Simon Darch Email & Phone Number

Cambridge

Simon is operational lead at our Cambridge office, and national sector lead in Water Level Management.As both a chartered engineer and a chartered environmentalist with international experience, Simon brings a unique perspective to projects. With a focus on strategic and environmentally-sustainable solutions, he provides engineering support to a number of internal drainage boards, local authorities, and retained private clients. Simon’s project contributions include directing… Show more Simon is operational lead at our Cambridge office, and national sector lead in Water Level Management.As both a chartered engineer and a chartered environmentalist with international experience, Simon brings a unique perspective to projects. With a focus on strategic and environmentally-sustainable solutions, he provides engineering support to a number of internal drainage boards, local authorities, and retained private clients. Simon’s project contributions include directing all phases of the site infrastructure at Center Parcs Longford Village in the Republic of Ireland—from concept through to commissioning. He’s overseen and innovated on the delivery of numerous capital works flood management projects, project appraisals, and catchment-based studies for drainage authority clients.Simon also provides charitable governance to the corporate and social responsibilities team. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

[PBA now part of Stantec]Operational lead for the East region from our Cambridge Office, and Technical Lead on Water Level Management discipline nationally.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Following the acquisition and integration of Hannah-Reed I was delighted to be offered the opportunity to become a director at PBA, and join the membership to both lead the Civil Engineering and Water teams at Cambridge and strengthen our Water offering nationally.

Fulbourn, Cambridge

Projects Director in the Civil Engineering Dept with prime responsibility for leading our Rivers Group and Infrastructure Projects. Track record of advising and providing engineering support to a number of Internal Drainage Boards, Local Authorities and retained private clients with a particular focus on providing strategic and environmentally sustainable solutions that provide an integrated approach to flood risk and storm water management.I have the benefit of 3 years overseas… Show more Projects Director in the Civil Engineering Dept with prime responsibility for leading our Rivers Group and Infrastructure Projects. Track record of advising and providing engineering support to a number of Internal Drainage Boards, Local Authorities and retained private clients with a particular focus on providing strategic and environmentally sustainable solutions that provide an integrated approach to flood risk and storm water management.I have the benefit of 3 years overseas experience working with agricultural communities and irrigation authorities, and 17 years project management and contract administration experience in the flood management industry, with a strong emphasis on partnering and the use of the New Engineering Contract. As both a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist, I enjoy promoting the opportunities that these two professions present. Show less

Victoria, Australia

Graduate Engineer with the State's irrigation management authority at two regions within Victoria, working on a diversity of pumped and gravity fed irrigation and land drainage schemes and research and development projects. Allocating funding and technical appraisal of schemes for Government initiatives promoting good farming practices relating to sustainable water supplies from groundwater sources, water conservation and salinity control.

Professional training as an Irrigation Engineer under the Associate Professional Officers Scheme, consisting of financial assistance towards post-graduate qualification, research projects and an overseas posting with the RWC (detailed above).Research projects include:• ‘Water Application on Cultivated Basins’, Kapunga Rice Project, Tanzania.• ‘Assessment of Operation and Maintenance Procedures’, East Java, Indonesia.

Msc, Irrigation Engineering

Beng (Hons), Civil Engineering