Roy Symons P.Eng.
Sustainable Transportation Specialist at ISL Engineering- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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ISL Engineering
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Canada
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Civil Engineering
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sustainable Transportation Specialist
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Sep 2021 - Present
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Roy is the former Manager of Transportation Planning with ISL and is now focussing his time and effort on sustainable transportation project based work including the planning and design of active transportation and transit infrastructure. Specialisms include the planning of active transportation networks, all ages and abilities bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian accessibility, transit priority, stop and exchange design, and responsible allocation of our road right-of-ways to safely accommodate… Show more Roy is the former Manager of Transportation Planning with ISL and is now focussing his time and effort on sustainable transportation project based work including the planning and design of active transportation and transit infrastructure. Specialisms include the planning of active transportation networks, all ages and abilities bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian accessibility, transit priority, stop and exchange design, and responsible allocation of our road right-of-ways to safely accommodate everybody in the community.
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Manager, Transportation Planning
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Feb 2013 - Sep 2021
Vancouver, Canada Area Responsible for transportation design, planning and analysis, leading project teams, determination of manpower requirement, project scheduling and reporting, completion of project quality reviews and project documentation from initial project phase to project completion, ongoing client relationship, overseeing contract billing, and other related project management and contract responsibilities. Has successfully completed numerous projects for developments, municipalities, provincial… Show more Responsible for transportation design, planning and analysis, leading project teams, determination of manpower requirement, project scheduling and reporting, completion of project quality reviews and project documentation from initial project phase to project completion, ongoing client relationship, overseeing contract billing, and other related project management and contract responsibilities. Has successfully completed numerous projects for developments, municipalities, provincial, government, airport and port clients. These projects have provided him with extensive experience including project management, client and stakeholder liaison, data collection, researching, review of existing transportation systems and identification of problems, creation of transportation models for intersections, corridors, networks and pedestrian facilities by macro and micro-simulation and development of options to mitigate either existing or predicted transportation problems.
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AECOM
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Transport Planner
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Feb 2008 - Feb 2013
Based out of our Burnaby office in BC, Canada, providing a wide range of transport planning capabilities inlcuding production of transportation assessments, macro and micro-simulation modelling, intersection analysis and preliminary design of new or improved road layouts, traffic demand forecasting, master plan advice, prediction of future parking requirements, active travel planning, pedestrian crossing needs assessments, analysis and preliminary design of bus priority measures, spreadsheet… Show more Based out of our Burnaby office in BC, Canada, providing a wide range of transport planning capabilities inlcuding production of transportation assessments, macro and micro-simulation modelling, intersection analysis and preliminary design of new or improved road layouts, traffic demand forecasting, master plan advice, prediction of future parking requirements, active travel planning, pedestrian crossing needs assessments, analysis and preliminary design of bus priority measures, spreadsheet data analysis, and organization and supervision of traffic surveys.
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Transport Planner
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Oct 2004 - Jan 2008
Senior Consultant within the Development Planning team of Faber Maunsell, based out of Edinburgh in the UK. Primarily preparing Transport Assessments for new developments within Scotland requiring assessment of traffic capacity using both macro and micro-simulation modelling, preliminary design of intersection improvements, assessments of sustainable travel facilities and improvements required to support developments as well as auditing of Transport Assessments of national importance for the… Show more Senior Consultant within the Development Planning team of Faber Maunsell, based out of Edinburgh in the UK. Primarily preparing Transport Assessments for new developments within Scotland requiring assessment of traffic capacity using both macro and micro-simulation modelling, preliminary design of intersection improvements, assessments of sustainable travel facilities and improvements required to support developments as well as auditing of Transport Assessments of national importance for the Scottish Government.
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Halcrow
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Transport Planner
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Feb 2001 - Oct 2004
Based out of the Edinburgh office in the UK I worked on a variety of transport planning projects including transport assessments, transit priority projects, intersection improvements, congestion charging cordon planning, pedestrian crossing needs assessments, demand forecasting, macro-simulation modelling.
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Transport Engineer
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1996 - 2001
Based in Edinburgh, UK, working between university terms and for 8 months following university. Work included the preparation of Transport Assessments, macro-simulation modelling, assessments of sustainable travel modes and improvements required and preliminary designs of required infrastructure improvements.
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Education
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Edinburgh Napier University
B.Eng. (Hons), Civil & Transportation Engineering