Richard Longton

Experience

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  Henry Boot Construction Limited

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2000

  Senior Engineer/Agent
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  British Waterways

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2009

  Responsible for the successful delivery of all project stages of a the Liverpool Canal Link, a £30m complex high-profile major civil engineering project incorporating extensive public realm landscaping and waterside regeneration works Project Management of the £24m Rochdale Canal Restoration

  • Project Director

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2009

  • Principal Project Manager

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
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  Canal & River Trust

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2018

  Further to my role as Group Project Manager I took on responsibility for the programme managament and integration of our entire £110m pa Operations & Asset Management portfolio. My team included programme managers, programme planners and work schedulers. Responsible for establishing and leading the national project management team and providing strategic direction and effective, responsive, professional and client focussed programme and project management service and support throughout our multi-disciplinary organisation

  • Head of Programme & Project Management

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

  • Group Project Manager

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2014
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  AtkinsRéalis

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2024

  Project Director

  Project Director based in Warrington leading programmes of work in the rail, aviation, water and local, regional and national regeneration & development sectors.

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  Atkins

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Project Director

  Seconded into HS2 to lead the procurement and delivery of a £400m Advanced Civils Works package for Phase 2a.

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  Arup

  Jan 2024 - now

  Associate Director

  Associate Director based in Manchester leading our Programme & Project Management Services across the North West and Yorkshire Region