Transportation Professional

Transportation Professional is the official magazine of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation. It is recognized as the most widely read publication in the UK's highways and transportation industry.

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Key engineering takeaways from green road scheme

1 month ago | ciht.org.uk | John Challen

Delving a bit deeper into innovation with materials, SeBlonka says that it is vital if the highways industry wants to make progress with decarbonisation. “After energy and plant/fleet, materials represent one of the largest carbon emitters of road maintenance and construction,” she reveals.
HS2 trains on track to be zero carbon energy from day one

1 month ago | ciht.org.uk | John Challen

Elsewhere in the Curzon Street Station’s design, there are further boosts to sustainability and decarbonisation. “The station building is going to be on the scale of St Pancras and elevated 18m up in the air, and our engineers have integrated photovoltaic (solar) panels within the design of the building’s fabric,” says Davdra.
Local delivery of net zero to feature at conference

1 month ago | ciht.org.uk | John Challen

One of the Live Labs projects is looking at street lighting, which is an area a lot of local authorities, including Carruthers’, have embraced. “We’ve moved to LEDs and introduced dimming, which has really brought down the costs and the emissions,” she explains.
Decarbonisation, safety and funding to feature in Masterclasses

1 month ago | ciht.org.uk | John Challen

By John Challen CIHT’s Masterclass series of webinars continue to go from strength to strength, offering a unique opportunity for members to learn, engage and build on their continuing personal development (CPD). “Each year we provide a new and revised programme of six Masterclasses on different topics that reflect the challenges transport professionals are facing every day,” explains Sara Zuin, Senior Policy Advisor, CIHT.
Structured mentoring vital for new and existing talent

2 months ago | ciht.org.uk | Tom Austin-Morgan

Beyond onboarding, TfL’s internal mentoring programme is open to all employees and matches mentors and mentees based on their development goals – whether that’s gaining leadership confidence, transitioning into strategy, or understanding the integration of data and digital systems into transport operations. The initiative plays a key role in helping employees adapt to future workforce needs.
The benefits of continuing professional development

2 months ago | ciht.org.uk | Tom Austin-Morgan

“How do you become a great person if you don’t invest in yourself, or if we don’t invest in our people?” asks Liz Garvey, HR Director at FM Conway, highlighting the importance the company places on continuing professional development (CPD). CPD can be seen differently in various companies - and in different roles. But, according to Garvey, it’s just as important to someone working out on site as it is to an operational manager or someone in HR.
Entering engineering: making up the one million shortfall

2 months ago | ciht.org.uk | Tom Austin-Morgan

When starting a career in the transport industry, graduates of programmes accredited by JBM have multiple benefits – professional recognition, enhanced employability and a foundation for future education among the most prominent.
The role of onboarding in long-term success

2 months ago | ciht.org.uk | Tom Austin-Morgan

“Companies are recognising that they need to value and invest in their staff,” says Sally Devine, CIHT Learn Associate. “And that should start at the beginning of their careers, as young people in particular are looking for career paths with immediate training and added benefits, and they will compare companies like-for-like.”Devine adds that companies that have a clear and easy-to-navigate training and careers pathway and who invest in their staff see a greater retention of their workforce.
New courses launched for job Interview success

Mar 11, 2025 | ciht.org.uk | John Challen

Two courses have been added to CIHT Learn, the Institution’s e-learning portal that helps industry engineers and professionals gain skills and build professional development. Both written by recruitment specialist Carrington West, the courses look at the importance of interviews, that vital first chance that both sides have to make a strong impression.
Five reasons to attend the Emerging Professionals Conference

Mar 11, 2025 | ciht.org.uk | John Challen

The CIHT Emerging Professionals Conference (EPC), this year taking place on 9 April at Aston University, has evolved since it debuted as the Young Professionals Conference in 2018. This year, more than ever, it is a must-attend event for those starting out in the highways and transportation worlds.