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We provide project management and CDM advisory for schemes delivered within the Network Rail environment, including station improvements, track renewals, bridge works, and depot construction. Our team understands GRIP/CPA stage gate processes, Network Rail assurance requirements, RISQS qualification, and the interface between CDM 2015 and railway-specific safety standards.

Yes. We deliver project management and CDM compliance for highway schemes ranging from junction improvements to major road construction. This includes National Highways PCF-stage projects, Section 278 developer-funded works, Section 38 adoption schemes, and local authority highway improvement programmes. We understand DMRB design standards and the Specification for Highway Works.

Transport construction carries sector-specific CDM risks — working near live traffic, operating within railway possessions, airside construction constraints, and public interface management. Our Principal Designers develop pre-construction information addressing these hazards, ensuring designers eliminate risks through design and contractors plan construction methods that account for operational transport environments.

Yes. We have experience managing programmes that span multiple transport modes — for example, integrated transport hubs involving rail station works, highway access improvements, bus facility construction, and active travel infrastructure. We coordinate across different asset owner requirements and regulatory frameworks.

GRIP (Governance for Railway Investment Projects) is Network Rail's project lifecycle framework with stages 1-8. It governs how railway projects progress from initial concept through feasibility, design, construction, and handback. Each stage has specific deliverables and approval gates. Network Rail has recently transitioned to CPA (Capital Project Assurance) which follows similar principles. We guide clients through both frameworks.

We advise on possession and line blockage requirements during feasibility and design stages to ensure construction programmes are realistic and coordinated with Network Rail's possession planning process. This includes identifying possession types, duration requirements, and alternative access strategies to minimise operational disruption.

Transport construction involves specialist temporary works including temporary bridges and diversions, traffic management structures, falsework for bridge construction, temporary platforms and access structures, overhead line equipment protection, and rail possessions. We provide temporary works coordination ensuring BS 5975 compliance within transport-specific safety frameworks.

Transport projects typically involve extensive stakeholder engagement — Network Rail, National Highways, local authorities, train operating companies, bus operators, statutory consultees, and the travelling public. We develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies, manage consultation processes, and coordinate interfaces between operational and construction requirements.