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Here you will find details of our committee. Get in touch with the local committee: eastofengland@ciht.org.uk
Deni is a Chartered Transport Planning Professional (CTPP), with a wealth of experience accrued over a decade in the transport industry.
His career has seen him work on various projects in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, both in the public and private sectors. With a portfolio boasting over 100 projects and programmes, he has had exposure to transport and development planning, highway design, operation, project and programme management, and policy and strategy development.
Recognising the importance of sharing knowledge and experience, he helps as a CIHT mentor. In this role, he passionately supports and guides transport planning professionals on their journey towards achieving Transport Planning Professional qualifications. Additionally, he guides emerging professionals through various activities, ensuring they receive the guidance needed to succeed and find their right path in the highway and transport industry.
From a young age, Deni's passion for the transport industry has been unwavering. His curiosity about emerging technologies and their potential impact on transport planning and future travel patterns continues to drive his work. He has authored several research papers and blogs, contributing valuable insights to the field.
Deni is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (FCIHT), a Member of the Bus Centre of Excellence (BCoE), and a Committee Member of the Future Transport Visions Group (FTVG).
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Neil is an experienced Senior Manager with a history of working across local government and private sectors. He is particularly skilled in in Highways, Cost Management, Construction, Cost Control and Contract Management.
As a Regional Director at Waterman Aspen with over 30 years' experience in the highways and infrastructure sector, he is a highly experienced civil engineering professional. With strong experience in capital and revenue maintenance, asset management and infrastructure upgrades.
Neil has extensive expertise in managing projects and programmes from feasibility through to design, procurement, and delivery, with strong experience in capital and revenue maintenance, asset management, and infrastructure upgrades.
He has held senior leadership roles across both consultancy and local government, including Head of Highways at Rutland County Council, where he was responsible for highways asset management, capital programmes, and transport services, and as Programme Delivery Manager, whilst seconded to AtkinsRealis, delivering over £75million of design works across National Highways’ Areas 6&8.
Neil has recently achieved Fellowship of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, and is passionate about supporting the profession, promoting best practice, and contributing to the development of future talent within the industry.
David is now retired but worked for Essex County Council for 17 years leading on all matters related to Transportation and Major Infrastructure.
He has been a Member of CIHT since 1999 and has been an active Member on the Branch and Region Committees from that year, now having over 25 years continuous service. He has also served many times on Council and the Boards and panels during that time.
David has worked at a number of local authorities including Norfolk, Oxfordshire and for the last 17 years Essex County Council. During that time, he has been involved in many major innovative projects including the lead on the Norwich Area Transportation Strategy, DfT Mixed Priority Streets trials, EU Civitas managing 16 innovative projects and also quiet lanes again for DfT. At Essex David delivered many major schemes including a new Motorway junction M11 J7a for Harlow and being transport lead for the newly designated Harlow/Gilston Garden Town looking for a step change in sustainability. He also led on the transport input into local plans, giving evidence at examinations and Public Inquiries.
David has always had a keen interest in making a positive contribution to the profession and joined the East Anglian Branch of CIHT in 1999 serving in all positions and is currently Hon Treasurer and Hon Regional Secretary for the Locan Cup (so golfers do get in touch!). He led the transformation into the East of England Region from two main branches and other part branches and has been Chair of the Region. He has served on Council, being on the Member Services Board, Self-assessment panel and the Urban Design Panel and Audit Committee as well the Regional Representative for the East of England Region.
David looks forward to continuing to help support the Region and Council and assisting young members in moving their careers forwards.
Derek is a independent transport consultant, he retired as Head of Sustainable Transport at TRL but has had a very wide range of experience and expertise across several transport topics.
He was Director of Technical Affairs at the CIHT from 1991-2000 where he led the development of several technical guidelines as well as responding to government consultation documents and representing the Institution at other organisations.
Joining the CIHT in 1988 Derek in addition to working at HQ he has been on Council, the South Midlands Committee, the Learned Society and Technical Strategy Board, the Transport Policy Board and the Sustainable Transport Panel. He helped set up the Chartered Transport Planning Professional qualification for which remains an assessor.
Derek is an economist with degrees from the Universities of Liverpool and Birmingham and is also a qualified transport planner and project manager. Previously he was Head of Transport Policy at the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and an advisor to the House of Commons Select Committee for the Environment.
Stuart is the Structure Condition & Assessment Manager at Suffolk Highways. As a Chartered Engineer, he manages a team of Engineers with TAA Client stewardship over 2000 highway structures in Suffolk.
Stuart joined Suffolk County Council in 1989 as part of his degree, returning to the Council in 1992 as a Graduate Engineer. He has had several roles both in the office and out-on-site supervising highways schemes. Stuart’s continuing professional development has led to a management qualification in 2010 and Chartership in 2011.
Stuart is passionate about engineering as well as promoting education and professional development both within his team and wider across the region. As a technical manager, he sees the benefits of both a traditional academic route to becoming a Professional Engineer as well as the experience-based technical route.
He has been a member of the EPSP & SAP for 7 years, reviewer for CIHT and mentor for both CIHT and ICE for over 10 years.
Terry is a civil engineer with over 20 years’ experience working within the highways industry.
After graduating from the University of Surrey, Terry initially joined Hertfordshire County Council on their graduate training programme, spending time during his placements within the Client, Consultant and Contractor for Hertfordshire Highways, before joining the Area Team working on asset management and maintenance of the local area network.
He currently works at ACO Technologies as a specialist design and application engineer, focusing specifically on highway drainage design and wildlife mitigation on and around the highway network.
Terry is a member of both the CIHT and ICE and is currently working towards his Chartership.
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