Peter Hansford

Who is Peter Hansford?

Peter Hansford is an English civil engineer. He served as the 146th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers and in July 2012 it was announced that he would succeed Paul Morrell as the UK government's chief construction adviser in November 2012.

Hansford studied civil engineering at Nottingham University, and then worked at Amey Roadstone Construction and Maunsell Consultations Asia in Hong Kong. He later joined the Nichols Group, working as engineering manager for London's Docklands Light Railway City extension and Beckton extension projects. He also has a MBA from Cranfield University.

Hansford is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and of the Association for Project Management, and chaired the ICE's expert panel contributing to the UK government's Low Carbon Construction IGT report, a key building block of the industry reforms started by Morrell.