Neil Forrest

Experience

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  Warwickshire County Council

  Nov 1989 - Apr 1998

  Pavement Condition Inspector

  Responsible for the collection of inventory and condition data for all assets within the highway corridor on all classes of highway throughout the county of Warwickshire. Surveys included CHART, RMMS and NRMCS alongside an annual survey program. Processed and presented CHART, deflectograph and SCRIM data for the feasibility of pavement rehabilitation works.

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  Atkins

  Apr 1998 - Jul 2002

  Pavement Condition Inspector

  Responsible for a team of inspectors and the collection of inventory and condition data for all assets within the highway corridor of the "Birmingham Box" Motorway and Trunk Road Network on behalf of the Highways Agency. Surveys included CHART, RMMS, and NRMCS, alongside safety patrols and street lighting outages. Responsible for the procurement and programming of annual mechanical pavement condition surveys, data processing, and presentation of data for pavement rehabilitation feasibility studies. Show less

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  AmeyMouchel

  Jul 2002 - Jan 2009

  Custodian of the Highways Agency Pavement Management System (HAPMS) on behalf of the Highways Agency MAC 9 Maintenance Contract. Responsible for the management of the data repository including network wide section referencing updates, network wide upload of construction data, and GPR data. Responsible for the identification, testing and feasibility of major and minor pavement rehabilitation works, and the development of future works programs. Trained others in the use of the system and was involved in the national user group. Show less

  • Highway Asset Engineer

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  • Route Steward

    Jul 2002 - Jan 2007
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  Amey

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Highway Asset Engineer

  Custodian of the Highways Agency Pavement Management System (HAPMS) on behalf of the Highways Agency for MAC 9. Responsible for the maintenance of the data repository including a network level section referencing, construction data, SCRIM investigatory level review and update.

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  Opus International Consultants Limited

  Apr 2010 - Sept 2018

  Infrastructure Asset Management Consultant

  Part of the WSP Global Advisory Team, I am extensively involved in the strategic asset management space. Through my work, I feel that I help make a difference to our communities in assisting our local governments and First Nations in their journey towards sustainable service delivery. I am responsible for the development of strategic and tactical level asset management plans, conducting asset management maturity assessments, developing asset lifecycle strategies, developing and implementing asset condition assessment, risk and criticality, and level of service frameworks for a variety of municipal infrastructure types including roads, bridges, water, wastewater, and storm water utilities, facilities, and solid waste assets.I am also responsible for the development and implementation of a Non-Conformance Tracking System website that enables users to track Non-Conformities, document deliverables, and undertake surveillance monitoring during the construction and operational phases of P3 Projects in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. I managed a team that developed and implemented a pilot defect/hazard tracking web application used in Saskatchewan. Show less

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  WSP in Canada

  Sept 2018 - Nov 2021

  Infrastructure Asset Management Consultant

  Extensively involved in the development and implementation of a Quality Management System website that enables users to track Non-Conformities, document deliverables, and undertake surveillance monitoring during the construction and operational phases of P3 Projects in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Responsible for the development of operation, maintenance and rehabilitation (OMR) specifications, and contract management plans for a number of P3 projects in British Columbia.Provide OMR advice to clients including assistance in QMS audits, asset compliance assessments, deliverable reviews, and inventory management.Responsible for the delivery of pavement management programs for a number of municipal clients. Show less

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  WSP

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

  Senior Asset Management Consultant
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  Cowichan Valley Regional District

  Jun 2023 - now

  Manager of Asset Management Systems