Mott MacDonald has appointed Peter Weller as technical director, with a focus on developing the growing transport planning capability in the group’s Newcastle office, as well as supporting growth of the transport planning presence across the North East and Yorkshire.
Peter is a highly experienced traffic engineer and transport planner, with over 20 years of experience working in consultancy roles with public and private sector clients in the UK, New Zealand and Middle East.
Peter’s recent project highlights include technical leadership of transport access for railway station masterplan projects in the North East and Yorkshire and on detailed design of a 500-space station car park in the East Midlands. This recent work builds on his past experience in traffic engineering design in the North East and Yorkshire and designing multi-modal access solutions for industrial and mixed-use sites in the UK and overseas. He also has extensive experience in design and microsimulation traffic modelling of public transport priority projects.
Peter said: “I’m really pleased to have joined Mott MacDonald to help lead the transport planning offer in the North East. I’m joining a talented team here in Newcastle who are working on some major projects here in the North. Opportunities for attracting and delivering transport investment that supports wider economic, social and environmental objectives investment across all transport modes are increasing. I look forward developing the business in a way that helps our clients and partners capitalise on this for the people in the North East and across Yorkshire.”
Alan Holcroft, global practice leader for transport planning, commented: “Peter’s appointment reflects our continued growth in transport planning across our UK office network delivering both local and nationally important projects. He brings significant experience in delivering value to clients and will contribute significantly in the development of hubs of excellence in the North East and Yorkshire”.
