Technical Approval Authority and Team Leader for South West Structures TeamKey Roles• Technical Approval Authority (TAA) team leader for all structures schemes on the South West Highways England Network. Key priorities include providing technical expertise for the design, construction and maintenance of the strategic road network and its associated structures, • Technical governance of all schemes in the South West, including development of the forward programme of structures renewals, value management of structures scheme and approval of designs• Liaising and influencing Managing Agents, Designers, and all other Professional Engineers engaged on the structural aspects of Highways England (HE) projects.• Extensive structures advice to other parts of the South West business, including Project Managers, Inspectors and design services consultants employed by HE• Governance for the development of structural renewals for the South West (approximate value £30m per year)• Monitoring of inspection programme for all Highways England structures in the South West • Approval Authority for Severn River Crossings, including assessment, inspection and dehumidification of main cables.• Team leader for the Technical Approval of all Major Projects in the South West. Input into the scheme development of A303 Sparkford to Ilchester, A358 Southfields to Taunton, A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross, and A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge). Total combined construction cost £2.5billion.• Policy advisor for Highways England, and liaison with ADEPT, for all structures and boundary and ownership matters. • Technical Member for development of DMRB updates, including (currently) BA55, BA35 , BD62 and BD21

During my career with Atkins worked in different divisions and different locations. These are detailed below:April 2008 to June 2010 – Structures Manager, Atkins Somerset, TauntonApril 2006 to April 2008 - Team Leader and Principal Engineer, Atkins Highways and Transportation, TauntonOct 2004 to April 2006 - Supervisor under The NEC Contract, Silk Mills Railway Bridge, Taunton. 2002 to Oct 2004 – Project Manager and Team Leader, Atkins Highways and Transportation, Bristol (Highway Agency, Area 2)July 2001 to December 2001 – Design Engineer, Atkins International, Warsaw, Poland June 1997 to July 2001 – Design Engineer, Atkins Highways and Transportation, Taunton November 1996 to June 1997 – Atkins Resident Engineers staff, M5 Huntworth Viaduct Strengthening

Graduate Engineer in the Highways and Infrastructure division of the Taunton Office

A30 Okehampton to Launceston Improvement. Graduate Engineer on this £27m project to construct 20 km of dual carriageway with 14 structures and 21 culverts

Student Engineer - structures design and material testing