Simon (He/Him) Kendler Email & Phone Number

I was elected as National Vice-Chair of Young Rail Professionals (YRP) for 2023/24. It was an honour to serve another year in the Chair's Office of YRP helping and supporting the National Chair and the Regions in preparing for another successful year of events and opportunities for our members.

I’m served as National Secretary for 2022/23 as part of the Chair’s Office & Board of Directors. My role is to help and support the administration of the Executive Committee and to ensure the smooth running of YRP.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Regional Chair of YRP London & South East Committee 2020/21

London & South East

Treasurer for the YRP L&SE committee

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England Metropolitan Area

I was a Transport Consultant specialising in Rail. I worked on a number of projects ranging from Airport People Movers, to British Main Lines to Middle Eastern High Speed systems. As part of this I gained experience of CAPEX/OPEX forecasting, timetable planning, infrastructure specifications, operational performance, data management, PPP tendering and rail.

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Worked various roles over five years including periods of managing operations, scheduling and recruitment. Also played a major role in running the company as a part-owner, board member and full-time tour guide.

London, United Kingdom

Intern based in the Transport Planning team, developing the business case for DfT BICC submission for Crossrail 2 in March 2017.

Worked for the Crossrail Land Use Planning and Operations Teams for the application of the Crossrail Act 2008 with regard to station design and urban realm improvements, heritage aspects and conservation as well as operations and mitigation.

Internship with multiple placements to learn about all various sectors of London Underground Ltd operations. Ranging from: Station staff, train operators, signalling control, SPAD team, scheduling and events management, crowd safety and management.

Sustainable Cities, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

The first year consists of six courses forming the knowledge base for two semester projects. Courses undertaken are: . Challenges and.

Town And Country Planning, Urban & Transport Planning, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Liverpool University Drama Society Studied various elements of urban and rural planning in the UK context with a.