RODGERS LEASK ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED REGIONAL DIRECTOR

National engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask has announced the appointment of a new, highly experienced regional director for its Bristol office in order to grow its presence in the South West.

Dave Bathurst joins the firm to head up the civil engineering team in the region and will be using his extensive international track record of working in different disciplines, sectors and countries to make Rodgers Leask the leading engineering consultancy in the area.

A fellow of the Institute of Highway Engineers, Dave boasts more than 30 years of industry experience having worked for local government, Thames Water and multiple engineering consultancies on projects in the UK, Europe, Middle East and USA. Starting as a trainee technician, his career path has been varied with roles focussing on residential, commercial, industrial, education, public realm and strategic land developments.

In the South West, Dave played a part in the delivery of well-recognised projects including The Eden Project and Shrewsbury Sports Village. Since this earlier stage of his career, his international work as a principal engineer has included a university in Kuwait, a golf resort in Russia and a hospital in Qatar.

More recently, working with urban design specialists on projects funded by the government’s Future High Street Fund, Dave Bathurst’s reputation in the public realm sector has been growing through his work, which is contributing towards the UK’s changing town centres.

Civil, structural, geo-environmental and transport planning consultancy Rodgers Leask has maintained a presence in the South West since 2015 and has been in its current location in Bristol since 2018 – which has led to involvement in various successful projects in the region and across the border in South Wales. For example, geo-environmental services were provided on the award-winning Access 18 scheme on the site of the former smelting plant in Avonmouth, while all Rodgers Leask’s services were provided on the billion-pound regeneration of the former steelworks site to create Glan Llyn mixed-use scheme in Llanwern.