Amey has appointed a new business director, George Pargeter, to take responsibility for its local authority contracts.
Mr Pargeter joined Amey this month and will oversee contracts in Staffordshire, Kent, Trafford and Surrey, plus Amey’s UK-wide traffic management team.
He said: 'This is an incredibly exciting time in the highways industry, where we are all faced with significant challenges to adapt how we work.
'Wrestling with stretched budgets, increasing customer expectations, delivering net zero targets amongst many others, this is an opportune time for the private and public sector to collaborate and develop innovative approaches to tackling and overcoming future policy and political developments.'
Andy Denman, highways and waste collections sector director, said: 'I am delighted George is joining my leadership team at Amey. With a wealth of experience and knowledge of the highways industry, George brings with him new approaches to providing more efficient services, which will deliver greater social impact and environmental benefits to our clients, customers and communities.'
Mr Pargeter joins Amey from a 27-year career at Balfour Beatty, where he was most recently project director for the South East.
Amey highlighted that he had been responsible for major schemes on behalf of National Highways, such as the A21 Tonbridge to Pembury, M20 Project Brock and Lower Thames Crossing Pre-Enabling Work and added that he brings 'considerable project delivery experience from initial contract negotiations through to successful completion and handover'.
