Turner & Townsend has announced the appointment of a new infrastructure director to head up operations in Birmingham where she will oversee major project programmes like HS2.

With over 25 years’ water and utilities industry experience, Tania Flasck joins the consultancy from Jacobs where she was European vice president Solutions and Technology for Europe after serving as head of Water and Energy for the European business since 2016. Prior to this, Tania was project management and commercial leader at MWH Global.

Based in Turner & Townsend’s Birmingham office, Tania will lead the 150-strong infrastructure team in the region and will manage the utilities sector for the business nationally. She will oversee the delivery of programme management and advisory services for clients including Highways England, HS2, Severn Trent Water, Network Rail, Environment Agency and Birmingham Airport.

Commenting on the appointment, David Whysall, UK Managing Director at Turner & Townsend said: “With connectivity high on the city’s agenda, Birmingham and the wider region is seeing significant investment in infrastructure. I’m pleased to welcome Tania, whose wealth of experience will help our clients drive excellence in their approach to setting-up and delivering major infrastructure programmes.”

New director Flasck, added: “I’m delighted to join Turner & Townsend and help the company continue its strong growth in the region.”