Athol Moore

Experience

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  KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Assistant Engineer - Bridge Office

  Graduate position learning bridge design.

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  Kwazulu-Natal Department of Transport

  Feb 1998 - Jan 2004

  Technical role coordinating and leading the newly established public transport planning capability in the Department to support local government planning. This included:Liaison with National Department of Transport on policies, plans and regulations related to transport planningReview and comment on legislation with regards to planningCoordinate and provide technical advice to municipalities in the preparation of their public transport plansDevelopment of appropriate public transport planning guidelines and standards for municipal planning managersManagement of planning projects Drawing up of Provincial Land Transport Framework – a policy and strategy document to guide the province in transport issues including planningDevelopment of rural cycling promotion strategy and management of the rollout of the strategy, including consultation with municipalities Show less Managed public transport service contracts with subsidy of R6 million (A$1m) per month in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Howick, Port Shepstone, Stanger, Mandeni, and Eshowe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport. Project Manager for service design for subsidised bus contracts. Converted indefinite, negotiated contracts for subsidised bus services into 5-year tendered or negotiated contracts paid according to service kilometres and with contractual service standards and performance measures. Undertook public transport service optimisation and tender design for Stanger and Mandeni bus services.Project manager for Rural Bicycle Initiative. Developed sustainable business model for establishing bicycle sales and repair micro-businesses in rural communities. Show less Secondment to the National Department of Transport as part of the project team developing the Moving South Africa Strategy, an implementation strategy for the National Green Paper on Transport. The role included:Review of legislation and policy to evaluate conflicts and synergies with strategyResearch and analysis of world best practice in regards to road safety, transportation and land use planning for applicability to the South African context Research infrastructure investment and road space managementPart of the team that developed a strategy on transport planning and land use managementProduction of presentation slides on Microsoft PowerPoint and presentation of strategies at the South African Transport Conference Show less

  • Assistant Manager - Planning

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  • Transport Engineer

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  • Researcher and policy advisor

    Feb 1998 - Oct 1998
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  KwaZulu Natal Department of Transport

  Jan 2004 - Mar 2007

  Manager, Strategic Policy and Planning

  I was responsible for the management of the Strategic Policy and Planning sub-directorate was newly established when I was appointed in 2004 and consisted of myself and one other employee. I was responsible for recruiting team, providing strategic direction and working with the team to achieve the business objectives of the Directorate and Department.

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  Parsons Brinckerhoff

  Jan 2008 - Sept 2023

  Strategic integrated transport planning and policy advice, transport aspects of land use master planning, transport network planning with specialist expertise in active and public transport network planning, concept planning and design of public transport and active transport infrastructure, review of active transport infrastructure design, events transport planning, project management. Manager for a team of traffic and transport engineers, planners and modellers located in our three Queensland offices in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. Strategic integrated transport planning and policy advice, transport aspects of land use master planning, transport network planning with specialist expertise in active and public transport network planning, concept planning and design of public transport and active transport infrastructure, review of active transport infrastructure design, project management. Part time role to assist Section Executives in the management of commercial performance for the Queensland and Central West teams of Traffic and Transport Planning.Project management guidance and project reviews.Monthly commercial performance reporting and workload projection.

  • Principal Transport Planner

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2023

  • Team Manager, Integrated Transport Planning, QLD

    May 2012 - Apr 2014

  • Senior Transport Planner

    Apr 2007 - Apr 2012

  • Commercial Manager - Traffic and Transport Planning (QLD & CW)

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
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  WSP in Australia

  Jan 2017 - now

  • Senior Principal

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Principal Transport Planner

    Jan 2017 - Sept 2023