An experienced and insightful engineer, Punam has over 12 years of experience in delivering various highway projects from minor schemes, Active Travel schemes to major projects in the UK, Australia and India. Punam’s experience includes highway geometric design as per various DMRB Standards, LTN 1/20, Manual for Streets, traffic signs and road marking design and multi- disciplinary coordination.
An experienced Geotechnical Engineer with a background in consultancy and contracting, Gavin brings a wealth of experience throughout Ground Engineering to projects of all sizes, particularly earthworks, foundations, retaining walls, and ground investigation, with a keen eye for Value Engineering solutions.
James initially completed a year-long Industrial Placement with Link in 2021/22. After returning to the University of Nottingham to attain his Master’s degree, he rejoined us in September 2023 as a Graduate Engineer.
A hard-working and enthusiastic engineer, James will resume his role focusing on project delivery in both drainage and highways design. He is also keen to progress towards chartership, which will be assisted by the additional responsibilities he will take on as a graduate.
Ben has 3 years’ experience working on a variety of projects, including Motorsports Tracks, transport schemes, and public and residential drainage schemes. Ben is committed to working towards his chartership with the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Ben will be assisting with the design and delivery of residential, commercial and transport projects. He is a keen and driven engineer, who is committed to progressing his knowledge and skills.
With over 13 years’ experience in Business Administration and Office Management, Rachael helps to manage and organise the day to day running of Link. She has a wealth of knowledge around QMS & health and safety in the workplace.
Fez is a proactive structural engineer with experience in the design of new-build and refurbishment projects across a varied range of sectors including waste, logistics, residential, healthcare and leisure. He has worked on small domestic projects through to complex multi-disciplinary schemes. He also undertakes building investigations to advise clients regarding structural modifications to existing buildings and also propose remedial works to identified structural defects.
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With four years’ experience working mainly on s38 and s104 schemes, Tom is working towards his chartership which we are committed to assisting him with. His appointment into our Link Manchester office is part of our continued plan to grow our offering in the North West Region.
A forward thinking engineer who has acquired his experience and knowledge working within medium sized engineering consultancies, Ferdi is used to being involved in all aspects of projects, from master planning through to construction in both the commercial and residential sectors. Ferdi has particular strengths in flood risk assessment, complex earthworks modelling and s278, S106 and S104 schemes. Ferdi also shares his knowledge and experience by creating civil engineering content for graduate engineers.
Structural Engineering lead and head of Link’s Manchester office, Neil is a Chartered Engineer with a wealth of engineering experience, many years of team leadership. He is adept at working as part of high value and complex multi-disciplinary projects.
Neil has been fortunate to work, predominantly as a structural engineer, across a variety of sectors including health, retail, education, industrial, energy and most recently nuclear, where he has been responsible for resolving complex design issues and navigating regulatory approvals.
Based in Link’s Manchester office, Neil is a key member of our leadership team and is driving the growth of our business in the North West.
“I joined link because I ultimately recognised the opportunity to more directly benefit from delivering to a higher industry standard. I believe I am strong in maintaining client relationships by taking responsibility for resolving their complex issues. I HATE it when I am on the back foot on a technical level, or the possibility that others would think so, which drives me to continually improve my own knowledge and that of my team. I am proud to be part of Link’s future direction and excited to build a team which maintains standards as it grows.”
Responsible for using design software to prepare drawings, calculations, reports and design documents for our engineers. After completing his apprenticeship, Jack is now working on continuing his development within Link.