SYSTRA’s Irons moves to AtkinsRéalis

Duncan Irons has been appointed to AtkinsRéalis as a Director within its Transportation business to broaden the reach of the company’s transport planning and engineering capabilities.

He has over 35 years' experience working with clients to deliver economic growth, transport investment and multimodal infrastructure schemes throughout the UK, including 20 years as Market Director at SYSTRA.

Alistair Cox, AtkinsRéalis Practice Director – Movement and Place, said: “Duncan’s track record in building client relationships and delivering across modes makes him a strong addition to our 3,000-strong transportation team. His role will be to connect clients with the full depth of our capabilities across transport planning, modelling and engineering for local authority and private sector clients in the UK — ultimately helping them use transport investment to unlock place-making and economic growth for communities.”