Edward Rhys Thomas

Edward Rhys Thomas

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Service Planning Manager

  • Education

    • University College Cork

      2006 - 2008
      MA Planning and Sustainable Development 2:1

      Activities and Societies: UCC Hockey Club, 1st team captain

    • University College Cork

      2002 - 2005
      BA Geography; History 2:1

      Activities and Societies: UCC Hockey Club: fixtures and social secretary

    • University College Cork

      2005 - 2006
      MA European Development Studies 1st

      Activities and Societies: UCC Hockey Club

  • Experience

    • Cork City Council

      Jun 2007 - Sept 2007
      Student Town Planner

      Researching and writing development plan policy for the city’s architectural conservation areas in preparation of the publication of the Cork City Council development plan.

    • Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

      Jun 2008 - Sept 2008
      Student Town Planner

      Development Management: validation of planning applications, site visits and writing planning assessments. Planning Policy: review of the Killiney architectural conservation area.

    • Transport for London

      Sept 2009 - Sept 2015

      While on the TfL graduate scheme I completed four varied placements in teams across the business including:- Smarter Travel Unit, encouraging sustainable and active travel for journeys to and from schools;- Crossrail's Urban Design team, data collection and analysis to inform the urban realm strategy for future Crossrail stations;- Olympic Route Network team, planning for the impact of the 2012 Games on Central London; - Surface Transport Strategy Development, drafting content for the Accessibility Implementation Plan and coordinating input for the International Bus Benchmarking Group Show less

      • Principal Policy Advisor

        May 2013 - Sept 2015
      • Policy Advisor

        May 2012 - May 2013
      • Regional Planner

        Sept 2011 - May 2012
      • Graduate Transport Planner

        Sept 2009 - Sept 2011
    • Jacobs

      Aug 2016 - Feb 2021
      • Principal Transport Planner

        Apr 2019 - Feb 2021
      • Senior Transport Planner

        Aug 2016 - Apr 2019
    • National Transport Authority

      Feb 2021 - now
      • Service Planning Manager

        Jun 2024 - now
      • Public Transport Network Manager

        Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
      • Transport Planner

        Feb 2021 - Dec 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Town Planner

      Royal Town planning Institute
      Nov 2016