In the hugely successful 12 months the Perth office has been open for business, the team has nearly trebled, but what made those newbies want to join a UK based company relatively new to the west coast of Australia?
We asked Richard Spencer, Rodney Ding and Sonja Hayes to give us an insight in to why they joined PJA and what it was like when they got there:
“Our main draw to joining PJA was the duo Tim and Tanya who are fearlessly successful in their fields, holding a reputation as not only the finest in their work but balancing it with an understanding of real life and family values.
“Beyond that was PJA’s reputation as a leading placemaking-led transport and engineering consultancy, offering the opportunity to grow and thrive in a new place. As a team we are eager to continue the PJA mantra ‘create better places through great design’ and our approach to work aligns well with PJA’s core values of creative, credible, committed, and considerate. We have the ability to do big things with PJA and what they say speaks to us.
“The projects we are working on are really interesting and knowing the potential outcome that may result from our investigation is motivating. All this whilst having the support of the wider PJA team of over 130 people with experience in a variety of services and sectors makes for a great offering to our clients and partners.
“We’re also encouraged to build on our individual growth and knowledge. Road safety (Road Danger Reduction) is a focused service area, and being supported to undertake training and continual professional development is something that also sets PJA apart for us.
“The team here are motivated to see the company expand organically and succeed further in making PJA a go-to trusted advisor in Perth, and we are so excited to be a part of the PJA story.”
Get in touch with Richard: [email protected], Rodney: [email protected] or Sonja: [email protected]
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Meet our team in Australia
Sam Williams
Sam heads up the Melbourne office of PJA and has over 11 years’ experience in civil engineering design consultancy’s.
He has worked on a wide range of projects including: development infrastructure, public realm improvements, national cycle routes and urban regeneration.
Sam brings a genuine passion for early engineering engagement at concept stage to ensure that a creative and credible design can be delivered.
Tanya Moran
Tanya has 20 years’ experience across the transport sector working on urban regeneration, built form, greenfields and major infrastructure projects for the public and private sector.
She has a proven track record of delivering complex projects, drawing on her in-depth appreciation of the transport system and expectations of its users to service land use planning and create places that people feel comfortable to interact in and safe to call ‘Home’.
She is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and has been an active committee member for over a decade for Transport Australia, Student Engagement and the National Women Working Group of Engineers Australia.
Tim Judd
Tim has over 20 years’ experience in transportation and land use planning, road safety, public transport and active travel. Tim’s main focus is on providing advice on street design and its role within places.
He is a board member of Streets for People, a member of the Cycling Walking Australia and New Zealand Design Innovations Working Group and a panel member of Main Roads WA/IPWEA Road Safety Panel.
Tim has also been actively involved in developing the Healthy Streets framework and is an accredited Healthy Streets Assessor.
Richard Spencer
Richard has over 20 years’ experience in both the public and private sector in Road Design & Construction, Traffic Engineering, Traffic Management Planning, Road Safety, Crash Investigation and Road Safety Engineering.
With expansive experience and appreciation for projects of all size Richard is passionate about delivering high quality safe places with a commercial focus.
Rodney Ding
Rodney has over 33 years’ experience in transport planning, traffic management, traffic engineering, transport/traffic modelling, road safety engineering and traffic planning. He specialises in Transport Impact Assessments, Intersection Analysis, Transport Modelling, Traffic Design, Parking Assessment/Design, Road Safety and Expert Witness. Having worked across a wide variety of projects, he is also fluent in the use of key traffic engineering/planning software platforms such as Sidra Intersection (Network), Q-Paramics and the Emme suite.
Sonja Hayes
Sonja has over 13 years’ experience in the traffic and transport industry. She started her career in New Zealand with a focus in road safety before relocating to Australia in 2012. She has experience in the local government sector and in small and large consultancies, undertaking traffic assessments for small individual developments through to larger structure plan and subdivisions.
Sonja has a vast skill set having prepared traffic impact assessments, car park assessments and design, safety inspections and crash analysis for sites across Australia and New Zealand. Her passion lies in road safety, hoping to contribute to improvements in the experience of travel for all road users, across all modes of travel.
