Tonkin Consulting Spatial Services Team
Business Consulting in Unley

We provide professional advisory services for planning, designing, developing and maintaining infrastructure in the built and spontaneous environment. For 60 years, we have provided solutions and strategic advice for all tiers of government and private clients across all industries, with a focus on development, environment, local government, mining, transport and water sectors. This formed the beginning of long standing relationships we have built within the waste management sector. We invested in skills and systems to build this market with vast success. Rene is a Principal Engineer within the company and brings meaningful experience in polite engineering design and construction having managed a range of important infrastructure projects in the transport, local government, urban development and water industries. Rod has a keen interest and energetic involvement in the development of asset management practices in urge of local government in South Australia, and sits on the board of the Institute of Public Works Engineering South Australia. Stuart is a principal engineer, providing automotive consulting services, expert advice and specialist services to a range of clients in the areas of vehicle design, testing and certification. Gerry has gained broad and practical experience in the design and project management of water supply and waste water projects in South Australia. Keith is the Operations' Manager of Tonkin Consulting, responsible for implementing project delivery systems across the business, ensuring projects meet client expectations, resourcing, and monitoring project and program performance. Keith has worked for private consulting companies and for government agencies. Sam has a expansive range of experience in the delivery of infrastructure projects across civil, residential development, dense industrial, transport, mining, water and waste water industries. Stuart is the Program Manager for our automotive consulting services, providing expert advice and specialist services to a range of clients in the areas of vehicle design, testing and certification. Highly engaging with an open, easy manner, Dan possesses a automatic leadership style and energy that attracts and gains the respect and commitment of clients, contractors and team members. His skills include the planning, project management, design management, programming, cost estimation, design, construction phase management and maintenance of infrastructure projects. Rod has a keen interest and active involvement in the development of asset management practices in urge of local government in South Australia, and it is with this passion that he leads our Regional Local Government Program. He combines his mighty commercial focus with a pragmatic and supple approach to ensuring triumphant outcomes on the projects he manages. Melissa has meaningful experience in environmental management in the agricultural and construction industries in the areas of waste management, site assessment, environmental management and auditing. Carmen has gained extensive experience providing consulting advice in a range of local and international environments, designing and implementing solutions related to water usage, waste water, waste management, and preparing businesses for environmental audits. Carmen has successfully delivered a range of Community Wastewater Management System upgrades for regional Councils in South Australia, and in doing so, has developed powerful relationships with approving authorities and the wider water industry. Mike’s down to earth manner is combined with a highly consultative approach that enables him to quickly engage with key stakeholders, team members and local communities. He has been a key member of design and investigation teams involved in development of strategies and the design of flood management works throughout Adelaide and within South Australia. Andrew possesses extensive experience in the surveying, drafting and design of polite projects, including urban, rural and highway road design for a range of local and state government and private sector clients. Neil Palmer has 40 years’ experience in the water industry in Australia, covering public and private sectors and busy in design, construction, operations, project development, regulation, research and executive management. Neil has a strong interest in water policy and is well obvious in the national and international water industry.

Expertise Our depth and breadth of skill. From modest beginnings in 1955, Tonkin Consulting has grown into the successful, triumphant engineering, environmental and spatial consulting business we know today. During the 1960’s a steadily increasing demand for consulting engineering services saw the business grow and expand. In the early 1970s our strength in storm water engineering was taking hold. During the 1980’s the company expanded into the emerging field of traffic engineering. At the start of the 1990s we diversified our ser