Company Overview
Insight Infrastructure is a Canberra-based infrastructure advisory firm, founded in 2021 by our Director, Doug Tonge. We help Councils, State and Federal government agencies and private industry to plan, justify, assess and deliver infrastructure. Our work spans engineering design, project management, transport planning, economic appraisal, business case development, assurance, road safety, urban placemaking and international development.
Clients have direct access to Doug, from the first conversation to the final report. Collaboration is a key pillar of our practice, both in our approach to Client and professional relationships and when a job needs specialist skills, where we bring in trusted partners and manage them as one team.
Doug Tonge
A Chartered Professional Engineer with almost 30 years’ experience in infrastructure planning and delivery, with a strong and broad knowledge covering project management, early stage feasibility assessment, economics and business case preparation through to final design and construction support for major infrastructure projects.
Over the course of his career Doug has held a number of roles in various locations, both internationally and in Australia. His experience includes management of the delivery of projects across a diverse range of sectors including transport, urban development, water, wastewater, utility infrastructure and international development. In addition, Doug has successfully managed the delivery of complex major infrastructure projects, requiring the leadership of large project teams whilst delivering to challenging timeframes, and in the process has consistently formed strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and team members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Hons – University of Sydney
- Master of Transport Management – University of Sydney (ITLS)
- Master of Economic Policy – Australian National University
- Bachelor of Psychological Sciences – Swinburne University of Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Sciences) – Curtin University (in progress)
- Chartered Member, Engineers Australia (CPEng)
- Level 3 Road Safety Auditor
- Guest Lecturer in cost–benefit analysis, UNSW Canberra
Career
- 2021 – presentInsight Infrastructure, Director
- 2016 – 2021SMEC, Senior Associate / Principal
- 2010 – 2015SMEC, Local Functional Manager – Transport
- 2005 – 2010Connell Wagner / Aurecon, Office Manager and Senior Engineer
- 2001 – 2004Mott MacDonald (UK), Engineer
- 1998 – 2001Connell Wagner, Graduate Engineer
Geography
Projects across Australia and Solomon Islands.
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Panels & Prequalification
Government clients can engage Insight directly through several different standing arrangements.
- NSW Performance and Management Services Scheme (SCM0005) – NSW
- Infrastructure Canberra Technical and Engineering Consultant Panel – ACT
- Infrastructure NSW Expert Reviewer Panel – NSW
- Canberra Light Rail Specialist Advisors Panel – ACT