Alex Fraser

Experience

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  Stockton Riverside College

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2015

  Responsible for the management of the commercial activities of SRC sports centre I worked with a number of external clubs, organisations and individuals to provide a first class environment for customers of the centre. As acting manager I marketed and planned activities to meet annual targets for income and community engagement. I gained significant experience of management of staff as well as the training and development of apprentices that worked within the sports centre. Through this role I was responsible for H&S on site as well as maintaining risk assessments and management of maintenance schedules as laid out in contracts with external companies. Show less

  • Sports Centre Manager

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Acting Sports Centre Manager

    Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Duty manager

    Jul 2011 - Nov 2013

  • Gym Instructor

    Oct 2009 - Nov 2013
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  Northumbria University

  Jun 2011 - Feb 2014

  Meet and Greet Supervisor

  - Managing team to provide logistical support for arriving international students,- Meeting targets on standards of delivery as well as cost reduction and efficiency,- Supporting co-ordinator in staff allocation and supporting enrolment programme.

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  Northumberland County Council

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  Sustainable Drainage Assistant

  SuDS Assistant, LLFA/FCERM team, Northumberland County Council. Role-- Primarily appraising Flood Risk and Drainage Strategies and commenting on planning applications as the Lead Local Flood Authority. - Project managing delivery of the Property Level Resilience Grant (Government funded project in response to Storm Desmond/Eva in 2015)- Northumberland Catchment Sensitive Farming steering group.Experience-- Great insight into the connectivity between both urban and rural hydrology.- New research areas of Blue-Green infrastructure and transferability of findings to the rural environment Show less

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  Jacobs

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2021

  Alex is a leader in Natural Flood-Risk Management (NFM) coordinating our approach across multiple projects and supervising research partnerships with universities. Alex works across the breadth of Jacobs projects leading FRAs for private and public sector contracts, producing Drainage Strategies for major infrastructure projects, providing technical support to LLFAs in executing their statutory consultee role in planning, as well as leading options appraisals for Risk Management Authorities from IA/SOC to FBC.Alex is experienced across multiple aspects of Flood Risk Management Design and Appraisal in Coastal, Fluvial and Pluvial environments. Show less Working on multiple projects for the Environment Agency, East Lothian Council and Local Authorities.Humber 2100+Appraisal Team developed an innovative appraisal methodology to consider a wider range of estuary drivers and better integrate partners in the forward looking ambitious Flood Risk Management strategy for the Humber for the next 100 years;Implementing innovative solutions to enable better information access, display and manipulation;Multi-disciplinary engagement to ensure solutions are greater than the sum of their parts.Outstrays to Skeffling Managed Realignment, Humber - Environment Agency & Associated British PortsFlood Risk Management & Drainage Design Package LeadAlex led this package of work which involved;- Design of Flood Risk Managment and Drainage solutions (over 10km new embankments, 7.5km new channel drainage) which recieved full planning permission in 2019;- Delivering drainage solution achieving £1.5 million efficiency and 165k metric tonne saving in whole life CO2e;- Led pre-planning discussions with Environment Agency, IDB and LLFA;- Attend stakeholders meetings presenting and leading discussions on design decisions;- Writing and managing the production of Technical Reports and Briefing notes - Producing Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy ReportsOther Projects- South Ferriby Flood Alleviation Scheme, Holderness Drain, Foss Barrier Additional Measures, Jack's Key Reservoir Decommissioning & Clifton Ings, Dorking NFM Pilot, Abingdon NFM FAS, MEICA Initial Assessments, Kirklees LLFA secondment, East Lothian Council Musselburgh FAS: NFM Technical LeadYorkshire Flood Defence Assets T98 SEAL inspections 2019-20 Show less

  • Senior Consultant

    Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Water Environment Operational Sales Lead (Leeds)

    Nov 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Water Engineer

    Jun 2017 - Jan 2021
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  Teesside University

  Feb 2021 - now

  Guest Lecturer

  Alex guest lectures on the Global Water Resources module providing students with industry insight. With a specifically focus on the role of Nature-based Solutions in Flood Risk Management and the need for multi-benefit outcomes from projects to address the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis.

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  Mott MacDonald

  Nov 2021 - Jan 2025

  Alex promotes and is a technical lead in Nature-based Solutions in major infrastructure projects with a specific focus on flood risk management via NFM and SuDS. Alex also leads the development of our geospatial NbS tools for catchment management including flood risk management, diffuse pollution and nature recovery.As part of the Anglian Water Lincs and Fens reservoirs Alex is the Technical Lead responsible for decision making and options appraisal within the Engineering Leadership team. Alex's role drives the integrated design approach through the RAPID framework and ensuring that the projects are developed in a way to be consentable, fundable and buildable leaving a positive legacy for the local communities and wider region. Alex works across a range of projects leading Nature-based Solutions projects as well as FRAs and Water Chapter of EIAs, Drainage design and strategies for major infrastructure projects, advising surface water disconnection and introducing permeability to to urban areas. Alex is an experienced project manager leading small-medium scale projects (<£250k) and experienced as a technical lead on mega-projects.Alex is experienced across multiple aspects of Flood Risk Management Design and Appraisal in Coastal, Fluvial and Pluvial environments.Alex is experienced in business development working with clients and people across the business to develop new problems to solve client problems. Alex leads bids ensuring commercial compliance, producing bid materials and coordinating with specialist to provide technical assurance as well as developing and growing client relationships.Alex is the divisional office lead in Leeds responsible for developing and growing the divisional culture. Show less

  • Principal Nature-based Solutions Specialist

    Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Senior Nature-based Solutions Specialist

    Nov 2021 - Dec 2024
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  The Aire Rivers Trust

  May 2023 - now

  Member Board of Trustees

  As a trustee for Aire Rivers Trust I am supporting the trust in delivering our purpose of improving the River Aire as a waterbody and as a resource for the communities it travels through.

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  CIWEM Tyne and Humber Branch

  Oct 2024 - now

  Branch Chair

  Alex is the Branch Chair of the CIWEM Tyne and Humber Committee, the committee seeks to put on events to support regional membership as well as provide a local connection to the Institute.

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  Stantec

  Jan 2025 - now

  Senior Principal Consultant

  My Role is to provide technical leadership and insight to our clients projects and programmes. Specialising in Nature-based Solutions and Flood Risk I am excited to bring innovative solutions and outcomes to our clients.As the Regional Delivery Lead for North Central I'm responsible for developing and fostering strategic relationships with our Design teams for the Yorkshire and North West regions focussing on Yorkshire Water and United Utilities.Two of my primary activities at joining are:- Growing Nature-based Solutions delivery across a range of water company clients to help realise multiple-benefits from their investment.- Supporting complex projects including Development Consent Orders and Strategic Resource Options navigate decision making and appraisal to deliver robust solutions and high quality outcomes. Show less