Adrian Palmer

Adrian joined Buro Happold in 2016 and has over 40 years experience in design and construction management consultancy.

His design and construction experience has primarily been in transportation infrastructure. This includes over seven years overseas work experience based in Asia and the Middle East and eight years site based experience as a Resident Engineer or Designer’s Representative. He has experience in the use of NEC, ICE and FIDIC contracts and over 20 years’ experience working on Design and Build and Early Contractor Involvement contracts through tender and delivery both as Contractor’s Designer and Client Advisor.

He has acted as a project principal or project director of multidisciplinary and cross-geography teams for major projects across Transport, Environment and Building markets covering the full project life-cycle. In transport infrastructure he has led projects covering Highways, Bridges, Rail, Aviation, Marine and Asset Management. This includes experience in UK Highways Agency processes and use of DMRB standards. His primary design experience was gained in bridges, cut and cover tunnels and highway structures.