Ada Gonzalez Albert
Director of Development @National Highways
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Development @National Highways
Leading a multidisciplinary team of around 120 professionals, including project managers, property and compensation specialists, and experts in Development Consent Orders. Together, we shape the early stages of more than 30 major road infrastructure projects, ranging in value from £100m to over £1-2bn, across the country. Our focus is on developing robust strategic business cases that support government decision-making on which projects to take forward in future road investment strategies – making sure the right projects are set up for successful delivery. Our consenting experts help secure timely planning approvals, and our property and compensation team ensures the land needed to deliver the projects is in place when required.
EDUCATION
Cranfield University
MSc Water Management (MSc)
Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Ingeniera de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (MEng Civil Engineering)
SKILLS
ABOUT ADA GONZALEZ ALBERT
Ada Gonzalez MEng MSc CEng MICE MAPMA portfolio director passionate about delivering high-profile, large-scale infrastructure projects, with 20 years of experience contributing to some of the UK’s most high profile and nationally significant programmes.I\'m currently the Director of Development for Major Projects at National Highways, leading a team of around 120 staff and accountable for a national programme of over 30 major road schemes. My team shapes the early stages of these projects, providing government with the evidence and investment choices needed for future road investment strategies. We’re also home to the organisation’s consenting experts and property and compensation specialists, supporting projects throughout their lifecycle.Career highlights include- Leading the pre-construction phase of the A66 Northern Transpennine project – one of the largest in the company – and securing the start of enabling works- Responsible for the parliamentary design of the northern section of HS2 Phase 2b, including two new stations in Manchester and a 12km tunnel- Leading delivery of 13km of HS2 Phase 1, including ground investigations, enabling works and onboarding of the main civil engineering contractor- Managing design teams across the UK, India, and the Middle East on major projects, including the multibillion-pound Doha Metro Gold Line- Overseeing enabling works for the Thames Tideway Tunnel across 24 sites in London- Delivering all required services for the six most complex temporary venues at the 2012 London Olympics- Acting as NEC3 Supervisor Lead for all utilities constructed in the London Olympic Park
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