Richard joined Mott MacDonald in 1991 initially engaged on the A55 Aber Improvement project and the A5 projects across Anglesey. Richard relocated to the Sheffield office some 15 years ago and worked on a number of highway schemes including Doncaster North Bridge Project and Stoke Hammond Bypass. Richard also supervised the construction of five railway stations on the Robin Hood line and the reconstruction of Chesterfield Station. Richard relocated to North Wales in 2006 and is responsible for business development in North Wales and leads the Highway and Civil Engineering team in Colwyn Bay. Richard is married and has two children and lives in Old Colwyn. He is also a reviewer for the IHT.

Contact details:

Tel: 01492 534601

E-mail: richard.griffiths@mottmac.com

Debbie is a Chartered Civil Engineer with 8 years’ post-qualification experience. She has contributed to numerous infrastructure and transportation projects in both the public and private sector throughout the UK.  She has significant experience of transport assessments and travel plans for a range of schemes, including regeneration projects for central and local government, the extension and refurbishment of several hospitals and various mixed-use and residential developments.  Debbie has particular expertise in project management, strategy formulation and stakeholder participation. She has experience of transport scheme appraisal using WelTAG and the transport and accessibility elements of environmental impact assessments, particularly for energy projects such as wind farms and power stations.

Dave has 25 years experience in highways and transportation, ranging from accident investigation work, junction modelling and COBA assessment through highway design, public consultation, contract documentation, site supervision to scheme commissioning.

Dave's involvement in Institution affairs extends beyond the North Wales Branch to being a reviewer for Chartered Engineer candidates, while he also mentors staff and acts as supervising engineer under Gwynedd's ICE approved training scheme.

Mike has 23 years experience of highway projects including highway design and project management experience, gained through working on a variety of civil engineering projects.  Most recently he has been managing the highway design and statutory process on the A477 St Clears to Red Roses Improvement.  This is an Early Contractor Involvement project for the Welsh Government.  This is an Early Contractor Involvement for the Welsh Government. Draft Orders were published in November 2010 and a 7 day Public Inquiry was held in June 2011 for this £38m project.

Mike was previously Gifford’s Project Manager for the Mersey Gateway project through the statutory process which has involved the submission of Transport and Works Act Order, Planning Applications, Listed Building Consent, Side Roads Orders, Compulsory Purchase Orders and a Road User Charging Order. Mike was the Engineering Design and Construction Expert Witness at the Mersey Gateway Public Inquiry.

In his previous position Mike was responsible for the design, project management and supervision of over 20 North Wales Trunk Road Agency (NWTRA) Area 2 Assembly capital programme schemes and the Denbighshire County Council capital programme schemes including the A494 Drome to Ewloe Improvement ECI, A494/A550 Deeside Park to Drome Corner Improvement and A55 St Asaph Major Maintenance Works. Mike has experience of administering ECI contracts and undertook the role of Employers Agent on the A494 Drome Corner to Ewloe Improvement. This contract involved extensive stakeholder consultation with local authorities, town and community councils and local action groups.
 
Contact details: t: 01244 311855 e:mike.jones@gifford.uk.com



 

After graduating from University College London with a degree in civil engineering, Ceri joined Rendel Palmer and Tritton in their Southwark offices as a graduate trainee. He was based in the transportation and highways section working on feasibility and design of roads in Wales and abroad. His site experience was gained at Gatwick Airport where he worked on construction of taxiways and the International Arrivals Section.