Matt Chilvers Email & Phone Number

London

I lead the transport modelling and major projects business area within Arup’s London office. I have a passion for helping lead the industry to better ways of appraisal, moving away from highway focused interventions justified on travel time savings. This has included engagement with the Department for Transport and their updates to guidance along with implementation of innovative modelling tools to support Sub National Transport bodies develop their evidence bases. I actively engage with industry as part of my role as a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport. I am a trusted advisor in the specification, development and application of operational and strategic transport models and their use to support scheme appraisal for over 23 years. My experience enables me to focus on establishing client objectives to identify appropriate appraisal. This covers a wide range of transport modelling, from region wide strategic model development, to detailed micro-simulation models using adaptive signal controls and innovative modelling including Agent and Activity Based Models. Through this work I have been expert witness, representing councils at Examination in Public of their local plans and at planning inquiry for application sites and acquired extensive knowledge in undertaking modelling and appraisal to support delivery of National Highways major projects through the project control framework.I provide overall team leadership, strategic direction, technical governance and project direction for modelling and appraisal. Working collaboratively and strategically with other modelling hubs to raise the profile of Arup’s transport modelling capabilities. Key roles include client engagement, business development, work-winning, developing new capabilities and propositions which add value to projects, identifying and implementing innovative approaches and methodologies in transport modelling and embedding data analytics methodologies in modelling teams.

Hertford

I am responsible for overseeing transport modelling and scheme appraisal within the Hertford office and fulfil a wider remit to develop modelling capability and quality within WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff. This includes sitting on the Technical Strategy Board, identification of best practice, internal training and the development of in house tools.I am project director for a significant proportion of the offices transport modelling and transport scheme appraisal projects including development of new models, updates of existing models, auditing of externally developed models and local and major scheme business case appraisal for both the DfT and LEP’s.I am currently project manager for the Suffolk County Council professional services framework while supporting a number of major developments through the planning process. This includes assessments for a range of development sizes and use types, such as new settlements, major urban retail schemes and urban regeneration and expansion.

Hertford

Develop and Transportation Department – While still managing a number of major developer projects, a key responsibility is now the management of transport modelling work for the Highways Agency Area 8 contract.Matt also has a wider role to ensure wider business development of micro-simulation in terms of quality and consistency while increasing our competitiveness through the development of in house tools.

Project manager on a number of schemes while continuing to provide technical involvement on complex major schemes, support for public inquiry and attendance at public consultations.Provide expert advice to other WSP offices on modelling, specifically with support on Paramics and Saturn modelling projects. This includes, but not limited to auditing of internal and external models and specialist solutions to complicated modelling situations using advance signal techniques.Widening involvement in international work including joint projects with WSP Buildings, WSP Dubai and WSP China for projects in the Middle East. This includes project management of transport modelling, preparation of Transport Assessments and liaison with the project team.

Wide range of Transport consultancy services specialising in transport modelling including Saturn and Paramics

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Mathematics Operational Research Statistics And Economics

Msc, Transport Planning And Managment

Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics And Economics