David Cowan is a Town Planner with over 36 years’ consultancy experience across all major development sectors in the UK. These include residential, mixed use, transport, energy and renewables schemes and evidence at numerous Public Inquires and hearings. David also has over 20 years’ senior management experience of business development and growth in Planning, Heritage, Transport and Environmental consultancy within a multidisciplinary plc environment. This includes a track record of success in organic growth and acquisition and P&L responsibility for 440 staff and fee revenues of £34.5m/yr.
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Senior Director - Major ProjectsRpsReading, Gb
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Senior Director - Major ProjectsRps Jul 2021 - PresentLondon Area, United KingdomResponsible in UK&I Consulting for: Strategic Growth and Development; Global Renewables Initiative; supporting the delivery of major and/or more complex projects/client solutions; and supporting the the professional development of the Consulting workforce.Also relishing the prospect of returning to a more client-facing role! -
Managing Director - PlanningTetra Tech Jul 2020 - Mar 2021London, England, United KingdomI was Manging Director for Town Planning at Tetra Tech for the period when they transitioned from WYG to being Tetra Tech Planning. The team of 65 was a top ten planning team in the UK. -
Managing Director - Planning & EnvironmentRps Jan 2012 - Jun 2020Abingdon, England, United KingdomP&L responsibility for 13 cost centres across England, Scotland and Wales covering all RPS’s Town Planning and Environmental consultancy in mainland UK. Oversaw business development and growth from 255 staff producing £18.2m fees to 440 staff producing £34.5m fees. Division included over 80 Town Planners; 60 in Archaeology & Heritage; 160 environmental consultants (all disciplines); and 35 Transport Planners; operating across all UK sectors in property development and infrastructure.
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South East Regional Managing DirectorRps Jul 2009 - Dec 2011Abingdon, England, United KingdomRegional MD covering 6 offices (excluding London) providing planning and environmental services with c.120 staff producing c. £13m/yr fee revenue.
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Operational DirectorRps Jul 2001 - Jun 2009Abingdon, England, United KingdomOperational Director of the multi-disciplinary RPS Oxford office providing Town Planning, EIA, Sustainability, Landscape and Ecology services throughout the UK on property and infrastructure projects. Growth from 47 staff producing £3.8m fees to 61 staff producing £4.6m fees.
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Planning And Eia ConsultantRps Jul 1984 - Jun 2001Abingdon, England, United KingdomStarted as consultant at RPS in 1984 producing agricultural evidence for planning Inquiries and then managing EIAs from 1988. Progressed to Technical Director in 1992 and requalified as a Town Planner (MSc 1994, MRTPI 1995). Mostly based at both the RPS Oxford office nr. Abingdon and the Southampton office from 1989 to 1994.
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David Cowan attended University Of Reading, University Of Reading, Clayesmore School.
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