Raj Sharma

Associate Director, AECOM

I am an Associate Director within AECOM’s Freight and Fleet Team and joined the team in 2017. Before my career at AECOM, I was a project manager within the Transport for London (TfL) Freight and Fleet team delivering ground-breaking and innovative transport projects which included the use of new technology.
Prior to TfL, I worked on construction logistics for University College London’s estates portfolio. I have also worked on logistics within the International Development sector, supporting non-profit organisations to address logistics challenges across the world.

My expertise is in delivering multi-modal Freight, and Logistics decarbonisation, research, feasibility, master planning, and behavioral change projects for the public and private sectors. I have a particular passion for delivering safer sustainable freight solutions with a specific emphasis on measures that can have positive carbon outcomes using transport technology.

I have successfully managed a variety of freight, fleet and logistics projects for organisations including National Highways, sub-national transport bodies including Transport for the South East and regional transport bodies including Transport for London.

I have also supported many local authorities including the City of York Council, Buckinghamshire County Council, and Camden Council with freight decarbonisation challenges. I have provided my expertise in many national and international projects including the Lower Thames Crossing and TransPennine Route Upgrade in the UK and Qiddiya Delta B and Neom in the Middle East.

I am a Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport and have a master’s degree in Governance and Sustainable development. I am a PMI Project management professional, Prince2 practitioner, Association of Project Management practitioner (APMP), International Project Management Association (IPMA) certified and a MoR risk management specialist.