GHD’s commitment to assisting in masterminding the transport ecosystems of tomorrow has been embodied further via two new appointments within the sector.
Mia Barnard (top left) has joined the global professional services as Transport Decarbonisation Lead – Australia, while Erin Jackson (top right) joins as Mobility Lead – Australia.
GHD Executive General Manager – Australia, Dean McIntyre, believes each position will assist in clients reaching their transport goals.
"These newly created roles will engage the skills we have across all of GHD to help clients realise bold visions for accessible and sustainable transport networks,” he says.
Barnard says the transport sector has a huge role to play in the age of decarbonisation.
"Transport plays a pivotal role in our journey towards a decarbonised future,” she says.
“Transport connects us to jobs, to education, to health services and brings our communities together. The sector's contribution towards Australia's current emissions is considerable and therefore plays a critical role in achieving a net zero future, but it will also have a meaningful impact on realising community benefits and enable our transition to be a just and equitable one.
“My role will focus on cross-industry collaboration to support our clients on their unique decarbonisation journeys and their business readiness to facilitate a decarbonised future.”
Erin Jackson believes the idea of mobility to be a simple one at its core.
“Mobility is about connecting communities. Everyone deserves the ability to move around and access goods and services safely, equitably and sustainably,” she says.
There are a number of challenges ahead for Australia with increasing community mobility constraints, the static progress towards eradicating deaths on our roads, and the challenge of emission reductions. It will require a holistic system response enabled by transport network transformation, innovation and digital solutions, and challenging our unconsciousness for the betterment of communities.
“My aim is to help clients think differently about complex transport systems and diverse human needs that underpin them.”
