A huge welcome to the new members of our team who have joined us over the year.
Our new faces have taken up roles right across the business in all service areas and locations.
We are so pleased to have you all on board and part of Team PJA.
Read more about our newest members of the team:
Sonja Townsend, Principal Engineer, Reading
Sonja has over 19 years’ experience working with both public and private sector clients on multidisciplinary projects from the feasibility stage to the construction stage.
Her experience includes public realm design, developing concept schemes into detailed design packages as well as developing utility strategies for various types of development, providing planning and technical support for several schemes and preparing Transport Assessments and Travel Plans.
Colin Young, Associate, Cambridge
Colin has 21 years’ experience working in transport planning with particular focus on development planning for private sector clients. He has a breadth of experience in undertaking Transport Assessments and all the facets of transport and travel that go into the assessments. He also has vast experience in modelling, including VISSIM and junction modelling, feasibility and early appraisal work, master planning and area studies, and strategic thinking with respect to transport and movement.
Colin has an active interest in the future of how people will travel for different journey purposes and how we (transport planners) can contribute to bettering the lives of people that live in the areas we develop.
Kwasi Amoah, Associate, Reading
Kwasi is an Associate based in the Reading office with over 14 years’ experience working on wide portfolio of civils design from feasibility through to detailed design and implementation in accordance with approved design standards for public and private sectors. Kwasi has extensive experience in highways, traffic management, public realm design and site supervision.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and undertakes Professional Reviews.
Mark Teague, Associate, Birmingham
Mark is an Associate with over 37 years’ experience within the construction industry, mainly dealing with infrastructure projects for industrial, residential and other mixed-use developments for both public and private clients. Has undertaken all aspects of works from concept, planning, design, procurement and construction, therefore has a good understanding of what is involved and able to advise clients accordingly.
Due to Mark’s extensive experience and knowledge, he is able to provide a holistic approach when dealing with multi-disciplined schemes and is able to understand the constraints or benefits of other disciplines.
Tracey Harber, Credit Controller, Birmingham
Tracey has over 22 years’ experience in accounting and HR. She works with project managers supporting the company with credit control.
Parth Paluskar, Graduate Consultant, Manchester
Parth recently completed his masters at the University of Manchester in Urban Design and International Planning. His interests lie in developing pedestrian safe environments and planning transit-oriented developments around transport hubs to develop compact, sustainable, and smart places. He is from an architectural background with a B.Arch. and is also proficient in creating 2D and 3D representations through CAD software.
Paul Ojeil, Senior Consultant, Birmingham
Paul is a Senior Consultant in the placemaking team at PJA.
He has an enthusiasm for design within the built environment as well as a strong aptitude in visual representation which has been developed through his degree in Architecture and seven years of professional experience covering: Placemaking, movement-based Urban Design, Active Travel design & Visualisation.
Lucy Keegans-Wood, Associate Director, Birmingham
Lucy is a Chartered Geologist and Registered Ground Engineering Professional with over 17 years’ experience in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering. She brings experience in design and construction of earthworks, foundations, retaining structures and infrastructure projects.
Lucy has extensive experience in the management, and delivery of geotechnical inputs for projects within a variety of sectors, from commercial and residential developments to large multidisciplinary highway schemes across the UK.
Lucia Perez Ezquerro, Consultant, London
Lucia is a transport planning consultant with over three years’ experience based at our London office. She is a civil engineer by background having worked in the structural field before embarking on an MSc in Transport Planning and Management at the University of Westminster. Lucia works closely with clients in strategic planning, development control, public transport operations and active travel schemes.
John Tsui, Graduate Consultant, Cambridge
John joined PJA as a Graduate Consultant in 2023 after an 8 week internship the year before with the Cambridge office when he was completing his Masters in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is based in London and works between the London and Cambridge offices. His interests are in transport, specifically active travel.
John’s work involves assisting in delivering high-quality, sustainable low car developments. This also extends to planning applications and masterplans for larger scale public transport projects, including contributing to business cases, public realm improvements and active travel planning.
Marta Urena Delgado, Engineer, Reading
Marta is an Engineer with 6 years’ experience in highways design. She has worked on several major highway’s schemes going from feasibility to preliminary and detailed design. She has experience designing horizontal and vertical alignments according to DMRB, Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20, including production of 3D models using Civil 3D. She has experience of mentoring and developing the skills of others, supervising work, and organising resources and workloads.
Todd Lithgow, Graduate Consultant, Manchester
Todd joined PJA’s Graduate Development Programme after completing his degree in Town and Regional Planning at the University of Liverpool and is based in our Manchester office. During his degree, Todd worked on several community and research projects in Liverpool designing more cycle and pedestrian friendly environments in key parts of the city. Todd’s work has since been featured within public engagement and consultation projects by key stakeholders in the development of the areas.
Emma Beynon, Graduate Consultant, Birmingham
Emma joined PJA in 2023 after completing her MSc in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Birmingham and is based in our Birmingham office. During her master’s degree she wrote her dissertation on different safety perceptions when walking, with a focus on how to use planning to make places more accessible and encourage active transport. As part of the PJA Graduate Development Programme, Emma has assisted in writing travel reports and gaining new skills in GIS.
Reanna Bongo, Graduate Consultant, Bristol
Reanna joined PJA’s Graduate Scheme in the Bristol office following graduation from the University of West England in 2023 with a first-class BA in Geography and Planning. As part of the transport module in her final year, Reanna wrote a travel plan for her local train station and gained work experience in town planning for a development consent order for the Lower Thames Crossing. Her work is predominantly focused on writing transport statements and developing further skills in technical drawings and GIS.
Ricky Kelly, Accounts Assistant, Birmingham
Ricky supports our finance team with our accounting systems and protocols to ensure they run smoothly within our fast-paced environment.
Stephanie Barter, Graduate Consultant, Reading
Stephanie joined PJA in 2023 as a Graduate Consultant at our Reading office, after achieving a first-class degree in Geography at the University of Nottingham. During this, she wrote an award-winning dissertation on women’s geographies of fear in urban spaces since COVID-19, exploring how features of built environments affect women’s interaction and perception of spaces. Through her studies, Stephanie established an interest in urban planning, which she looks forward to developing at PJA.
Philip Romeril, Graduate Consultant, Reading
Philip joined the PJA Graduate Development Programme in 2023 after graduating with a first-class degree in Geography from Durham University and is based in the Reading office. Philip discovered transport planning through internships at the Government of Jersey. Here he developed skills in GIS, mapping data to support the development of strategic policy documents and road safety improvements, and preparing presentations to inform ministerial decision-making.
Lydia Green, Graduate Consultant, Cambridge
Lydia joined the PJA Graduate Development Programme in September 2023 and is based in the Cambridge Office. She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BA (Hons) in Geography, where she gained valuable skills and knowledge in GIS and active travel, which she is looking forward to developing further at PJA. Lydia’s dissertation focused on female students’ perception of safety on the University of Birmingham campus, and how this perception could be altered with the use of personal safety apps. This has led Lydia to develop a great interest in inclusive mobility.
Ben Kelly, Apprentice Engineering Technician, Reading
Ben is beginning his career as an apprentice learning valuable skills in CAD and design. He is also studying for a Level 3 civil engineering btech qualification at Wiltshire college. He aims to improve his skills and knowledge at PJA in the different aspects of road design to become an engineer.
Jack Sheppard, Apprentice Engineering Technician, Reading
Jack is beginning his career as an apprentice learning valuable skills in CAD and civil design engineering. He is also studying for a Level 3 Civil Engineering BTEC qualification at Wiltshire College. He aims to improve his skills and knowledge at PJA in the different aspects of road design to become an engineer.
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