Toby Tucker

Principal Engineer and PhD Candidate at UNSW Sydney Water Research Laboratory

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

I am a Principal Engineer and PhD Candidate at the UNSW Water Research Laboratory (WRL). I have over 10 years of industry experience, I am a chartered Environmental Engineer with Engineer's Australia (CPEng), and I am on the National Engineering Register (NER). My PhD topic is focused on understanding the future of intermittent estuaries. My research overlaps with my industry role where I am currently working on the restoration of estuarine ecosystems and coastal adaptation. I have extensive experienced in collecting field data for use in river, estuary and wetland numerical modelling/assessment projects. I am experienced in assessing water quality in ground and surface water. I have also developed expertise in using remote sensing techniques to improve coastal resilience. Using my extensive skillset, I am helping to lead the environmental engineering field by developing strategies to improve estuaries in a global context. As an engineer, I am passionate about the issues society faces living in environments surrounded by water. I aim to use my engineering skills to solve practical real-world problems and ensure the world we live in remains healthy and full of life for generations to come. Please feel free to get in touch if you would like to chat about my work or anything to do with improving the natural benefits of the estuarine/coastal environment.

Experience

  • UNSW Water Research Laboratory (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • PhD Candidate
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Principal Engineer
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Senior Engineer
      Jan 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Undergraduate Engineer at Lendlease
    Dec 2014 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Working on the networks and facilities renewals program across Sydney the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. I worked as part of the quality team.

  • Undergraduate Engineer at Lendlease
    Apr 2013 - Jul 2013 · 4 mos

    I worked casually in the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality control (HSEQ) team. I was tasked specifically with improving aspects of quality in the business.