Trevor Jacobs

Trevor recently retired from the position Senior Director River Operations, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, with over 40 years experience in management of the River Murray System. He is currently a consultant at InfoRail, is a software program that assists railroad operators with day-to-day management of Federal Railroad Administration compliance and human resource objectives. His qualifications are BEng (Hons) from the University of Adelaide and MEngSc from the University of New South Wales. His career started in South Australia with the Engineering and Water Supply Department, moving to Canberra with the River Murray Commission, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. He has been responsible for controlling and managing the River Murray System to meet multiple objectives across multiple jurisdictions. Trevor was also Project Manager of the Living Murray initiative which achieved agreement on 500 GL of environmental water. Most recently he has contributed to change management associated with unprecedented drought, environmental water management and flood control. He also serves on the Climate Change Committee of the International Committee on Large Dams.

Involved in:

• 4th Hydrology and Hydraulics for Non-Engineers (September 2012)