New Zealand
New Zealand is a growing market for the Alluvium Group, where our focus is on urban and rural catchment management.
Our work extends to catchments, rivers and coastal environments, where we combine best practice science, engineering and economics.
Leadership staff in region
Our people are our greatest strength. We employ a range of scientists, economists, engineers and natural resource managers.
Dr Alex Sims
Alex is a geomorphologist working at the intersection of river processes and society in Australia and New Zealand. For the past ten years, Alex has worked with all levels of government, universities, water utilities, NGOs, peak industry bodies, traditional owners and private clients to solve complex problems in catchment management. Alex is an experienced project manager and technical lead on projects that range from small to large and complex.<br> <br>Much of Alex’s work is undertaken in partnership with hydrologists, engineers, ecologists and planners. Working in collaborative teams to identify and then design the interventions that can be used to manage landscapes, mitigate the impact of geomorphic hazards on communities and ecosystems and improve the condition of urban and rural waterways. This work draws on Alex’s experience using field assessments, hydrological, hydraulic and sediment transport modelling, spatial data workflows, conceptual and numerical model development and stakeholder engagement.<br><br>Alex contributes to the wider river management sector through peer-reviewed publications and participation in the River Basin Management Society (Australia), the Australia New Zealand Geomorphology Group and the NZ Rivers Group.
Dr Pete Morison
Vic/SA/NZ Regional Manager
Dr Pete Morison is an environmental and social scientist. He has over 30 years of experience in strategic management, water governance, natural resource management, and environmental policy. Pete’s diversity of leadership and project experiences include as CEO of the Victorian water industry’s peak body (VicWater), driving the new liveability agenda for Melbourne Water, producing technical specialist services for waterways management, and policy design for integrated water management with the National Water Commission. Adept in bridging science and practice, Pete has co-authored leading international publications in Integrated Water Management and Water Sensitive Urban Design.<br><br>Pete’s expertise encapsulates a breadth and depth of land and water management. He has led asset management, catchment management, land management, property and waterways science groups. These roles engendered a cohesive planning and implementation program that fulfilled the growing community drivers for liveability, public open space access and meta-landscapes for ecology and amenity. Key artefacts under Pete’s direction include the Victorian Water Sector Economics Review (‘Value for Victoria’), Port Phillip and Westernport Floodplain Management Strategy, the Western Treatment Plant Future Land Use Plan, and Melbourne Water’s Biodiversity Credits Conservation Scheme. <br><br>An adjunct Senior Fellow in the University of Melbourne’s Environmental Social Sciences Research Group, Pete has published over 30 papers and presented at over 20 national and international conferences as a keynote and panel speaker. He is currently a regional manager at Alluvium Consulting.