Alan Eaton
Buxton,Derbyshire
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in technical leadership, design and construction, and engineering compliance. Demonstrates a strong commitment to safe by design principles and CDM regulations, ensuring risk management and continuous improvement in all projects. Dedicated to advancing engineering practices through innovative solutions and strategic planning.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Technical Director
SYSTRA Ltd
2024.01 - 2025.07
- Providing Technical Leadership within the Infrastructure and Environment Practice area.
- Leading development of Systra UK technical strategy, innovation and development as part of the Technical Leadership Group.
- Overall accountability for management of project technical risk and opportunity, continuous improvement through sharing best practice and lessons learned, and ensuring internal and external audit compliance within the Practice and Discipline teams.
- Alongside his business role, Alan is also Engineering Director for the Mott MacDonald- Systra Design Joint Venture delivering design for the HS2 Main Works Civils Contract on behalf of the Balfour Beatty Vinci Construction Joint Venture.
Infrastructure Practice Director
SYSTRA Ltd
2021.01 - 2024.01
- Responsibility for the Infrastructure disciplines across the UK Engineering business.
- Working with disciplines to ensure resourcing, delivery, quality, safety requirements are met.
Project Engineering Director
SYSTRA Ltd
2020.01 - 2021.01
- Responsibility for the Engineering and Design Management resources across the UK business, with particular responsibility for the UK technical delivery of HS2’s Main Works Civils Contract design work.
Engineering Manager, UK
SYSTRA Ltd
2016.01 - 2020.01
- As engineering manager, Alan is responsible for the technical delivery of multi-disciplinary rail projects including undertaking the cem role and co-ordinating the engineering inputs from internal and external design teams in the UK and overseas.
Associate Director / Technical Director
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
2013.01 - 2016.01
- Having joined a small infrastructure team, Alan, lead the growth and development of a multi-disciplinary rail team taking responsibility for management of commercial, health and safety, resourcing and staff development for the group within the Midlands and the North.
Advanced Engineer
Bombardier Transportation
2012.01 - 2013.01
- Engineering Management and Design Co-ordinator ensuring integration of all internal and external design activities and inputs to multi-disciplinary rail system projects within the EMEA region.
- Engineering Manager responsible for co-ordination of Bombardier Engineering inputs with consortium partners and production of engineering bid deliverables for an extensive new metro system proposed for the city of Riyadh.
- Providing civil engineering support to Bombardier's project delivery team in relation to design and construction of monorail guidebeam, columns and station structures.
Principal Engineer / Group Leader / Area Director
ATKINS
2006.01 - 2012.01
- Management of multidisciplinary rail design team in Warrington including responsibility for technical and commercial aspects of the team and the projects.
Senior Engineer
BECA (New Zealand)
2005.01 - 2006.01
- Undertaking bridge assessment and replacement schemes on behalf of ONTRACK.
Senior Engineer
Birse Rail
2001.01 - 2004.01
- Project Engineer responsible for a programme of design and build rail underbridge, overbridge and earthworks schemes throughout the Midlands Structure Framework Contract for Network Rail including management of internal and external design programmes and co-ordination with construction teams and Network Rail.
Graduate Engineer
Hyder Consulting
1998.01 - 2001.01
- Taiwan High Speed Rail Viaduct and structures design.
- Manton Tunnel investigation, feasibility and lining renewal design.
- M11 / A120 Stanstead Airport Junction renewal design.
- M5 Bredon Bridges Strengthening design.
Graduate Engineer
Owen Williams Railways
1997.01 - 1998.01
- Rail underbridge inspection and assessment programme.
Education
BEng - Civil & Structural Engineering
University of Sheffield
1993.09 - 1996.07
Skills
- Technical leadership
- Design & Construction
- Safe By Design & CDM
- Risk Management
- Engineering compliance
- Continuous improvement
Custom
Alan is a Chartered Engineer with 24 years’ experience predominantly working on Transportation and Infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas., Senior Technical Director, Systra Limited, 01/01/24, Infrastructure Practice Director, SYSTRA Ltd, 01/01/21, 12/31/23, Project Engineering Director, SYSTRA Ltd, 01/01/20, 12/31/20, Engineering Manager, UK, SYSTRA Ltd, 01/01/16, 12/31/19, Associate Director / Technical Director, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, 01/01/13, 12/31/16, Advanced Engineer, Bombardier Transportation, 01/01/12, 12/31/13, Principal Engineer / Group Leader / Area Director, ATKINS, 01/01/06, 12/31/11, Senior Engineer, BECA (New Zealand), 01/01/05, 12/31/06, Senior Engineer, Birse Rail, 01/01/01, 12/31/04, Graduate Engineer, Hyder Consulting, 01/01/98, 12/31/01, Graduate Engineer, Owen Williams Railways, 01/01/97, 12/31/98
Personal Information
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Timeline
Senior Technical Director
SYSTRA Ltd
2024.01 - 2025.07
Infrastructure Practice Director
SYSTRA Ltd
2021.01 - 2024.01
Project Engineering Director
SYSTRA Ltd
2020.01 - 2021.01
Engineering Manager, UK
SYSTRA Ltd
2016.01 - 2020.01
Associate Director / Technical Director
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
2013.01 - 2016.01
Advanced Engineer
Bombardier Transportation
2012.01 - 2013.01
Principal Engineer / Group Leader / Area Director
ATKINS
2006.01 - 2012.01
Senior Engineer
BECA (New Zealand)
2005.01 - 2006.01
Senior Engineer
Birse Rail
2001.01 - 2004.01
Graduate Engineer
Hyder Consulting
1998.01 - 2001.01
Graduate Engineer
Owen Williams Railways
1997.01 - 1998.01
BEng - Civil & Structural Engineering
University of Sheffield
1993.09 - 1996.07