Australia
Australia is a growing market for the Alluvium Group, where we extend into science, engineering and economics.
Across the Alluvium Group we employ approximately 200 staff, including engineers, scientists, and economists. Our work focuses on: sharing water resources efficiently, sustainably and equitably; shaping cities and communities; addressing climate change through enhanced adaption and resilience; integrating catchment to coast science, engineering and economic ; and addressing the decline in our natural resources.
We support our clients through offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Townsville and Byron Bay.
Leadership staff in region
Our people are our greatest strength. We employ a wide range of scientists, economists, engineers and natural resource managers.
Dr Steve Skull
General Manager - Alluvium Consulting
Steve is the General Manager for Alluvium Consulting and draws on a 30 year career in natural resource management complemented by formal management and leadership qualifications. Steve’s passion is leading people through close collaboration.<br><br>Steve’s work for state agencies spans water resource management and planning, environmental regulation, nature conservation and working with a wide range of industries including mining and major infrastructure and service providers. In the local government context, Steve has been responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of environmental policies and programs covering disaster recovery, waterway management, climate change, biodiversity and sustainability.<br>More recently Steve has been involved in Alluvium’s work to develop innovative approaches to investment priotisation for water quality improvements across the Great Barrier Reef catchments, as well as a broad range of waterway restoration, disaster recovery, climate risk assessment and coastal management projects.
Dr Paul Maxwell
General Manager - EcoFutures
Paul is a coastal ecologist and natural resource management specialist with 20 years experience working for state government, universities and not-for-profit organisations. He has had extensive experience in developing and implementing environmental, social and economic monitoring and research programs across Australia for local councils, natural resource management organisations and water utilities. He is an experienced project manager in the fields of coastal habitat management and assessment; water quality and river health management; water resource management; monitoring and evaluation; science translation and communication and stakeholder and community engagement.<br><br>Paul is the Research and Development lead for Alluvium. Throughout his career he has focused on developing better links between the best science and practitioners and has maintained an active research profile by partnering with university and industry researchers nationally and internationally. He has been involved in a diverse range of research projects which has led to extensive publications in top-tier journals in the fields of environmental management, ecological resilience, biodiversity conservation, environmental chemistry and marine and freshwater ecology. His research and monitoring outputs have directly influenced state and local government policies.
Jan Orton
General Manager - Mosaic Insights
Jan is the General Manager of Mosaic Insights, she is a well-respected and recognised champion, leader and strategist for liveability, sustainability and natural resource management.<br><br>Over her 30 year career in local government and consulting, Jan has worked alongside communities, elected representatives, state and federal government agencies, researchers and private interests on urban greening including open space and recreation, urban forestry, canopy analysis, and adaptation and resilience; water and catchments, public domain design and management, market research, evaluation, community led resilience planning. institutional capacity and evaluation, policy and strategy, and developing the evidence base for science-led decision making.<br><br>Jan has led change in numerous areas of sustainability and land management and been recognised through many awards. In 2008 Jan was named the public sector manager of the year by the Institute of Public Administration Australia for her leadership and impact in applying research around integrated urban water management to the local government sector. <br><br>Jan has extensive experience in engaging communities and other stakeholders in public land / public interest plans. Jan has expanded the craft of collaborative planning across recreation, rivers, open space, infrastructure and services. Her strengths lay in using available evidence from a wide range of sources, sectors and experiences bringing together diverse groups, interests and disciplines to address what are often complex NRM and urban management issues. <br><br>Jan has held senior management positions in local government and in consulting, she has managed and led large and diverse teams across environment and sustainability, parks and recreation, waste and recycling, works and infrastructure. <br><br>Jan has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course which has expended her knowledge and application of best practice governance and reinforced the importance of stakeholders’ involvement in good decision making.
Tim Fisher
General Manager - Natural Capital & Climate
Tim is an experienced water, conservation, and natural resource management professional with over three decades of expertise. He joined Alluvium in 2020 and brings a wealth of knowledge in water policy and program management. Prior to joining Alluvium, Tim held various influential roles, including Assistant Secretary in the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, where he contributed to the development of the Future Drought Fund, the National Landcare Program, and emergency assistance for farmers affected by natural disasters. He also led the Murray-Darling Basin Policy branch, playing a key role in the Basin Plan's development and implementation. <br><br>Tim’s career includes significant contributions to Australian water policy, such as serving as Senior Adviser to the Minister for Climate Change and Water during the Rudd-Gillard government, where he helped secure key agreements and reforms in the Murray-Darling Basin. His earlier roles involved consulting and leadership positions at the EPA Victoria and the Australian Conservation Foundation. Tim was recognized with the Centennial Medal in 2001 for his service in water conservation and salinity management.
