Adrian Simms
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Credentials
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MRTPI
Royal Town Planning Institute
Experience
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The Transportation Consultancy
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United Kingdom
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Transportation Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate
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Dec 2021 - Present
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mode transport planning
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United Kingdom
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate
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Mar 2021 - Dec 2021
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Wood
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United Kingdom
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Transport Planner
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Oct 2017 - Mar 2021
Experience summary: Preparation of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans for residential, employment, education. Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments for residential developments and renewables projects.Member of the IEMA Transport Impact Assessment Group – providing assistance to progressing the authoring of new transport environmental impact guidance to replace GEART 1993 (in the early inception stages). Preparation of Construction Traffic Management Plans (CTMP) for infrastructure development (underground, overhead cables, onshore wind) and residential schemes.Production of Feasibility studies (both residential and renewables) including route audits, design and material sourcing. Abnormal Indivisible Load studies involving the transfer of specialist equipment – route audit, port review, video and road condition survey. Understanding of National Infrastructure Planning involving the preparation of Transport input into the Development Consent Order (DCO).Experience of preliminary design within AutoCAD – ghost-island / simple priority junction / access bellmouth.High-level technical competence of modelling software – Junctions 9, LinSig, TRICs, TEMPro. Use of AutoDesk Vehicle Tracking to assess horizontal alignment of the swept path analysis of a variety of vehicles and schemes. Knowledge and experience of due diligence audits / Site de-risking and promotion. This includes developing disposal strategies for sites 200+ to large 2000+ urban expansions.Experienced budget controller and project manager / administration and invoicing – small & medium sized commissions. Preparation of financial fee proposals and contribute to framework tender opportunities. Conversant with national planning policy, planning and highways legislation and with the IEMA guidelines. Excellent knowledge of English planning system and local government.
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Amec Foster Wheeler
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Transport Planner
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Sep 2014 - Sep 2017
Environment and Infrastructure is Amec Foster Wheeler's environmental business in the UK offering environmental, engineering and consultancy services to both public and private sectors.Responsibilities:Preparation of Transport Assessments , Transport Statements, Travel Plans and Environmental Statements for a range of development planning projects across the UK; Prepare fee proposals for prospective and existing clients for a wide variety of transportation planning related deliverables; Undertake Strategic Access Appraisals as part of land promotion and site disposal; Project management and collaborative team working on larger projects;Provide training, support and mentoring new graduates and apprentices; Undertake junction modelling to highlight various scenarios and assumptions; Design of transportation infrastructures including traffic calming, parking layouts and road marking through to major highway infrastructures including priority junctions, roundabouts, and traffic signal controlled junctions.
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KS2 Primary School Teacher
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Sep 2013 - Aug 2014
Responsibilities:Daily education, pastoral care and behaviour management of 33 pupils; Planning, preparation and delivery of 10 subjects; Data analysis and accountability of pupil progress; andReporting to parents on the development, attainment and progress of children. Experience gained: Enhanced communication skills – communication with all school stakeholders including colleagues, parents, governors and outside agencies; Effective strategies to plan and prioritise tasks within a pressured environment e.g. OFSTED inspection; Developed a proactive and reactive approach to a plethora of diverse situations and tasks; and Management and leadership of classroom assistant (TA).
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Amec Foster Wheeler
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant Transport Planner
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May 2005 - Aug 2012
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Education
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Oxford Brookes University
Master's degree, Spatial Planning -
University of Worcester
Post Graduate Diploma, Primary Education Studies -
University of Gloucestershire
Bachelor of Science - BS, Geography with Business Management