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regions . throughout all levels of our operations we strive to deliver value for money for our clients by promoting a culture which ensures best practice responsibility accountability and effective communication . we provide this by providing high quality systems resources and training infrastructure . delivering focused and cost effective advice on both well understood problems and emerging challenges enables us to maintain long standing partnerships with our clients . our integrated approach focuses on thorough research and creative design to ensure our solutions meet the needs of our clients the local community and the local authority . as the world around us changes rps responds by developing a range of its own services . we have a unique group of talented staff who operate in multidisciplinary teams providing creative and cost effective solutions for the problems facing our clients rps has a reputation for meeting the challenges posed by large complex projects and problems and conducting business in an open and responsible manner . rps staff hold memberships in more than 250 professional bodies across the world as well as numerous highly respected senior advisory and professional posts . project highlights victoria regional rail link in melbourne rps is supporting the victoria regional rail link a 47.5 km railway line improving public transport services to melbourne s growing western fringe . it is the largest transport infrastructure project being undertaken in australia and has won the ipa infrastructure project of the year award . cornwall energy recovery centre rps is the lead designer on the 117m cornwall energy recovery centre providing affordable energy from the controlled burning of the county s non recycled residual waste . the 20mw plant will be able to power 21 000 homes from 240 000tpa of domestic waste diverted from landfill . port arthur oil refinery in texas rps served as the primary air quality consultant to secure authorisation for a 325 000 barrel per day expansion of the port arthur refinery in texas . this is the largest refinery construction project in the united states since the 1970 s. stanley dock liverpool redevelopment of liverpool s conservation area stanley dock part of the unesco world heritage site that makes up most of the liverpool docklands . the redevelopment includes a 30m sensitive conversion of a grade 11 listed warehouse to provide a 4 star 150 suite hotel with dockside dining terrace . the ichthys lng pipeline to darwin rps is advising on the ichthys lng pipeline to darwin which will be the longest in the southern hemisphere . lower clydach gorge in south wales rps has been providing environmental support since may 2011 in relation to the dualling of the a465 heads of the valley road in south wales . the corrib gas pipeline in co. mayo rps is recognised as the leading energy and environmental consultancy in ireland and has worked on a number of high profile oil & gas projects such as shell s corrib gas pipeline in co. mayo . drilling for shale in alberta drilling on the bakken shale in alberta canada where rps is providing integrated reserves and resource assessments . oil & gas exploration in the north sea since the early days of north sea exploration rps has worked with ukcs oil and gas operators providing a broad range of consultancy services to their offshore exploration construction inspection maintenance and production operations . we operate on approximately 300 projects for over 80 clients in the region . the london array offshore windfarm rps acted as lead consultant for the london array one of the largest offshore windfarm projects in the world . its 175 turbines are capable of generating enough energy to power nearly half a million homes and reduce co2 emissions by over 900 000 tonnes a year . mizen head bridge in county cork rps has successfully delivered a new bridge at mizen head cork a faithful replica of the 1909 mizen head bridge . the replacement bridge was an overall winner of the engineers ireland excellence awards . drax power station in selby rps is lead designer architect and civil structural engineer for the eco store and biomass fuel transfer element of project phoenix a programme to convert coal to renewable cost effective biomass material at drax power station . the project is a major civil engineering project finalist in the british construction industry awards to be announced in october 2016 . mersey gateway bridge in merseyside rps is the techical advisor for the mersey gateway bridge a 600m project for the design build finance operation and maintenance of a new tolled bridge over the river mersey . proposed as an economic driver to the mersey port regeneration rps is also advising on new tolling facilities for the existing silver jubilee bridge . gold coast aquatic centre in australia rps landscape architects are currently working on the landscape design for the gold coast aquatic centre which will hold swimming diving and other aquatic sporting events at the 2018 commonwealth games . london city airport rps won best environmental initiative award from the airport operators association for its involvement at london city airport . petrochemical plant in the netherlands rps laboratory services were called upon following a major explosion at the chemie moerdijk petrochemical plant in the netherlands . the fast response by rps and same day analysis of the air and surface samples enabled the client to make fundamental decisions in securing their site . lidar surveying in southeastern australia . rps is undertaking australia s largest ever lidar survey and aerial photography project at the murray darling basin for geoscience australia . accurate terrain mapping is crucial for managing climate change in the area and lidar is essential to ensure consistent high quality data capture across the 22 sq km river basin . the channel tunnel folkestone kent we are providing occupational health services to eurotunnel s uk based staff at folkestone . rps is also providing occupational health services across siemens plc s uk businesses including its manufacturing and rail sites and wind farms . the national museum in oslo rps has been appointed by the norwegian government to project manage the construction of the new national museum in oslo . it will be one of norway s most culturally significant public buildings with an area of 54 600 sqm and a completion date in 2019 . image by kleihues and schuwerk and courtesy of statsbygg . fdpso project near the republic of congo rps is part of a team responsible for coordinating all aspects of health safety security and environment hsse associated with the world s first fdpso floating drilling production storage and off loading project . protection of marine mammals in new zealand rps has developed a new mmo pao assessment programme to meet more stringent requirements set out in 2012 for the new zealand conservation authority to protect marine mammals from acoustic disturbance during seismic survey operations . the programme was conducted in winter 2013 to great achievement and acclaim for its exceptionally high standards of testing . enbridge northern gateway in canada as leader of the built and natural environment business in canada paul anderson has provided expert witness testimony to canada s national energy board . the 6.5 billion enbridge northern gateway project will provide twin pipelines running 1 177km from northern alberta to kitimat the port in british colombia providing access to shipping across the pacific . renescience northwich innovative waste treatment rps has designed and secured unanimous planning consent for dong energy s innovative waste to energy facility near northwich in cheshire . this first of its kind plant will use enzyme bioreactors and anaerobic digestion to recover renewable energy and recyclables from up to 144 000 tpa of mixed waste . rps has provided design planning eia and environmental permit services to secure consent and is working with dong through construction and commissioning . in the spotlight energy infrastructure infrastructure for generating energy from renewable sources storing and transporting hydrocarbons and transmitting energy and power are essential components in ensuring energy supply and providing energy security . rps is uniquely placed to support the planning and development of this infrastructure as we have both an in depth knowledge of the energy sector and expertise in all aspects of the built and natural environment . more awards our high standards of practice and the benefits we deliver to our clients mean we are consistently recognised for our many achievements within our professions . more latest news more 06 october 2016 sneak preview of uk s new intercity express depot more 29 september 2016 bringing a new look to a famous beachfront publications tree aid in africa s poorest countries rps has supported tree aid for over 9 years with charitable contributions for some of africa s poorest rural communities to succeed in the fight against poverty and the effects of climate change . rps also provides the charity with multidisciplinary technical support . more careers join rps rps aim to ensure that all personnel work in an environment that is supportive safe fair consistent challenging and enjoyable . more copyright 2015 careers help registered details legal notice cookies policy site map