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We’re very proud to continue to celebrate the faces behind the fast-growing international consultancy that we are today in our monthly feature ‘PJA People’.
Next up in our series is Associate, Claire Harrison, based in our Reading office:
Tell us what you do at PJA
I’m an Associate in the Transport Planning Team in the Reading Office. I coordinate the preparation of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and support projects through the local planning process. I’ve recently been appointed Project Director for all the Travel Plan Coordinator projects across the company, and I am pleased to report on the success of the recent Millbrook Park Travel Plan event, which I coordinated and attended.
What’s your career path so far?
I studied Human Geography at the University of Reading including an ERASMUS term at the Cycling City, Groningen, in The Netherlands. I was also fortunate to have my MSc Transport degree from Imperial College and UCL funded by my first employer. Since then, I have worked at various transport planning consultancy firms for private sector clients until I joined PJA in January 2021.
What do you enjoy when you’re not working?
I don’t have a lot of free time when looking after two school age daughters and accommodating their many sporting, musical and social activities but when I do I enjoy peace and quiet walking around the meadows alongside a river close to where I live. I often enjoy spotting swans and a heron there on my lunchtime walk. A delight to behold.
Are you a dog or cat person?
Neither to be honest. My eldest daughter is petrified of dogs so we won’t be getting a puppy any time soon. Although we did purchase a hot tub instead of a puppy during lockdown last year. That needs nearly as much daily care and maintenance as a pet but it’s a great way to relax and unwind.
What are you currently reading or listening to?
I enjoy listening to any music I can sing along and dance to… during the last decade this has often meant music from Disney Princess movies… Let It Go! Let It Go!….
Claim to fame?
I had my MSc dissertation work published in the Aeronautical Journal.
Claire Harrison, Associate
Claire has over 16 years experience in the transport planning sector with a varied portfolio that includes urban extensions, commercial, retail, education and residential developments. She has a successful track record working for private sector clients specialising in Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and supporting projects through the local planning process.
She has vast experience in the implementation of residential and site wide Travel Plans across various sites in the UK as part of a Travel Plan Co-ordinator role. She is the first in the country to be awarded the Modeshift STARS Bronze Accreditation for sustainable travel initiatives for a Travel Plan site in Ipswich.
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