Chris Perks

Chris Perks

Graduate Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sector Director - Transportation at Tonkin + Taylor

  • Education

    • Lutterworth Grammar School

      1993 - 1997
    • Birmingham University

      1997 - 2002
      BEng Civil Engineering with Environmental Management

      Activities and Societies: President of Manor House Hall of Residence '98 to '99 1st XV Rugby '01 to '02 STAR rep

  • Experience

    • Faber Maunsell

      Sept 2002 - Feb 2004
      Graduate Engineer

      Learnt what is required to be a consultant engineerProduced a number of feasibility reportsLearnt drainage, signing, lining and utilities design skills.

    • Atkins

      Feb 2004 - Sept 2006
      Engineer

      Succesfully delivered a number of small roading projectsCompleted a secondment to the Highways Agency (UK) as an Assistant Route Performance ManagerProduced a drainage design for an ECI schemeDesigned part of a complex light rail project

    • MOUCHEL plc.

      Sept 2006 - Feb 2010
      Senior Engineer

      Senior Engineer on Highways new build projectsHelped successfully deliver 2 high profile ECI roading projectsSuccesfully delivered 5 schematic design packages and one detailed design package for a £1bn city development whilst working in Dubai

    • NZTA

      Mar 2010 - Apr 2012
      Senior Project Manager

      Managed Consultant team to deliver Scheme Assesment Report for 38km of new road for $1.3billion Puhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance. Introduced a new procurement model to New ZealandDeveloped PM process for a part of NZTA business

    • MWH Global

      Apr 2012 - Jun 2014
      Area Discipline Manager

      Design manager on Fitzroy TNRP Programme valued at $850m Lead the Engineering Review and Option Development of the Gateway Upgrade North (GUN) Project on behalf of Qld Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning

    • Tonkin + Taylor

      Oct 2016 - now

      Responsible for identifying future transport opportunitesEnsure delivery is to the T+T standardLiason internally regarding resourcing requirements and availabilityRepresent T+T effectively to clients

      • Sector Director - Transportation + Delivery Partners

        Jan 2017 - now
      • Project Manager

        Aug 2014 - now
      • Business Leader - Transport

        Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ)

      Board of Professional Engineers, Queensland
      Oct 2013
    • Better Business Case Practitioner

      May 2016
    • Chartered Civil Engineer

      Institution of Civil Engineers
      Dec 2009
    • Chartered Professional Engineer

      Engineers Australia
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Chartered Professional Engineer

      Engineers Australia
      Oct 2013