Working to improve Australia’s urban water environment
The Rain Story
Rain Consulting bring creative, original approaches to deliver better water outcomes, working to improve Australia’s water environment. Rain works with government and private clients and focuses on facilitation, collaboration and building meaningful relationships. Integrated Water Management projects, flood modelling investigations and stormwater management plans are our speciality. Our innovative approaches to the way water is managed results in solutions that maximise environmental and economic outcomes and enhance liveability.
All services completed by senior or principal engineers with significant experience in their fields.
Personalised service and collaborate closely with clients to get the best results.
A strong network of allied professionals with quick access to complementary services.
Timely responses and approvals for flood modelling investigations or stormwater management plans due to established relationships with Melbourne Water and local councils.
The established relationships are due to our extensive experience in the water industry over 15 years during which we have worked with Melbourne Water, Victorian CMAs, almost every Melbourne metropolitan Council and some of Australia’s leading developers.
Services We Provide
The Rain Process
Engineering + Creativity = Better Water Outcomes
The Bigger Picture
A personalised service collaborating closely with clients to get the best results from day one ensures we don’t lose sight of the bigger picture.
Creative Solutions
We develop better water outcomes by challenging the way water is managed. Solutions maximise environmental and economic outcomes and enhance liveability.
Collaboration
We work alongside our clients and any referral authorities as a team. We strive for mutually beneficial solutions through our established relationships within the industry and a strong network of allied professionals.
Make it Rain!
We get to work! Working within your timeframes, frequent updates don’t leave you wondering.
Delivery without the Mumbo Jumbo
Well, there may be some, but we’ll save that for the appendix. Our reports are easy to read and get to the point. We cut through the engineering jargon, translating it for the audience it’s intended for.
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Who is Rain?
Rianda Mills & Luke Cunningham
Rain Consulting Directors and Principal Engineers
Denise Tyler-Hare
Principal Engineer
Suzie Chen
Engineer
Samantha Nieves
Student Scientist / Administration Officer
Amin Zarrin
Project Engineer
It is undoubtedly confronting, but Rain embraces a deep involvement in climate change adaptation and mitigation work. Here, we stretch our broad water knowledge and industry experience to its full potential, so that we may leave the best legacies possible for future generations.
A little more about the who and the why:
Rain Consulting was founded in 2019 to pursue creative and original approaches for managing water in Australia. Rianda and Luke are the founders and directors of Rain Consulting, now with a team of environmental engineers and scientists across Melbourne and Perth focusing on all things stormwater management from integrated water management, to large strategic projects, to flood studies and to facilitating and designing training courses. Rianda and Luke both draw upon their decades of experience to help translate complex ideas for a range of audiences. They are passionate about knowledge sharing and enjoy learning and incorporating new ideas and concepts through their work and from their colleagues.
Luke is a very well-respected urban water management expert who thrives working in an industry where he can contribute to enhancing and protecting our natural assets. Luke is able to intuitively facilitate discussions between authorities and private industry. He often provides expert advice and peer reviews in complex water management projects, always seeking the best outcomes for the environment and the community. Recently he has been involved in driving climate change adaptation in Melbourne with a keen focus on the flood impacts we will face in the future. Apart from his highly regarded technical expertise, many would attest that Luke’s care for doing the what is right and for looking after people are what make him great at what he does. Luke is a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Registered Professional Engineer in both Victoria and Queensland.
Rianda has most recently been in the strategy space at a water utility, trail-blazing as an Integrated Water Management Enabler. Actively participating in state-led IWM Working Groups, IWM scoping and project implementation, Rianda’s projects ranged from large-scale IWM planning to smaller scale solutions such as investigating stormwater and roof water harvesting for local reuse. She worked across government in this role, with many councils, the other water utilities, DELWP and the VPA, as well as with developers. It is here that Rianda gained a good working knowledge of all things alternative water and fit-for-purpose water-related, and realised that we (society and industry) need to understand climate change impacts much more deeply so that we can properly plan for them.
Denise Tyler-Hare is a Chartered Civil Engineer with 14 years’ industry experience across a diverse range of major projects, in both private and government industries, including stormwater management, land development, utilities, and transportation. She is a well-respected professional with a strong desire to promote the triple bottom line within, and where possible, across projects. Denise is highly skilled in balancing competing stakeholder requirements, and finding solutions that provide the best possible outcome. She has a strong affinity for project management and enjoys delivering projects to exceed client expectations. Denise brings a variety of experience across Victoria and Western Australia to the Rain Consulting team across design, construction, and management spaces.
Suzie Chen has a background in drainage and civil engineering with around 4 years combined experience in both the private and public realm. Having recently completed her Masters of Engineering, Suzie’s passion for shaping a more climate-resilient environment has led her to explore deeper within the water management space. Suzie believes thoughtful design and expression is the foundation for more realistic, yet impactful solutions.
Samantha Nieves has over 10 years experience in office administration and provides essential support to the team at Rain Consulting in continuing to deliver a high level of service to our clients and the community. Samantha’s interest in the environment and sustainability has led to studying a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental Science where she is learning how to develop solutions to global environmental issues including water resource management. Sam is currently working as a student scientist as she finalises her degree as well as expertly managing office administration.
Amin Zarrin has a background in various forms of engineering, including the development and drainage space and traffic and transport. Amin’s previous roles saw him working within the Developer Services Scheme (DSS) area for Melbourne Water where he applied specialist engineering assessments and strategy reviews, with focus on flood protection, conveyance and waterway health. Amin is a career driven engineer with extensive experience in local government and an authority for greenfield developments, with passion for sustainable engineering and diversifying experience. He is dedicated on delivering high quality timely outcomes with fundamental engineering understanding, effective team collaboration and communication skills
Rain believes the unequivocal challenge for the world over the coming years is in climate change adaptation planning and in climate change mitigation (should we reverse that order?!) We choose to see this as a time for innovation – for technical people and technical communicators – to shine.
Visit our LinkedIn profiles to learn more or please feel free to contact us at any stage.
Luke Cunningham – LinkedIn (luke@rainconsulting.com.au)
Rianda Mills – LinkedIn (rianda@rainconsulting.com.au)
Denise Tyler-Hare – LinkedIn (denise.tylerhare@rainconsulting.com.au)
Suzie Chen – LinkedIn (suzie.chen@rainconsulting.com.au)
Samantha Nieves – LinkedIn (samantha.nieves@rainconsulting.com.au)
Amin Zarrin – LinkedIn (amin.zarrin@rainconsulting.com.au)
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You?
We’re always on the lookout for exceptional environmental or civil engineers or scientists with background knowledge in water management. If you can see yourself as part of the Rain team, please get in touch at hiring@rainconsulting.com.au
Get In Touch
Interested in learning more about Rain? We’d love to hear from you!
hello@rainconsulting.com.au
Offices in Melbourne and Perth, servicing all of Australia
Luke: 0419 269 831
Rianda: 0421 751 063
PO BOX 402, Chelsea Victoria 3196
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Rain respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work, live and play. We also pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities.
