Steve is an Associate Director at ACCON UK Ltd and is an acoustic consultant with over 25 years’ experience specialising in environmental noise and vibration of major transport and infrastructure projects. At Anderson Acoustics, he advised various main contractors constructing different parts of Crossrail. One of these roles was as the groundborne noise and vibration specialist for the BAM Ferrovial Kier JV on the C300 Western Tunnels contract from 2012 to 2014. Steve has had an extensive involvement on Crossrail, starting in 2003 assessing noise and vibration for the main Environmental Statement. As part of his role of managing the noise and vibration advisor contract to Crossrail he prepared noise chapters for Additional Provisions and Supplementary Environmental Statements throughout the Hybrid Bill process. The role continued after the Crossrail Act was passed with management of Section 61 applications for advanced works, noise assessments for special cases and preparation of noise and vibration guidance documents for the project.
Steve has been involved in many other major projects including Thames Tideway, Heathrow Third Runway, Stansted G2, London Gateway, Corrib Gas Onshore Pipeline, and numerous highway schemes, energy projects and housing/mixed-use developments. Steve has worked on government funded research projects in building and environmental acoustics and on the noise aspects of several government transport studies.