Multi-disciplinary technical consultancy, MEC Consulting Group has announced the appointment of a new Associate Director to lead its Transport Planning team.
Chris Heaney joins the firm with 25 years’ experience gained from both public and private sector roles across major development and infrastructure projects in the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands. A registered member of both the CIHT (Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation) and TPS (Transport Planning Society), Chris specialises in Transport Modelling and Development Planning, particularly junction modelling, transport assessments, travel plans, environmental impact assessments, and sustainable transport strategy.
At MEC, Chris is based in the Leicester office albeit has plans to launch a second Transport team in the firm’s Birmingham office within the next 12-18 months.
“Transport is often a fundamental issue during the planning stage of any development but I enjoy the challenge of supporting applications with robust highways contributions, travel plans, assessments and strategy,” says Chris. “The opportunity to deliver this for MEC’s clients as well as lead and expand the service across the Midlands was too good to miss,” he adds.
Chris is currently working on several major residential development projects, including a sustainable urban extension of up to 4,000 homes in Cambridgeshire and Elmsley Heath in Mansfield, which will deliver up to 800 homes.
MEC’s Managing Director, Alex Bennett comments: “Chris’ expertise spans the residential, commercial, education and leisure sectors, and he is highly skilled in his field. As demand for new homes continues to accelerate, this specialist service is becoming more sought-after and we therefore needed to increase capacity. Having Chris on board means we are now better positioned to support clients and the team has an experienced mentor to learn from.”
Having lived and worked in Bedford, Cambridge and Northamptonshire, Chris is now based in Leicestershire. Free time is spent with his young family, cycling or playing football.