Nick Aiken

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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[email protected]

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Timeline
Jan 1993 - Jan 1993
Planner
Palmerston North City Council
Jan 1994 - Jan 1994
Planner, Development Control
Kapiti Coast District Council
Aug 1995 - Aug 1997
Planner, Resource Management (Policy)
Palmerston North City Council
Jan 1997 - Jan 1997
Corporate Actions
UBS
Jan 1998 - Jan 1998
Planning Officer
Southwark Council
Feb 1999 - Dec 1999
Planner
London Borough of Ealing
Jan 2000 - Jan 2000
Senior Planner (PO3)
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Aug 2000 - Aug 2001
Senior Strategic Planner
London Borough of Lambeth
Aug 2001 - Mar 2003
Senior Planner
Beca
Mar 2003 - Aug 2005
Team Leader Planning Consents
Tauranga City Council
Tauranga
Aug 2005 - Apr 2018
National Market Leader (NZ): Local Government; Planning; Environment
Opus International Consultants Limited
New Zealand
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
Sector Leader - Environment and Planning; Market Leader - Local Government
Opus International Consultants (now part of WSP)
Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
New Zealand National Market Lead - Local Government
WSP in Australia & New Zealand
Current Company
Jul 2021 - now
Director, VisionUrban Environmental
VisionUrban Environmental
About me
Director, VisionUrban Environmental
Education
- William colenso high (napier)
  1986 - 1987
  Geography
- Inglewood high (taranaki)
  1983 - 1986
- Westland high (full) (hokitika)
  1981 - 1982
- Massey university
  1988 - 1992
  Bachelor of regional planning environmental planning
- University of auckland
  2002 - 2003
  Master of planning urban design
Experience
- Palmerston north city council
  Jan 1993 - Jan 1993
  Planner
- Kapiti coast district council
  Jan 1994 - Jan 1994
  Planner, development control
- Palmerston north city council
  Aug 1995 - Aug 1997
  Planner, resource management (policy)
- Ubs
  Jan 1997 - Jan 1997
  Corporate actions
- Southwark council
  Jan 1998 - Jan 1998
  Planning officer
- London borough of ealing
  Feb 1999 - Dec 1999
  Planner
- London borough of tower hamlets
  Jan 2000 - Jan 2000
  Senior planner (po3)
- London borough of lambeth
  Aug 2000 - Aug 2001
  Senior strategic planner
- Beca
  Aug 2001 - Mar 2003
  Senior planner
- Tauranga city council
  Mar 2003 - Aug 2005
  Led process towards becoming the first NZ Council Consents Planning Team to be ISO 9001 accredited, having developed a new system of consent processing predating but with similarities to the RMA 2008 'amendments’. This accreditation was achieved concurrently with the Councils introduction of a LGA based Development Contributions regime, and the fastest growth in urban development of any city in NZ. Community Outcomes, Tauranga Tomorrow, Smartgrowth
  - Team Leader Planning Consents
    Mar 2004 - Aug 2005
  - Senior Policy Analyst
    Mar 2003 - Mar 2004
- Opus international consultants limited
  Aug 2005 - Apr 2018
  (1) New Zealand Market Lead for all Opus' consultancy services to Local Government across all Sectors (Water, Transport, Buildings and others). Integrated in-country strategy and co-ordination of all professional consultancy services to Regional, District and City Council's across New Zealand.(2) New Zealand Market Lead for Planning and Environmental consultancy services to all public and private sector New Zealand clients. Includes in-country strategic and organizational leadership, market analysis, recruitment, and co-ordination of the following related services and technical disciplines: Urban and Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Archaeology, Ecology, Rural Planning, Land Development and Subdivision, Land Contamination, Urban Design, CPTED (Crime Prevention), Landscape Architecture, Parks- Recreation Planning and Asset Development, Tourism, GIS, Photogrammetry-Aerial Mapping, Community Engagement, and off-road Walking-Cycling Infrastructure. Show less
  - National Market Leader (NZ): Local Government; Planning; Environment
    Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
  - National Technical Director (NZ) - Planning, Urban Design, Land Development, Landscape Arch...
    Feb 2013 - Apr 2017
  - Work Group Manager - Planning, Landscape Architecture and Land Survey - Hawkes Bay - East Coast
    Aug 2005 - Feb 2013
- Opus international consultants (now part of wsp)
  Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
  Sector leader - environment and planning; market leader - local government
- Wsp in australia & new zealand
  Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
  New zealand national market lead - local government
  Strategic market lead and Client Director for all services provided by WSP (WSP Opus) in New Zealand to all Local Government clients. Project Director. Technical specialisations in RMA, urban design and planning, CPTED, masterplanning, and Walking-Cycling Infrastructure Planning and Design).
- Visionurban environmental
  Jul 2021 - now
  Director, visionurban environmental
  Urban Planner, Urban Designer and CPTED Specialist
Licenses & Certifications
- Resource management act hearings (environmental) commissioner - chair endorsed
  Ministry for the environment; lgnz; opus
  Jul 2015
- Mnzpi, full member
  New zealand planning institute
  Jan 2007
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  NZ Walking and Cycling 'Excellence in Community Engagement' 2021 - Kuaka Gateway, Napier Cycle Action Network and Living Streets Aotearoa Mar 2021
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  NZ Walking and Cycling 2021 'Built Excellence in Cycling Infrastructure' - He ara Kotahi, Palmerston North Cycle Action Network, Living Streets Aotearoa Mar 2021
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  NZ Walking and Cycling 2021 'Built Excellence in Walking Infrastructure' - He ara Kotahi, Palmerston North Living Streets Aotearoa, Cycle Action Network Mar 2021
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  IPWEA Best Public Works Project More Than $5Million 2020 - He Ara Kotahi Bridge and Walkway IPWEA Dec 2020 Walking and Cycling Bridges (main bridge 190m long) and Pathways with heritage theese.
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  Sustainable Transport Award 2019 - He ara Kotahi (Karaka Bridge) New Zealand Traffic Institute (Trafinz) Nov 2019 Sustainable Transport Leadership Award. WSP's role (and mine) being the route selection and design of an iconic new 190m long pedestrian-cycle bridge across the Manawatu River. Awarded to client PNCC.
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  Infrastructure Project of the Year 2019 - Kuaka Gateway (Hawkes Bay Airport) NZ Airports Association Oct 2019 Natural and Cultural (indigenous and post-colonial) heritage inspired design urban and airport 'gateway' referencing lagoon, avian, airtravel and Maori cultural elements, incorprating water sensitive design, public art, CPTED, walk-cycle infra, bird protection - within a significant wetland/lagoon and state high way interchange (accidenrt blackspot).
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  IPWEA 2019 Best Public Works Project over $5 million - Kuaka Gateway, Napier IPWEA New Zealand Jul 2019
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  2019 NZPI Rodney Davies Project Award for Planning Excellence NZPI (NZ Planning Institute) Apr 2019 Environmental/Planning appproach and consenting, stakeholder engagement, and associated design for development of a new interchnage and urban gateway on to the city of Napier from the Hawkes Bay Expreessway and Hawkes Bay Airport, partly within an internationally significant ecological habitat and a landscape of heritage significance. https://www.planning.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=1969
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  2017 NZPI (New Zealand Planning Institute) Award for Project Excellence (Engagement) New Zealand Planning Institute Apr 2017 Community and stakeholder Engagement for the design if an iconic pedestrian-cycle bridge across the Manawatu River, Palmerston North.
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  2011 REAAA Project Award for Roading Excellence - Busbys Hills State Highway Realignment REAAA Jun 2011 Realignment of a section of state highway on the North Island East Coast. Innovative and effective stakeholdr and community engagement and collabortaive working with statutory consenting authorities enabled extremely rapid design and comencement of construction.
- Awarded to Nick Aiken
  Client Service Excellence - Busbys Hill Realignment SH35 Opus International Jun 2011 Internal Employer based award recognising exceptional performance on a project. This project also won an industry award, REAAA.