Hayley Fails

Hayley Fails currently serves as the Assistant Director of Infrastructure & Environment at Manchester City Council since October 2023. Previously, Fails held the position of Senior Delivery Sponsor at HS2 Ltd from February 2022 to October 2023. From August 2013 to March 2022, Fails was the Lead Sponsor for Air Quality and Environment at Transport for London, overseeing projects such as the Ultra Low Emission Zone and Low Emission Zone 2020. Additionally, Fails acted as the Portfolio Sponsor for major transformational schemes. Earlier experience includes roles as Principal Technical Planner for Road Safety at Slough Borough Council and Senior Traffic Engineer at Enfield Council, along with a background in traffic and road safety engineering at Bracknell Forest Council. Initial career experience at TRL involved various project management and research roles focused on road safety and intelligent transport systems, alongside a research position in collision investigation at Loughborough University.