Title: Director
Office: Edinburgh
Specialisation: Transport infrastructure
Stuart is a Director of Jacobs Consultancy and
has been with the company for the past 18 years. He heads the team
responsible for delivery of the Group’s transport planning and
traffic engineering activities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the
North of England.
During his career Stuart has
played key roles in many aspects of transport planning and
engineering. He has considerable experience in the evaluation of
transport proposals for both the public and private sector, working
on projects ranging from small Traffic Impact Assessments to
sophisticated multi-modal modelling of large conurbations. He also
has extensive experience in the evaluation of public transport
proposals and provision of strategic advice to clients.
Stuart is currently project manager on the
Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) for Transport Scotland.
This two year commission, reporting in summer 2008, will make
recommendations on a portfolio of land-based transport investments
to be delivered between 2012 and 2022. Previous to this, Stuart led
the Jacobs team providing support on the delivery of transport
schemes identified in the Local Transport Strategy and New Transport
Initiative for the City of Edinburgh Council. This project involved
the preparation of substantial Public Transport Fund Submission and
management of the implementation of various public transport
interventions.
He was project manager for the Straiton Area
Transportation Study which in investigated various measures to
improve public transportation provision and manage demand trips by
private car. Stuart was also involved in developing a public
transport strategy for the A92/A930 corridor between Dundee and
Arbroath. This included investigating car use reduction measures
such as park and ride, bus priority and quality partnerships.
Stuart has also played a major role in
providing training and professional development opportunities for
his team. He was a member of Jacobs ‘Culture Change’ Steering
Group, an initiative aimed at providing a quality environment for
all staff. Stuart is currently responsible for the staff training
programmes within Jacobs Consultancy.
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