A487 New Dyfi Bridge

Peris Jones

Peris is Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the ICE and CIHT and has worked in various sectors of the civil engineering industry including renewable energy, marine, flood defence, water, and transport. He’s been delivering a variety of schemes for a contractor, consultants, and the last 17 years with the Welsh Government.

As the Head of Capital Delivery, Peris is responsible for leading teams to deliver major projects and maintenance schemes on the strategic road network in Wales. Peris’ involvement on this project began during the preliminary design and statutory process before delivering two advanced work packages and then the main construction works.

Darren Jones

Darren is a chartered civil and structural engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Institution of Structural Engineers.

With over 30 years' experience, he has worked for Arup for the past 17 years and is currently leading complex bridge design, assessment and strengthening projects. He has worked in the UK, Australia, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong. 

Darren was the structures lead for the A487 New Dyfi Bridge Project.

Mark Cooper

Mark is a Chartered Civil Engineer and an associate within Arup’s Transport and Ground Engineering team.

He has some 20 years’ experience, predominantly working across a wide range of transport and flood alleviation schemes.

Mark has worked as geotechnical advisor for a range of D&B contractor and transport authority clients across the UK and is a Panel Engineer under the Reservoirs Act for provision of asset management and maintenance advice for the continued safe functioning of dams. Mark is a past chairman of the ICE Wales Cymru Ground Engineering Group and past member of the ICE Wales Cymru committee.

Mark was the geotechnical lead for the A487 New Dyfi Bridge Project

Julian Davies

Julian is a chartered engineer with over 40 years’ experience of civil engineering including highways and bridges, rail, water. As a project manager Julian has delivered projects throughout Wales and the Border Counties and as been involved with the A487 Dyfi Bridge Scheme throughout the ECI period developing the design and the statutory process. through to construction.