My role is to coordinate and lead the County Council response to HS2 proposals.High Speed 2 (HS2) is currently the largest civil engineering project in the UK. 30km of Phase 2b passes through north-west Leicestershire. Its construction, delivery and operation will impact local communities, businesses and disruption to local travel routes. It will also affect how many public services are delivered. The new railway will also bring many economic benefits and growth… Show more My role is to coordinate and lead the County Council response to HS2 proposals.High Speed 2 (HS2) is currently the largest civil engineering project in the UK. 30km of Phase 2b passes through north-west Leicestershire. Its construction, delivery and operation will impact local communities, businesses and disruption to local travel routes. It will also affect how many public services are delivered. The new railway will also bring many economic benefits and growth opportunities, both during construction and once opened. Leicestershire County Council has a dedicated resource to co-ordinate the County Council’s response to these rail proposals. Working alongside partners, residents, communities and businesses, the aim is to minimise direct impacts of HS2 construction and operation whilst maximising benefits for Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands area. Show less

I had oversight of all new transport related infrastructure delivery within the geographic area of Leicestershire, ensuring new transport infrastructure is fit for purpose and not create future maintenance or financial liabilities.I was first-point-of-contact for all developers, and for statutory authorities (such as, adjacent local highway authorities, Highways England and rail network providers), for new works affecting the public highway. I lead and managed over 30 staff, split… Show more I had oversight of all new transport related infrastructure delivery within the geographic area of Leicestershire, ensuring new transport infrastructure is fit for purpose and not create future maintenance or financial liabilities.I was first-point-of-contact for all developers, and for statutory authorities (such as, adjacent local highway authorities, Highways England and rail network providers), for new works affecting the public highway. I lead and managed over 30 staff, split between three distinct areas that: - facilitated the technical approval process to ensure new infrastructure is designed in accordance with appropriate design standards, and that the County Council is bonded against liability from third party claims, or promotors incomplete works, for whatever reason, by ensuring appropriate legal agreements are in place before works start. - monitor, inspect and authorise third party works during construction, to ensure that physical works are constructed to approved designs, that works and methodology complied with the appropriate legal agreements, and that the works are suitable to become adopted highway, where appropriate- carry out the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) statutory duty including delivering in line with the Leicestershire Flood Risk Management Strategy, statutory responses on planning matters for surface water management proposals, investigating flooding events, developing proposals for and overseeing delivery of flood alleviation schemes, processing Ordinary Watercourse Consents and taking enforcement action against unauthorised work in watercourses. Show less

Overseeing the planning and successful delivery of Leicestershire County Council’s major transport scheme programme including:• Loughborough Town Centre Transport Scheme - Project Manager Responsible for leading and progressing this £20m project from early concept through to delivery.• Birstall Park and Ride - Project Manager Responsible for managing and progressing this £5.3m project through statutory procedures, seeking and securing funding from multiple sources to deliver a… Show more Overseeing the planning and successful delivery of Leicestershire County Council’s major transport scheme programme including:• Loughborough Town Centre Transport Scheme - Project Manager Responsible for leading and progressing this £20m project from early concept through to delivery.• Birstall Park and Ride - Project Manager Responsible for managing and progressing this £5.3m project through statutory procedures, seeking and securing funding from multiple sources to deliver a second new park and ride site to complement the Enderby site.• Enderby Park and Ride - Project Manager Responsible for managing and progressing this £9m project through necessary statutory procedures and working with Leicester City Council as partners to deliver this innovative & award winning park and ride site. • Earl Shilton Bypass - Project assurance, continuity & Senior User Representative, responsible for maintaining good communication links with stakeholders involved in the project, and maintaining strong links with the Department for Transport, the project sponsor. Seeking and securing Government funding. Show less

Local Transport Plan - Coordinating officer/assistant author. Coordinating borough councils, area highway offices and other county departments, I wrote draft LTP chapters and collated financial information for Local Transport Plan Community Areas.Quiet Lanes Pilot Scheme - Project Engineer responsible for budget monitoring, organisation of public workshops, liaison with elected Members, and other stakeholders. ‘Client’ Bridge Engineer - Project manager for construction phase of various… Show more Local Transport Plan - Coordinating officer/assistant author. Coordinating borough councils, area highway offices and other county departments, I wrote draft LTP chapters and collated financial information for Local Transport Plan Community Areas.Quiet Lanes Pilot Scheme - Project Engineer responsible for budget monitoring, organisation of public workshops, liaison with elected Members, and other stakeholders. ‘Client’ Bridge Engineer - Project manager for construction phase of various bridge refurbishment and reconstruction projects including refurbishment of Tilford packhorse bridge and the A427 'Cart Bridge', Send (Woking), and preparation work for the later replacement of Walton Bridge, in the late 90s.Various Traffic Management Scheme & Safety Improvement schemes – Lead designer & consultation coordination.Responsible for feasibility design and development of scheme options for public consultation and exhibition. Responsible for arranging public consultation and engaging with stakeholders,. Subsequent drafting of committee reports. Show less

A24 Horsham to Capel improvement - Assistant project engineer for the development of a £16m bypass.A322 West End Bisley & Knaphill Bypass - Assistant project engineer for the for the development of a £14m bypass.A320 Woking Road Improvement - Project engineer for the development of a £8m major road improvement & widening scheme.

Technician responsible for coordinating data collection Various traffic model work including traffic model data input and taking-off highway design parameters from existing and proposed designs. Supporting Surrey County Council’s traffic modelling team in developing and constructing traffic models as required by the authority’s transport programme of improvements.