Danny Clarke CMIOSH

CITB

Engagement Director England

National Federation of Builders (NFB)

Commercial Director 

Gexcon

Global Manager

Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure

Associate Director

Therapy Direct Healthcare

Interim Managing Director

Salford Professional Development

Director Of Operations

ELAS Ltd

Group Operations Director

Championing Skills, Inclusion, and Innovation in Construction

With decades of experience supporting the construction industry, I’m passionate about creating a skilled, competent, and inclusive workforce that meets the challenges of today—and tomorrow.  

The construction sector is evolving rapidly. From attracting the right talent to developing future-ready skills systems, I work to empower individuals and businesses to thrive in this dynamic landscape.  

At CITB, our mission is simple:  
- Attracting talent: Inspiring the next generation to join and succeed in construction.  
- Developing skills: Building a training and development system aligned with the industry’s needs.  
- Driving inclusion: Ensuring the workforce is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.  
- Supporting growth: Providing robust resources for workforce training and development.  

How I can support you:
Whether you’re an employer, training provider, or industry advocate, I’m here to connect, collaborate, and create opportunities that drive meaningful change. I specialise in:  
- Partnering with businesses to address skills gaps.  
- Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion across the workforce.  
- Leading initiatives like the Top 100 Women in Construction Awards to spotlight talent and drive positive change as well as the Neurodiversity research in the industry.

What I bring to the table
Community building: I’ve led initiatives that bring people together, from grassroots efforts to national campaigns, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued.
Neurodiversity advocacy: Through training and education programs, I help organisations better understand and support neurodivergent individuals, creating workplaces that are not just accommodating but empowering.
Leadership and results: As a leader in engagement, I’ve guided teams to deliver tangible outcomes, from fostering employer networks to supporting workforce development projects.
Mental health advocacy: As a trustee with Mates in Mind, I’m committed to improving mental health awareness and support across the construction sector.

I’m always excited to hear from people who share my commitment to innovation, inclusion, and growth in the construction industry. 
Reach out if you’d like to:  
- Collaborate on workforce development initiatives.  
- Explore CITB’s training programs and support services.  
- Share ideas on how we can shape a brighter future for construction.  

Check out my featured posts or connect with me here to learn more. 

For more about CITB’s work, visit [CITB.co.uk](https://www.citb.co.uk/).

Danny Clarke

• Working within the GHD Geotechnical Engineering Team on either national or international projects
• Reviewing ground investigation interpretative reports including rock and soil laboratory testing and in-situ testing
• Checking project design calculations for shallow and deep foundations and settlement in accordance EC7 suite
• Performing design calculations foundations, undertaking ground improvement and reinforcement options
• Undertaking Category 2 Checks of internal design calculations including back analysis of failing embankments
• Advising and training others in the use and issues within BS 5930, BS 1377, BS 17892, EC7, CD 622 HD22/08, National Highways’ Earthworks Spec
• Leading and growing the UK Neurodiversity Employee Resource Group by raising awareness and acceptance

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Knight Piesold

• Reviewing project information to develop a design basis from source data including client’s scope of work, drawings, specifications and other documents
• Determining the approach and work to be undertaken, budgeted, scheduled and implemented
• Performing geotechnical analysis and designs of excavations, embankments, earthworks, dams, foundations, or impoundments
• Providing technical review and checks of study reports, drawings and technical specifications and such like
• Directing field work programs associated with geotechnical site investigations for mine waste facilities, open pits, and waste rock dumps
• Interpreting data from geotechnical site investigations and laboratory testing to determine type, classification and geotechnical engineering characteristics of soils and rocks
• Developing clear and concise reports (factual, interpretative and design) to present the complete work to clients or others
• Mentoring and developing less experienced staff in completing work tasks that meet both client and internal quality/efficiency expectations
• Leading and demonstrating through responsible project management leadership with an emphasis on teamwork

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

COWI

• Supporting the reporting and interpretation of the ground investigation and associated works
• Assessing and interpretating in-situ and laboratory geo-datasets for potential  of project specific geohazards 
• Reviewing and checking project reports / technical notes on geotechnics and engineering geology
• Mentoring and advising and supporting staff on the chartership process either CGeol or CEng
• Acting as EDI Champion with emphasis on inclusivity in construction and engineering

Principal Engineer

• Seconded to Cascade (JV between COWI, Arcadis and Jacobs) for Highways England
• Working on the Lower Thames Crossing Project (23 km new roads and 2x4 km twin bored tunnels)
• Working within the Ground Interpretation and Reporting Team based in Central London
• Supporting the reporting and interpretation of the ground investigation and associated works
• Reporting ground risks and helped in efforts to develop a GIS system for risk visualisation
• Reviewing and checking project reports / technical notes on geotechnics and engineering geology
• Mentoring and advising and supporting staff on the chartership process either CGeol or CEng
• Acting as EDI Champion with emphasis on inclusivity in construction and engineering

Coffey, A Tetra Tech Company

• Working on a temporary (6 week) contract geotechnical aspects of a heap leach project

Land Science

• Establishing and leading a new  multi-disciplinary earth science team in central London
• Managing projects to achieve objectives of scope, cost, time, quality and Client satisfaction
•  Reviewing and checking geotechnical phase one and two ground investigation reports
• Mentoring and training junior staff on  geotechnical aspects from investigations to design
• Advising clients on anticipated ground conditions and foundation (shallow and deep) designs
• Providing geotechnical and geoenvironmental input to small developers and house builders
• Writing and reviewing site specific briefing notes and risk assessment method statements

AECOM

• Designing of foundations, earthworks and retaining structures for various scaled projects
• Reviewing of limit equilibrium slope stability models and spreadsheet design calculations
• Checking design calculations for slope stability, Slide analyses, foundations (shallow and deep) and settlement
• Writing desk studies, specifications, ground investigations, interpretive and design reports
• Mentoring and training the staff in geotechnical engineering, geology, ground risk management
• Undertaking numerical modelling and analyses of tunnels (with reinforcement) and slopes

Amec Foster Wheeler

• Planning and reviewing progress of site investigations in accordance with EC7 and BS 5930
• Developing ground models from site (SPT, CPT) and laboratory (basic and advanced) data 
• Writing factual and interpretive site investigation reports, memos and geological cross-sections
• Designing foundations, retaining walls and haul roads, selection of material design parameters
• Reporting on fill quality, earthworks, infrastructure, haul roads, tailings management facilities
• Preparing geotechnical risk registers and task based risk assessments, workshop participation
• Undertaking third party peer / independent reviews of technical reports and data for clients 
• Mentoring junior geotechnical colleagues and overseeing six-week student industrial placement

Scott Wilson (now part of URS Corporation)

• Devising schedules and liaising with labs ensuring testing undertaken within time & cost limits
• Managing data and generating borehole logs for projects using either gINT or Excel
• Reporting sections of reports on site investigations and interpreting laboratory tests
• Undertaking slope stability assessments of embankments and dams using Slope/W & Seep/W
• Briefing site teams on risks, writing “crib sheets” and guidelines for an in-house site manual
• Developing and implementing QA/QC procedures on spreadsheet auditing, archiving, & filing
• Assisting project managers when putting proposals and expressions of interest together

Geotechnical Engineer

• Devising schedules and liaising with labs ensuring testing undertaken within time & cost limits
• Managing data and generating borehole logs for projects using either gINT or Excel
• Reporting sections of reports on site investigations and interpreting laboratory tests
• Undertaking slope stability assessments of embankments and dams using Slope/W &Seep/W
• Briefing site teams on risks, writing “crib sheets” and guidelines for an in-house site manual
• Developing and implementing QA/QC procedures on spreadsheet auditing, archiving, &filing
• Assisting project managers when putting proposals and expressions of interest together

Ian Farmer Associates, Soil Mechanics,  Foundation Exploration Associates, Babtie, Scientifics

•Supervising site investigations, responsible for execution of works, liaison with drillers and office
•Logging rock, soil and discontinuities, sampling trial pit, percussion, rotary boreholes to BS 5390
•Checking field and laboratory data and generating geotechnical logs using Geodasy
•Generating cross-sections and slope stability assessments of railway embankments 
•Performing preliminary walkover surveys in contaminated and non- contaminated sites
•Leading training session and workshop on the description of soil and rocks for a contractor

Engineering Geologist / Geotechnical Engineer

Hi! I am a UK based Geotechnical Engineer who is neurodivergent (autistic, dyslexic, and dyspraxic) and partially sighted (keratoconus)). To date, I have 20+ years professional experience in ground engineering.  

I am also  a passionate, tireless, focused multi-award Equity Diversity Inclusion Accessibility Champion / Advocate in the workplace and society.  Frequently I write / blog, research, present, mentor, advise, and lead a neurodiversity Employee Resource Group and a cross-sector national neurodiversity network for all types of engineers. 

My passion for ground engineering stemmed from as a kid, when I started collecting minerals and rock samples and designing Lego mega-structures in my bedroom.  Now, in my early 50s, I am living my dream, working for an international multidisciplinary consultancy, providing innovative and robust solutions. 

I am involved in using either laboratory or in-situ tests to derive soil and rock properties in the design and stabilisation of most types of structures and solving other engineering problems as a Geotechnical Engineer and understanding these natural materials, alongside geological processes and geohazards associated with the proposed infrastructure as an Engineering Geologist.   My core skills are as follows:
* UK based Chartered Engineer, Chartered Geologist, European Geologist, RoGEP registered with 25+ years experience
* Planning, interpreting and reporting of ground investigations, developing site specific ground models
* Soil and rock mechanics, data management and analyses, project and ground risk management, statistics
* Design of foundations (shallow and deep), retaining walls, haul roads; slope stability, kinematic analyses
* Specialising in geohazards, geotechnical risk identification, assessment, management and mitigation
* Experience on international projects located in: UK, Europe, Russia, Middle East, West Africa and Canada

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