PHIL SIMMS

Phil has been involved in the civil construction industry for the past 6 years and comes from the technical background of Geosynthics. Among his many responsibilities at his previous role were Central North Island manager, New Zealand Coastal manager, and New Caledonia export manager.

Phil has an intimate knowledge of ground and coastal conditions through the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Hawks Bay regions, and what solutions work in each condition. He has assisted in constructing several engineered solutions, including: MSE walls, mass gravity walls, bridge abutments, pavement solutions, slope scour protection structures, Riprap outfall structures, and seawall construction along with offshore groin structures.

Phil’s background gives him the skills needed to proactively evaluate alternative methodologies/systems to deliver progress in the most timely and cost-effective manner for both ECB and the client.