Experience

Warwickshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Transport Planner - Stratford Parkway/Park & Ride Facility Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  To Manage the Stratford Parkway/Park & Ride Facility, and manage the five area delegated budgets and transport seminars, deliver a number of minor work schemes throughout the county, including complex and multi-disciplinary highway, cycle, public transport and sustainable transport projects. Collect and summerise a number of highlight reports for large projects for discussion at the Project Management Board. To develop, maintain and implement the policies of the existing and forthcoming changes to the Stratford Park and Ride Facility. To also act as a Project Manager, responsible for the development and delivery of large and complex multi-disciplinary transport schemes and studies;To be accountable to Senior officers and County Councillors in the development and delivery of the transport schemes and studies for which I am responsible. To be a Cost Centre Manager for both capital and/or revenue budgets of a significant size and for projects spanning a number of financial years;To lead on the consultation and negotiation with members of the public, external stakeholders and public or Governmental bodies on behalf of the County Council in respect the transport schemes and studies for which I am responsible. Show less

• Minor Works Programme Manager

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2012

  • Responsibilities:(i) To manage and administer the preparation of the minor works section of the capital programme.(ii) To record and respond suitably to all requests for minor works received either via other parts of the Department or from County Councillors, District & Parish Councillors, and the general public.(iii) To carry out site visits, including meeting with the people requesting the work where appropriate, and to record relevant site information.(vi) To project manage and deliver the schemes by liaising with either network management or design services depending on the size of the scheme. For certain schemes some public consultation maybe needed.(vii) To track and monitor the progress of all schemes through to implementation and completion. (ix) To liaise and instruct County Solicitors where land may need to be purchased or dedicated to carry out a scheme.(x) (a) To prepare relevant documentation for the Area Committee Transport Seminar meetings, including maps, photographs, cost estimates and supporting comments, for both members and officers. (b) To write Committee Reports, attend Area Committee’s and to read and give background on those reports.(c) To support the Chief Transport Planner at the Area Transport Seminars, to speak and be involved and to stand in if the need arises. • Post Objective: C – Liaison with Development Group(a) First point of contact to liaise with the development group on a weekly basis after receiving weekly planning application weekly casebook.(b) To look for any applications where developer money (106 monies) may be able to deliver some minor works/public transport minor works.• Key responsibilities (for people, finance, assets):-(i) Management of budget for Parish Bus Shelters (£50k), WCC Shelters (£50k).(ii) Establish a program for the delegated budget (£2m).(iii) Contribution of development monies to delivering the LTP Show less

• GIS OFFICER

  • Jan 1996 - Mar 2005

  Plans/Diagrams/Mappinga. To produce a variety of maps and plans for Transport Planning(ii) To produce, schematic and other illustrative diagrams in paper and/or digital form for inclusion in documents such as the Local Transport Plan and other Transport Planning documentation.(iii) To advise clients requesting maps and diagrams on the appropriate scale and format for the document.

• Planning Officer

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1996

  Working in Plans & Policies on the Warwickshire Structure Plan and Warwickshire Waste Plan.



North Warwickshire Borough Council

• Senior Planning Technician

  • Jan 1985 - Dec 1989

  Working within the Local Plans Department Working within the Local Plans Department