Engineering and Environmental Science

Consulting Engineers and Scientists

Robert Ellison and Associates

My name is Rob Ellison. I work with a team of engineers and scientists from Brisbane to provide leading edge ecologically sustainable development. We can plan and manage projects from inception using the latest methods for stormwater, sewage, water reuse, landscaping and civil engineering design.

I have worked for 20 years on civil engineering design and construction. I am a qualified and Queensland registered civil engineer and have a Masters Degree in Environmental Science. My areas of experience include construction management including environmental and OH&S management, construction and environmental risk assessment, movement of pollutants through soils, water and the atmosphere and hydrology and hydraulics.

I am a practical and "hands on" engineer with a solid background in environmental analysis and computer techniques for urban design, stormwater and sewage in particular.

I have managed many multi-million dollar projects and have all the skills needed to project manage your development to a successful conclusion.

ABN 43 103 575 015

RPEQ 6040

phone: +61 07 3358 6851

mobile: 0427766441

email: robert@robertellison.com.au

“Environmental Science is an applied interdisciplinary field concerned with the environment around us, regardless of whether it is natural or human-made, and how we can utilize or manage it for our benefit. It draws on a wide range of science-based disciplines and applications, from ecology to solar power, analytical chemistry to geomorphology. Environmental Science is also concerned with the social issues involved, including environmental law and policy, sustainability, resource economics, urban planning and environmental ethics.” (University of New South Wales website)

I specialise in putting it all together. Not just the technical and engineering issues, although we do that as well, but the issues that will ultimately decide the success or failure - and your risk - in a project. We develop for every project a Quality Assured Design Plan that includes an environmental risk assessment. This identifies the key risks, time lines and information requirements for environmental approvals, design inputs and costs and constraints. Typically, a number of options are considered before refining the project, on the basis of an objective multi-variate analysis, to be as ecologically and economically sustainable as possible.

We can provide a Design Plan at varying levels of detail for Pre Feasibility, Feasibility or Concept Design. The different stages provide an effective basis for communication, project planning and financing.