, community resilience, and enabling better outcomes through the advancement of access and inclusion initiatives in critical social and cultural infrastructure. His work spans the utilities, housing, health, research, education and cultural sectors.

Erik's agricultural background led him to pursue an Honours degree in Natural Resource Management, focusing on water resource management, botany, and zoology. He later earned a degree in Civil Engineering, receiving the final year prize in structural engineering design. His career is driven by a passion for sustainable infrastructure, community services, and creating accessible cultural institutions that serve diverse populations.

As a Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow, Erik served as the National Chair of Engineers Australia's Environmental Engineering College, shaping the future of environmental engineering in Australia with an emphasis on equitable access to purposeful infrastructure services. Before joining the Australian Museum, he consulted for organisations such as the Climate Change Authority, NSW Reconstruction Authority, and Hunter Lakes Corporation. He was an original member of Sydney Water's Climate Change Adaptation Expert Panel and supported the NSW Healthy Rivers Commission early in his career.  He has authored several key documents in biosecurity and critical infrastructure risk management, increasingly incorporating frameworks for accessibility and inclusion in critical social and cultural infrastructure.