HS2 Wendover and Small Dean Viaducts
CJ Associates' Tim Butcher is a chartered town planner with over 20 years’ experience. For the last four years, Tim has...
CJ Associates Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary
CJ Associates, an independent and leading specialist project support consultancy, delivering some of the UK’s most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects is celebrating its 30 year anniversary this year. Founded on 4th July 1990 by Chris Johnson to provide...
Using digital technology in response to Covid-19
Kate Orage is a stakeholder engagement and communications professional with range of public and private sector experience...
CJ Associates COVID-19 Statement
In these challenging and difficult times, our thoughts are with those who are affected by the COVID-19 virus and the dedicated frontline health workers and family members who are caring for them, both here in the United Kingdom and around the world. Following the UK...
Barry Wood, Director and Head of Business Development, Retires
A farewell celebration was recently held at the RAF Club to mark the retirement of Director and Head of Business Development, Barry Wood. Barry joined us at CJ Associates in 2000. He was appointed as a Director in 2013. Barry’s consummate professionalism and...
New Opportunities
In addition to our major stakeholder management role on the Lower Thames Crossing project, we are proud to have recently been appointed by Atkins to support their South-East Roads Investment Strategy work package. This entails providing stakeholder and planning...
Marian Hutchin joins as New Head of Planning from High Speed 2
We are pleased to announce Marian Hutchin has joined the firm to lead and develop our growing planning, consents and environmental department. Marian comes with a wealth of Industry knowledge and extensive global experience having previously worked in Ireland, the UK...
What we have here is a failure to communicate…
CJ Associates has recently had their contributions published in the World Bank’s blog, “What we have here is a failure to communicate…
New phase for Lower Thames Crossing project
As Highways England’s Lower Thames Crossing project moves forward into the Detailed Design phase, we look back at our involvement in this exciting major road infrastructure scheme connecting Kent and Essex. CJ Associates was initially engaged in 2014 during the...
Technical Partner Award
CJ Associates is delighted to be part of the Joint Venture appointed by Highways England as technical partner for the planned Lower Thames Crossing, which would be the first new road crossing for the Thames East of London for 25 years.
Stakeholder engagement vital for major infrastructure
The President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Sir John Armitt spoke at his inaugural Presidential Address of the changing role of civil engineers and the need for better stakeholder engagement and communication on major infrastructure projects. Sir John,...
Crossrail 2 Independent Assurance Review appointment
CJ Associates are delighted to be a key member of the independent assurance review team for Crossrail 2, appointed to the IAR panel as external experts to review the project documentation specifically in relation to stakeholder engagement and consents, and to provide...
HS2 Moves One Step Closer
A major HS2 milestone was achieved last month when the House of Commons debated and approved a motion authorising the deposit of two further Additional Provisions to the HS2 hybrid Bill. Four APs have now been deposited, with about 400 replacement Plans and Sections...
Thames Tideway Tunnel Gets Final Go-Ahead
Congratulations to Bazagette Tunnel Ltd on the award of the Project Licence for the Thames Tideway Tunnel, signalling the final go-ahead for the project. CJ Associates are proud to have advised and assisted Thames Water Utilities Ltd (TWUL) in the establishment of the...
CJ Associates Celebrates 25 Years!
CJ Associates Ltd was formed on 4 July 1990 and has now been in business operating successfully for 25 years. The company was started by Chris Johnson with the first assignment being the management of the Parliamentary Bill for the Jubilee Line Extension. Tim...
Crossrail Place Opens to the Public
The new Canary Wharf Crossrail Station being built in the North Dock between Canary Wharf and North Quay has reached a significant milestone with the opening of the seven storey Crossrail Place retail and leisure facilities which includes a unique rooftop garden. The...
Major Projects Association Rising Stars Programme
CJ Associates were represented on this year’s MPA Rising Stars Programme, held at Templeton College Oxford, by Sheery Sassoon. The course, which is held annually at the College, is a highly regarded 2 day programme for individuals who are identified as 'Rising Stars'...
CJ Associates Appointed to TfL Project and Programme Management Framework
We are delighted to have again been appointed to the TfL Project and Programme Management Framework for Stakeholder Engagement and Risk and Opportunity Management. The appointment is initially for a term of two years but may be extended for up to five years and...
City University Construction Management MSc Enters Seventh Successful Year with 26 Students
It’s term time again at City University where Barry Wood who is an Honorary Visiting Professor will again be lecturing on the Construction Management MSc programme for the seventh year. The course has been growing in popularity and this year has 26 students on the one...
RICS Stakeholder Engagement Guidance Published
We are pleased to have been able to contribute to the new RICS Guidance Note on Stakeholder Engagement that has recently been published including a Case Study on our approach to winning hearts and minds of the local community in East London on behalf of TfL prior a...