Karis Tingey

Karis has 13 years’ experience in water resource management as a senior manager within the Western Australian Department of Water as Program Manager and District Manager, Kimberley. Karis has spent her career working with businesses and growers within regional communities negotiating water management strategies and environmental and regulatory approval pathways.  In her role she was responsible for the protection and sustainable development of surface and groundwater in the Kimberly. Karis has managed large scale greenfield irrigation and mining development projects throughout the Kimberley. Karis has experience in working with Traditional Owners in both Aboriginal Enterprise and Native Title processes.

Key skills include:

• Water resource management including holistic water management
• Management of large-scale Government funded irrigation expansion projects including regulatory approvals management, contract management and financial management
• Management multidisciplinary teams undertaking research to develop resource management plans
• Management of interagency working groups and Government owned Corporation partnerships
• Project management and leading project teams
• Environmental impact assessments, licensing and compliance reporting
• Water licensing and compliance
• Developing regulatory approval processes
• Approvals pathway management and integration
• Technical writing – reports, communication tools, manuals

Involved in:

• Webinar: Sustainable water management for unconventional gas extraction (February 2019)