Thomas Rainger Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Tom is a Senior Sustainability Advisor at Seymour Whyte.Tom works within infrastructure construction, predominately transport infrastructure.Tom's primary responsibilities are preparing and implementing the Sustainability Management Plan, Recycled First Plan, Low Carbon Concrete Implementation Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities.Tom works across the full project lifecycle from design, procurement, construction and completions.Throughout design, Tom manages sustainability risk and opportunities, including climate risk, material usage, energy usage, water usage, and biodiversity. The main emissions associated with the design are concrete and steel, and Tom created a detailed plan for each element. The main opportunities for reuse and use of recycled materials are within these concrete structures, steel structures, road pavements, drainage infrastructure and drainage infrastructure.During procurement, Tom engaged with suppliers and set package specific sustainability targets to meet the overall project targets. Packages included temporary works, the construction compound setup, material supply agreements, plant hire, construction delivery packages, waste management, etc. Tom also collaborated with the commercial team to review the social procurement aspects of tenders.During construction, Tom managed the sustainability monitoring, inspections, auditing, reporting, reviews, knowledge sharing and decision making. There was a particular emphasis on energy, water, materials, waste and biodiversity during this phase.During completions, Tom focuses on adding value to sustainability submissions. Identifying ways to demonstrate compliance with sustainability requirements and creating a clear and concise narrative to convey the performance of the project.

Greater Melbourne Area

Tom works in an alliance delivering rail infrastructure projects.Tom started 17 months into a project, a few months prior to the main occupation and was able to achieve a leading Infrastructure Sustainability rating and two five star Green Star ratings, being the only Sustainability Advisor on a project worth over $500m.Tom has rewritten the sustainability policy and management plan to reflect the actual data collected and reported on the project, including restoration. That included updating the risk an opportunity management process and performance review process.He also then updated the alliance scope if works and design templates to include these clearly defined objectives and targets for their subcontractors.This process involved analysing all materials emissions and setting practical cement reduction targets per element. This resulted in the development and implementation of a 70% cement replacement piling mix.Similarly, it involved looking at practical energy and water reduction initiatives across the project life cycle, with easy wins such as 100% Green power and hybrid generators in construction. As well as, simply claiming dribble bars on water carts as flow restriction devices.Tom also rewrote the climate change risk and adaptation reports to clearly communicate the design controls and handover of operational controls.Having worked as an industrial facilities auditors assistant, Tom completed final destination waste audits of subcontractors.Tom's background in environmental assessments and audits allowed Tom to update the environmental monitoring process to clearly explain the risked based monitoring process.Tom's experience having developed safety management plans allowed him to effectively audit construction Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).Finally, Tom's understanding of heritage requirements, allowed the projects to utilise their community engagement activities to claim adaptive reuse, maximising the IS rating scores.

Melbourne, Australia

Tom is a civil and environmental engineer with five years’ experience in containment facility design, design reviews and construction quality. He has also been involved in environmental monitoring, risk assessments (human health, groundwater, landfill gas, etc.), and as an Auditor’s assistant.Tom has been involved in a variety of projects including both landfill cell design, pond designs and rehabilitation designs. His knowledge across both civil and environmental aspects results in practical designs that meet safety, stability, material performance and durability, chemical compatibilities, permeability and a variety other safety and environmental outcomes. He endeavours to deliver considered designs that optimise value for clients while meeting stringent requirements of regulators.Tom’s passion for sustainability has led him to pursue a detailed knowledge and understanding of phytocap designs from feasibility studies, soil moisture modelling, concept designs, detailed designs and through to construction inspections and audits.

Melbourne, Australia

Experienced in civil infrastructure projects such as landfill design, design review, CQA inspection and CQA auditing. Experienced in environmental management and monitoring projects for landfills including landfill gas migration assessments, monitoring reports, groundwater management plans, stormwater management, environmental risk assessments, environmental monitoring programs and aftercare management plans. Has contributed to regulated material surveys and waste classification projects.

Melbourne, Australia

Civil and Environmental Engineer for the Environmental Management Group in Waste Management and Environmental Compliance

St Lucia South, Queensland, Australia

CIVL2360: Reinforced Concrete StructuresAcademic TutorLaboratory Demonstrator

St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

ENGG1100 Demonstrator

• Facilitate and present the organisations academic program at conference and the NAAUC on the road program, giving student leadership presentation to potential collegiate leaders around the country. Presenting on topics such as conflict resolution, strategic planning, time management, working effectively as a committee, etc.• Work with executive committee and manage State Representatives

• Organise and conduct a national student leadership conference for 280 delegates from around the country (project management)• Event Planning and Risk Management• Work with a diverse executive committee and head conference working party

33A, Otho Street, Inverell, Nsw, 2360

Casual work during Gap Year and University breaks.• Assist in surgical procedures, sterilise instruments, liaising with patients and general office work

Emmanuel College, Upland Road, St Lucia, Qld, 4067

• Assist the president in various duties• Organise orientation week for 180 first year students

St Lucia, Brisbane

• Pastoral care

Inverell Nsw

• Head of all departments for closing or opening of store• Stocking store, customer service, etc.

Inverell, Nsw

• Stocking store, customer service, etc.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Civil And Environmental Engineering, 5.85

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Geographical Sciences

Lead Quality Audits, Lead Auditor

Participate in quality audits (BSBAUD411), Initiate quality audits (BSBAUD511), Lead quality audits (BSBAUD512), Report on quality audits.

Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional (Isap), Sustainability Studies, Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional (Isap)

Accredited Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional (ISAP) from 30 June 2023 with renewals on 11 July 2022 and 26 July 2023..