Richard Valenta

Richard is a chartered civil engineer with over 25 years’ experience gained on major infrastructure projects including highways, railways, bridges, drainage structures and tunnel projects.  He has extensive experience in project management, project coordination, team leadership, drainage design and highway design on large multidisciplinary projects as well as on local road projects, urban projects and development projects. Richard has worked on projects in the following countries: Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Ireland, Kenya, Moldova, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UK, Ukraine and the Czech Republic. During his career, he has worked as Project Director, Project Manager, Principle Highways Engineer, Team Leader, Senior Highways Engineer and Senior Drainage Engineer.

Richard joined international consultant Rendel Limited (formerly High-Point Rendel Ltd) in September 2013 as Assistant Director for Highways after having worked as a civil engineer on major highways and infrastructure projects in various countries for major international engineering consultants.  In his current role of Director for Highways Richard has been mostly involved in the IFI-funded and PPP highways projects in Europe, Africa and Asia.