Members of the project team behind the North West Cambridge development are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and are experts in their respective fields. The project is still at an early stage, and as the project grows, more experts will be added to the team. We will keep you posted about the new members as they are appointed.
Currently the core team is :
Roger Taylor - Project Director
 Roger oversees and leads the project for the University of Cambridge. Roger brings a wealth of experience in overseeing major mixed-use developments in places such as the Docklands, Glasgow and Oxfordshire. He was a Director for mixed-use development for Taylor Wimpey, the UK’s largest house builder where he was responsible for creating communities that successfully combined housing with other uses. Roger is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Contact : roger@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.nwcambridge.co.uk
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Miria Robinson- Project Administration
 Miria provides administrative support for the project office and ensures the smooth running of the project as the development progresses. Miria is an experienced administrator with an MA degree from Edinburgh University as well as an extensive track record in writing and editing material.
Contact : miria@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.nwcambridge.co.uk |
Steve McGuckin- Project Management
 Steve’s role is to ensure that the University of Cambridge receives the best professional advice on the delivery of the project, delivering an exemplerary outcome for the University, the City of Cambridge and the local community. Steve joined Turner and Townsend plc earlier this year as Managing Director, Programme and Project Management. His focus is on major programmes and projects in the UK in the private sector, regulated industries and government. Steve previously held the position of Director of Projects at Land Securities plc and Director of consultancy at Mace. Steve is a member of RICS and RIBA.
Contact : steve@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.turnerandtownsend.com |
Adrian Howell - Project Management
 Adrian supports the University with leadership of the project team through the Masterplanning and Planning Application stages of the project; the day to day management and coordination of all aspects of the project; and the bringing together of all parties to deliver an exciting and sustainable development and community. Adrian is a director of Turner & Townsend’s project management division. Adrian’s projects span the education, transport and commercial sectors and include masterplans and designs for a research campus for Marconi communications, and the Docklands University Campus for the University of East London.
Contact : adrian@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.turnerandtownsend.com |
Bill Hanway - Masterplanning
 Bill is the Chief Operating Officer of EDAW and will lead the development of the design for the site. He has many years’ experience in combining the design and delivery of buildings with urban planning and masterplanning. He has been responsible for numerous projects in the UK, continental Europe, the USA and the Middle East. Within the UK he has worked on Upton, in Northamptonshire, which is an exemplar sustainable development project, incorporating ground-breaking design codes. Bill has worked on many large scale mixed use regeneration projects including the Lower Lea Valley Olympic Games masterplan and the Heart of Doha, a 35 ha conceptual masterplan. He is a member of the Design Review Panel for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
Contact : bill@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.aecom.com |
Charles Ledward – Town Planning
 Charles will lead on the core town planning elements of the project. He is principal of planning at EDAW and his work has focussed on planning, housing and capacity studies, large-scale regeneration opportunities and development proposals. He is particularly skilled in striking a balance between visionary solutions and commercial viability. Charles’ project work has included the exemplar Upton development, Lower Lea Valley Regeneration and Olympic Games Masterplans, Aylesbury town centre masterplan and the mixed use development on Dry Street, Basildon.
Charles is a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and serves as planning and property advisor for government private finance initiative (PFI) development projects.
Contact : charles@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.aecom.com |
Heather Topel - Masterplanning & Town Planning
 Heather advises the University on producing the master plan for the site. She is a director at EDAW and an experienced town planner. Heather has extensive experience in masterplanning on projects including, recently, the Greenwich Millennium Village, the proposed Crossrail station at Woolwich and a major waterside development in Stoke-on-Trent.
Contact : heather@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.aecom.com |
Paul Barnes -
Community Engagement
 Paul will oversee the community engagement and consultation process to ensure that all interested parties are kept informed of progress and have the chance to make their views heard. A former councillor in Norfolk, Paul has over 20 years’ experience in stakeholder relations, community engagement and public affairs working on major development projects such as the New National Stadium at Wembley, the Crown Estate’s major redevelopment of Regent Street, Battersea Power Station, and the Royal Opera House.
Contact : paul@nwcambridge.co.uk
Website : www.communicationsmanagement.co.uk |
