Manager Advisory Services

• May 2023 - Present

Hartecs was founded on culture, people and making a difference. Hartecs provided the courage and vison to engage me as a sponsored Industry PhD and to head up their Infrastructure Advisory team to provide that missing link between a good idea, research, and practical delivery with their foundation in on the ground project delivery and contract management. Hartecs was founded on culture, people and making a difference. Hartecs provided the courage and vison to engage me as a sponsored Industry PhD and to head up their Infrastructure Advisory team to provide that missing link between a good idea, research, and practical delivery with their foundation in on the ground project delivery and contract management.

PHD Student & Senior Research Fellow

• Jul 2022 - Present

I am undertaking a part-time PHD at Griffith University “Businesses, Covid-19 and the return to the office: implications for transport planning. This project explores the medium- to longer-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on travel behaviour, land use and business planning as is being delivered with the universities Industry Partners: Queensland Dept of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) via the Transport Academic Partnership agreement 2020-2025; and Brisbane City Council (BCC) via the Transport Innovation and Research Hub agreement I was also appointed as a Senior Research Fellow undertaking project research. This includes a review of on-demand public transport service - Providing effective and financially sustainable Passenger Transport services and infrastructure in expanding urban areas in Queensland and Enhancing Transport Corridors to provide Multi-Modal Transport - TMR research projects Show less

Director

• Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

If your business truly wants to embrace new mobility and technology practices and procedures - from strategy to business case - then I, will make that happen. I have previously developed successful, viable transport planning teams for small and large engineering and mining companies. We offer services across all aspects of integrated transport and land use planning from policy and plan development; travel behaviour change, active and public transit; through regulatory approvals across land use, transport and environmental sectors (PAF, OnQ etc in Qld), to technical delivery through transport infrastructure and operations traffic engineering and modelling, design and evaluation. Show less

Technical Director. Transport Planning

• Nov 2019 - Nov 2021

David combines his multi-disciplinary skills base across the technical and policy professions to provide technical advice both to internal and external clients to ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards and supports to the promotion of the companies Mobility Strategy that embraces new technologies and ways of thinking in how we live and travel. David combines his multi-disciplinary skills base across the technical and policy professions to provide technical advice both to internal and external clients to ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards and supports to the promotion of the companies Mobility Strategy that embraces new technologies and ways of thinking in how we live and travel.

• Aug 2017 - Nov 2019

The role provides high level technical expertise to SMEC in developing innovative , economical and practical solutions to complex transport planning market needs that will strengthen the business through project implementation and delivery, research and development.

• May 2012 - Aug 2017

My position provides coordination, management and delivery of traffic engineering and transport planning projects of a local, national and international significance to support the multi-disciplinary skills of this international Australian based consultancy that has been in business for over 40 years. A key facet of this role will also be developing the transport planning business for the Qld region, Australia wide and internationally.

Senior Associate

• Oct 2010 - May 2012

Project and business advisory in Mobility Planning. land use planning, statutory approvals TIAR, EIS, DA, commercial and contractual, Business transformation new technology and processes data analytics Project and business advisory in Mobility Planning. land use planning, statutory approvals TIAR, EIS, DA, commercial and contractual, Business transformation new technology and processes data analytics

Principal Transport Planner

• May 2008 - Oct 2010

Targeted recruitment to develop the company’s global transport business as part of their business diversification process. Established a successful transport planning, engineering and modelling business within year 1 winning major transport planning, engineering and modelling projects some with CAPEX in excess of US $3B within Australia and globally. Big wins included the APLNG USD $3.4B Surat Basin coal seam gas project – Transport manager in charge of approvals TIA, RUMP, Access permits, oversized loads, staff movements, safety assessments; evaluation of the then world largest TravelSmart program for Qld Govt of the $24m SEQ TravelSmart Program 2008-2012 Show less

Senior Transport & land use planner

• Apr 2004 - May 2008

I was the companies senior land use and project manager in the field of specialist demand forecasting traffic modelling. Duties including collating data for model development, interpretation of outputs, business development and client interface I was the companies senior land use and project manager in the field of specialist demand forecasting traffic modelling. Duties including collating data for model development, interpretation of outputs, business development and client interface

Transport Planner

• Mar 2003 - Apr 2004

i worked in the following areas Integrated Regional Transport Planning, Policy and Legislation, Strategy Development - advisor on a range of projects including SEQ Regional Plan, TDM strategies, road planning strategies i worked in the following areas Integrated Regional Transport Planning, Policy and Legislation, Strategy Development - advisor on a range of projects including SEQ Regional Plan, TDM strategies, road planning strategies

Development Assessment Officer

• 2002 - 2003

DA approvals, enforcement, development advice DA approvals, enforcement, development advice

Planner

• Sep 1999 - Dec 2001

Development Assessment - Planning Approvals. Compliance/Enforcement of new development in accrodance to approved plan and (building) regulations Development Assessment - Planning Approvals. Compliance/Enforcement of new development in accrodance to approved plan and (building) regulations

Senior Land Use Planner

• Mar 1999 - Sep 1999

Services provided in the field of transport planning, traffic modelling development and application, traffic engineering, integrated transport, Travel Demand Management, land use planning, approval compliance, strategic planning, policy development and advice, traffic surveys. Organisations worked for include: BSD Consultants, Perth, WA Shire of Roebourne, Karratha, WA Flanagan Consulting, Cairns, Qld Oscar Faber TPA, UK Services provided in the field of transport planning, traffic modelling development and application, traffic engineering, integrated transport, Travel Demand Management, land use planning, approval compliance, strategic planning, policy development and advice, traffic surveys. Organisations worked for include: BSD Consultants, Perth, WA Shire of Roebourne, Karratha, WA Flanagan Consulting, Cairns, Qld Oscar Faber TPA, UK