BENSON Consultancy (NZ) Limited

Jim Benson

 

Jim is the Director of the Benson Consultancy (NZ) Ltd. He has specific design and planning experience associated with infrastructure in over 15 countries. This includes tunnels, caverns, stations, shafts, TBMs, ground treatment, caverns, cut and cover, pipe-jacking, and related structures in both soft and hard ground.  

 

Jim has hands on experience with designing structures including, tunnels, steel, concrete, water retaining structures, foundations, piles, frames, and bridges; and is familar with the engineering codes, software and capabilities associated with this infrastructure.

 

Management roles include Directorships at 5No. companies concurrently, building small business operations into larger profitable multinational companies with staff from over 20 countries.

 

Jim has been involved in the design and construction of 14No. Metro tunnelling projects, and 13No. Stations in 4No. countries.

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In Singapore, Jim has helped to design and plan up to 6 levels of tunnel infrastructure to optimise underground space.