Based in Exeter, James is a principal planner with a decade of experience. Having worked extensively in local authority and planning consultancy, he has a deep understanding of each sector both the public and private sectors.
James is a director of our national Development Economics team responsible for leading the production of development need, social value, impact analysis, and strategies to maximise local value added at all stages.
As a planning director, James provides a range of planning advice to both private and public sector clients for major commercial, retail, retirement living, and residential mixed-use development schemes.
A technical director focused on overseeing Acoustic teams, James uses his extensive knowledge of sustainable methods of construction, like mass timber and heat pumps, as he helps emerging professionals develop.
A director leading our Fire Risk Management team in Stantec’s Manchester office, James is focused on fire risk management, fire risk assessments, and fire compartmentation.
James is a planning director in Stantec’s Newcastle and Leeds offices. His work includes urban extensions, town centre and regeneration schemes, utilities, energy infrastructure, new schools and colleges, and hospitals—and expert witness advice.
A director and regional lead for Stantec’s Southwest and Wales regions, James provides technical and design services on major infrastructure projects and advises property developers with residential, commercial, and mixed-use schemes across the UK.
The divisional director for Stantec’s Fire and Safety team in Edinburgh, James has extensive experience providing gas migration and flame detection analysis as well as blast mitigation for both off and onshore refineries across the globe.
With decades of experience in bridges, James is a chartered engineer working on structures design, refurbishment and assessment projects, and has managed inspections of large bridge stocks—he’s now developing our Midland's bridges team.
After almost two decades of bridge and civil engineering projects, James has worked on the design, construction, and assessment of a wide variety of highway, rail bridges, structures, and general civil engineering works.