Malcolm Smith

Background

About Malcolm Smith

I am a highly experienced and resourceful senior manager with comprehensive experience across a range of transport disciplines. I enjoy seeking new challenges, focusing on success showing ingenuity and innovation in achieving the end goal. I am a creative, pragmatic manager with a proven track record of generating substantial investment in transport projects. I have the ability to think logically, practically and strategically and clearly articulate my vision to others. I have numerous contacts in the London transport planning profession and I am widely respected among my peers for my knowledge and experience. I have more than 30 years experience of transport planning and traffic including preparation of wide ranging transport policy documents; assessing the transport impacts of developments; developing successful funding applications; extensive experience of development planning process; management of capital and revenue budgets; considerable staff and project management experience; consistently preparing reports to tight deadlines; strong understanding of transport policy and planning particularly in the London context; ability to negotiate with external and internal clients to successful outcomes; strong understanding of the political context for transport policy at borough and London level; and an ability to develop workable solutions to problems.