Colin Shields

Background

About Colin Shields

Colin is a Principal Transport Planner with Tonkin + Taylor with over 35 years’ experience working in New Zealand and internationally, managing the appraisal, design and delivery of a wide range of transport projects and providing transport input to masterplans for major mixed-use land development projects. Colin’s work has involved Transport lead on a wide range of mixed use land development projects including Ladies Mile Masterplan in Queenstown, Wirral Waters (the largest ever planning consent in the UK) and Wadi Al Asla a new city in Saudi Arabia. Colin’s work involves due diligence, masterplanning, obtaining Resource Consent (including appearing as an expert witness at Hearings) through to detailed design and site supervision. Leading on the delivery of a wide range of walking and cycling, rail, bus, roading, and public realm capital projects. Project values typically range from <$1m to $410m. Colin’s role involves project design and appraisal from feasibility/concept stage through to detailed design and site supervision. Leading on developing successful business cases for a wide range of transport projects from $2m to $410m. Leading on developing a wide range of transport strategy and research projects.