Civic Earth, the new ground engineering consultancy and part of Civic+, has brought on Kirsty Poore as associate director and Hal Godwin as chartered senior engineer. 

The pair will join director Dan Matthews in helping shape the growth of Civic Earth in the coming months and managing the new company’s fast-growing portfolio of projects – including the Mayfield development in Manchester, the home of the city’s first new park in 100 years.

Poore brings more than 10 years of experience in the geotechnical and geoenvironmental sectors as a chartered geologist and registered ground engineering professional.

At Civic Earth, she will be applying her extensive expertise in the planning, supervision and interpretation of highly complex ground investigation works, continuing her expertise in supporting developers, design teams and regulators through all project stages including pre-planning, detailed design, construction and verification.

Godwin joins as a chartered senior engineer, bringing more than seven years of experience of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering across the South of England. 

Dan Matthews, director of Civic Earth, said: “Civic Earth is growing quickly establishing a portfolio of projects across the UK.

“Bringing in known, experienced team members in this area will help us deliver high quality ground engineering work. We’re all excited to grow the business together in the coming months.”

Sally Cox has been appointed as new managing director for joint venture EKFB which is delivering 80km of civil engineering works for HS2.

The Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB) joint venture is responsible for delivering civil engineering works across the central section of the high-speed rail link .

Cox brings to the role more than 30 years of experience in the rail and civil infrastructure sectors both in the UK and abroad, including her most recent position as project director for the Tideway West tunnel in London. 

Prior to her work on Tideway, she was managing director for HOCHTIEF UK Construction and project director for several significant rail projects in Australia.

She will take up the position in December, where there will be a transition period with incumbent managing director, Mark Pengelly, who will retire from his role at the end of the year. 

EKFB is responsible for the delivery of civil engineering works between the North Chilterns and South Warwickshire, one of the longest sections of HS2. This includes an earthworks programme which is unprecedented in the UK. 

The JV is also responsible for constructing 15 viaducts, more than 5km of green tunnels and 81 bridges and is committed to supporting local communities, with over 50 community investment projects carried out to date in areas close to the works. 

Cox said: “It’s an engineer’s dream to work on a project of this scale and magnitude and I am looking forward to working collaboratively with all the JV partners, our supply chain and client to deliver around 80km of civil engineering excellence.”

Leeds-based eviFile  has added a trio of staff to its growing team.

Chris Hall joins as SaaS technical onboarding manager, Elakkiya Geetha Karthikeyan as a business intelligence analyst and Keshia De Sousa as a digital support technician. 

The SaaS (software as a service) firm says the strategic hires are expected to bolster eviFile's capabilities and propel the company's expansion efforts.

With a distinguished career spanning over six years in the water industry, Hall brings a wealth of experience and expertise to eviFile. He began his journey as a contractor for Thames Water and has more recently been metering operations manager at Kemac Services. 

Karthikeyan began her journey in the IT sector in 2013, and she has since proven herself as an expert in data integration. Her master's degree in Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, coupled with her extensive experience at HCL Technologies and Mphasis, makes her a driving force behind data-driven decision-making at eviFile. 

With a strong foundation in marketing and customer service, De Sousa’s joins as a digital support technician. Her role focuses on providing optimal digital solutions for clients.