Who's Who

CIHT Republic of Ireland committee

Here you will find details of our committee.

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John Fleming 

Chair, CIHT Republic of Ireland

John is a Fellow and Chartered Engineer with over 40 years’ international experience in planning and delivering major transport infrastructure projects and programmes in the public and private sector, now retired.

He has broad experience in the public sector environment governance and quality assurance, programme management, business and contract administration, regulatory compliance and board involvement, and organisational transformation in client and service-provider roles, having worked in the USA and subsequently in Ireland at National Roads Authority (now Transport Infrastructure Ireland), Jacobs Engineering, and National Transport Authority (contract position), in senior leadership positions. In 2006 he was a founding member and first Chairperson of the CIHT Republic of Ireland International Group.

Vincent McCarthy

Vice-Chair & National Policy Officer

Vincent McCarthy has been working with the National Transport Authority in various roles since 2017. He currently works as a Transport Planner Engineer III in the Service Planning Division, primarily responsible for assisting the Authority in its roll out of the Connecting Ireland Rural Transport Strategy.

Vincent is also a qualified and practicing Mediator and writes articles for his local paper on cycling in the area.

Vincent is keen to promote the profession of transport planning to those thinking of working in the area and hopes his year on the CIHT ROI board will be fruitful in that regard.

Matt Steele

Honorary Treasurer, CIHT Republic of Ireland

Matthew has been a Director of Traffic Transport and Road Safety Associates Limited (TTRSA) since 2009. He has over twenty years of experience in the industry and specialises in the fields of Transport Planning and Road Safety.

Matt is registered as a Road Safety Audit Team Leader with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and has undertaken all stages of Road Safety Audit (Stage F, 1, 1/2, 2, 3 and 4) on all types and scales of scheme, including the M50 motorway and its associated junctions.

He is a graduate of both the University of Salford and University of Westminster, and has worked extensively in Ireland and the UK, previously holding senior roles in Mouchel Parkman (MP), Transportation Planning International (TPi) and Colin Buchanan and Partners.

Matt is a member of the CIHT Learned Society and Technical Strategy Board. He is also: a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport; a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; and, a Member of the Local Government Technical Advisers Group (LGTAG) Strategic Transport and Highways & Infrastructure Management Boards.

Colm Kelly

Honorary Secretary, CIHT Republic of Ireland

Bio to follow.

Glenn Hingerty

Emerging Professional Chair, CIHT Republic of Ireland

Glenn Hingerty is an Assistant Lecturer (Civil Engineering) at Technological University Dublin where the focus of his teaching is in the area of Transportation Planning, Engineering and Design.

Glenn is a Co-Chairperson of TU Dublin’s MSc in ‘Sustainable Transport and Mobility’ programme, as accredited by CIHT. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer with Engineers Ireland, a Chartered Transport Planning Professional with CIHT and a Transport Infrastructure Ireland approved Road Safety Auditor.

Prior to taking a position at TU Dublin, Glenn held various positions at both Jacobs Engineering and the National Transport Authority while teaching Transportation Planning, Design and Modelling at University College Dublin part-time. His industry experience mostly features Transport Planning, Modelling, Traffic Impact Assessment, Infrastructure Design & Appraisal, Road Safety Auditing, infrastructure construction and the Design & Operations of Public Transport Networks.

While his background professionally is in civil engineering, he is passionate about promoting the transport planning profession particularly amongst those from multi-disciplinary backgrounds.

Sarah Togher

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer, CIHT Republic of Ireland

Bio TBC

Ciara Gilroy

Communications & Membership Liaison Officer, CIHT Republic of Ireland

Bio TBC

Jocelyn Mendoza

Events Officer, CIHT Republic of Ireland

Jocelyn Mendoza is a Lead Designer and Project Manager specialising in civil engineering infrastructure, with over fourteen years of experience delivering multidisciplinary transport and public‑realm projects across Ireland and Mexico. She currently works at OCSC, where she leads the detailed design of active travel schemes, drainage systems, geometric road layouts, and SuDS‑integrated solutions for national and local authority clients.

Her professional background spans major transport corridors, greenways, public‑realm upgrades, and complex urban infrastructure, consistently ensuring compliance with sector standards and coordinating across engineering, architectural, and environmental disciplines. Jocelyn is known for her rigorous technical approach, her commitment to high‑quality design, and her ability to guide teams through collaborative, detail‑driven workflows.

Originally from Mexico and now based in Ireland, Jocelyn brings a bilingual and multicultural perspective to her work, with a strong interest in sustainable design, inclusive mobility, and the development of resilient infrastructure.

Suhas Hodala Sathyanarayana

Events Officer, CIHT Republic of Ireland

Bio TBC

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