Global metro and light metro projects
Sean leads rail and transit infrastructure projects in the Australian and New Zealand market.
He is an industry leader in strategic planning for urban networks, including option selection and feasibility assessment for new corridors.
Sean has advised clients on capacity enhancement assessments for existing networks and step-change asset management programs. He has led numerous multi-disciplinary projects in New Zealand such as City Rail Link, Papakura to Pukekohe and Wiri to Quay Park business cases.
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As a member of the New Zealand Leadership Team, Peter is responsible for WSP New Zealand’s transportation sector service delivery, comprising over 1,000 people across 40 offices, and ensuring WSP delivers on our promises to clients.
The portfolio includes a diverse range of project types – including alliances, collaborative sub-consultant arrangements, design and construction, early contractor involvement, network outcome contracts, structures management contracts and traditional measure and value contracts.
This range of experience provides Peter with an understanding of the pros and cons of each procurement model and how best to harness the opportunities presented by each.
Peter brings both governance and leadership experience, gained from his membership of Alliance Boards, Management Teams for Northern and Southern Corridor Improvements, Te Ahu a Turanga, and the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway. He has also provided internal governance roles for City Rail Link, Te Ahu a Turanga, Mt Messenger and NCTIR.
Theunis has experience in the planning and development of large and complex infrastructure projects gained by working in both public and private sector organisations.
This includes experience in the development of numerous strategic and indicative business cases as well as communicating and discussing their findings with governing boards, council committees, elected representatives and funding agencies for investment decisions.
Urban Design Specialist, NZ
Courtenay Northcott
Team Leader - Landscape Architecture & Urban Design
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Courtenay has over 8 years-experience in the private consultancy sector in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia.
Courtenay has experience in a wide range of projects from conceptual design through to a range of planning applications, detailed design and tendering, through to construction documentation and on site supervision, for the delivery of: public spaces; station plazas; streetscapes, SuDS, cycle infrastructure; future mobility and transport; infrastructure design; arboriculture; mixed use/residential and masterplanned developments.
Recently Courtenay has been developing the future streets formula and narrative in conjunction with the WSP Future Mobility Team in the UK. She now works closely with the Transport Planning team in New Zealand on future mobility. Placemaking and Future Ready are a passion of Courtenay’s and she strives to design cities and communities that are places for people.
Alan leads WSP NZ’s Urban Design and Landscape Architecture team. A registered AILA & IFLA Landscape Architect, Alan has extensive experience in landscape architecture, urban design, wayfinding, public artworks & construction.
His experience and skillset has come through the design & implementation of large scale projects in UK, Middle East and New Zealand. His key focus has been on transport infrastructure, public realm and residential projects, where social outcomes and environmental systems-wide thinking have been paramount to the success of delivery.
More recently, Alan is the discipline lead for the delivery of the City Rail Link public realm in Auckland, providing leadership in design implementation, community engagement and consent documentation.
He has experience with engaging a wide spectrum of clients, stakeholders and communities where resolution of differing agendas and requirements is key to project success. Experience in delivering masterplanning & guideline documents through to construction has given him the tools to produce strong & engaging design principles that endure the project development process. His experience in costing models and construction phasing (with a focus on reduced operational expenditure & whole of life design), have allowed clients to deliver their visions whilst meeting project programs and capex / opex requirements.
As a director within the Architecture / Landscape & Urban Design team at WSP, he is able to facilitate a holistic approach to the built form and the natural environment. His passion for delivering complex, multi-discipline projects revolves around bringing equitable solutions to our community and environment.