David is Chartered Environmentalist with over 22 years’ experience in the environment sector, 21 of which have been spent in environmental consultancy. His main experience relates to the environmental assessment and management of a wide range of projects including energy, road infrastructure projects (motorway, smart motorway, trunk road and local authority road schemes in Wales, England and Scotland), residential/mixed-use developments, pipelines and gas storage facilities. As a Chartered Environmentalist, David has demonstrated an excellent level of EIA and planning knowledge, with particular areas of expertise in Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects; project management of small, medium and large scale EIAs; bid management; providing pragmatic advice to clients on environmental issues and opportunities; working closely with clients and statutory/non-statutory organisations; managing and motivating multidisciplinary teams and undertaking stakeholder consultation. David is currently chair of IEMA’s Impact Assessment Steering Group and co-chair of the North West Steering Group. He is a registered Mental Health First Aider.