Jo Parker

Background

A highly respected water engineer who has worked in the UK including at board level within UK Water Companies and overseas for over 50 years. Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Institute of Water (I Water). Awarded the MBE for Services to the Water Industry in 1994. Nominated one of the top 50 Women Engineers in Sustainability in 2020 and Trenchless Woman of the Year in 2024. Awarded the Roland Liemberger Acheivement Award by the IWA in 2024. Honorary Member of the PIpeline Industries Guild. Honorary Member of the Institute of Water. Former National Chair and Vice President Engineering of the Institute of Water, Chair of the Water and Sanitation Panel of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Board Member of the Engineering Council and Council Member of the UK Society for Trenchless Technology.

Specialist knowledge in the management of buried assets. Project Managed the award winning research project VISTA which underpinned the approach leading to the Scottish Vault and the National Underground Assets Register. Expert witness for the Mayor of London in the public enquiry for the Thames Water Desalination Plant. Project Manager of over 40 succesfully delivered UK Water Industry Research projects and author of the original EU Waterand Sanitation Research Agenda.

Research opportunities

Investigating aspects of trust in the Water Industry

Current activities

Currently undertaking doctoral research with some limited consultancy work in the industry.

Clients

Consultant to a number of Utility Contractors and UKWIR