Clarkebond
David Bates is an experienced transport planning professional with a career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as Associate Director of Transport Planning at Clarkebond since December 2022, David previously held key roles including Technical Director at MAC - Pre-planning Engineering and Associate (Transport & Development Planning) at Richard Jackson Limited. Early career positions include Senior Transport Planner at multiple firms and various technical roles that laid the groundwork for expertise in the field. David holds an MSc in Traffic & Transportation from Nottingham Trent University, reflecting a strong academic foundation that complements extensive practical experience in transport engineering and planning.
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Clarkebond
Clarkebond is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy providing civil, structural, ground engineering and infrastructure engineering services across the UK. As one of the UK’s fastest growing engineering consultancies we are recognised as innovative business-led engineers with a sustainable approach to urban regeneration, property development and infrastructure projects. Our integrated, multi-disciplinary teams use their experience and expertise across all sectors to deliver sustainable, commercially successful projects aligned to individual business aspirations and to fulfil the objectives of stakeholders. Our role as engineers is crucial to any scheme, from advising on site selection and influencing design through ground engineering, cut and fill balancing, infrastructure and transport planning, utilities, including drainage design, together with the evaluation and selection of appropriate foundation and superstructure engineering design solutions. Alongside our core engineering services, Clarkebond regularly undertake peer reviews and provide specialist advice including; environmental engineering, flood risk, waste management and contaminated land assessments; utilities and asset design, expert witness, building resilience and recovery extending to blast analysis, and facade engineering. • Civil Engineering • Structural Engineering • Façade Engineering • Ground Engineering • Environment and Sustainability • Engineering Management • Resilience and Recovery • Infrastructure and Drainage • Transport Planning • BIM