Advance TRS Management Consultancy is delighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan Edwards as Managing Partner. Jonathan brings a wealth of leadership experience across the infrastructure sector, with a proven track record of driving growth, transformation, and strategic success for professional service organisations and major UK programmes.

After leadership roles at organisations including GHD, Arora Group, and Arcadis, Jonathan joins Advance TRS Management Consultancy at a pivotal time of growth and evolution. His appointment strengthens the consultancy’s leadership team and underpins its ambitions to be the client-side partners to infrastructure companies.

Commenting on the appointment, Jonathan Edwards, Managing Partner, said:

“In partnership with Andy and James, we are building a consultancy we know the market needs — with a clear purpose, a defined vision, and a deep understanding of our clients’ priorities. Advance TRS Management Consultancy’s ‘Deliver, Advise, Build’ approach meets the demands of today’s infrastructure landscape: delivering projects with excellence, providing trusted strategic advice, and building the long-term capability clients and projects depend on. I look forward to working with our rail, aviation, and water clients to deliver their most critical programmes, add value, and strengthen high-performing teams that will shape the future of national infrastructure.”

Andy Ridout, Group Managing Director of the Advance TRS Group, added:

“We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan to the Advance TRS Group. His experience across major​ infrastructure programmes and strategic business development across EMEA adds significant strength to our consultancy offering. Jonathan’s appointment reflects our ongoing investment in building a market-leading team capable of delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients.”

James Bowry, Partner & Delivery Director at Advance TRS Management Consultancy, said:

“Jonathan brings a deep understanding of our clients’ challenges and a genuine commitment to delivering transformation that sticks. I’m excited to work alongside him as we continue building a forward-thinking, values-driven consultancy that places people at the heart of change.”

Jonathan’s leadership will drive sustainable growth — attracting the talent that makes us a trusted partner, and deepening our work with both existing and new clients across the built environment sector.

Advance TRS Management Consultancy

Deliver. Advise. Build. 

Advance TRS Management Consultancy partner and embed across transport, utilities and major programmes to deliver critical projects, act as trusted advisors, and build high performing teams.  

We are the client-side partners to infrastructure companies and our consultants work to help plan, deliver and manage the country’s most ambitious and significant capital programmes—from Heathrow Expansion and HS2 to national Water and Rail upgrades. 

At Advance TRS Management Consultancy we help clients deliver critical infrastructure by providing hands-on support across planning, project management, PMO, commercial and controls. We advise with clarity and credibility— offering insight across risk management, stakeholder engagement, and business strategy. And we build capability by designing organisational structures, mobilising workforces, and supporting the recruitment and deployment of expert teams.  

Advance TRS Management Consultancy is proud to be a trusted partner to Heathrow Airport Limited, embedded within their team to prepare and deliver their plans for an expanded airport.

Advance TRS Management Consultancy is fully supportive of expansion at Heathrow Airport which will see them unlock at least 30 new daily routes, serve up to 150 million passengers per annum and enable up to 756,000 flights per year. The benefits for Heathrow go beyond additional capacity but also offer to grow UK GDP by 0.43% by 2050, increase cargo capacity by 50%, and create thousands of jobs across the UK.

For over a year, our consultants have delivered critical services including project management, planning, stakeholder engagement and advisory support on Heathrow’s expansion submissions to government. Advance TRS Management Consultancy is playing a key role in the projects that ensure Heathrow is shovel ready for expansion and modernisation of the airport.

James Bowry, Partner, said:

“We are incredibly proud to be embedded with Heathrow Airport Limited from the very beginning of their plans to unpause the expansion programme. The work our team has completed has helped make that happen and progress their plans.  

We are committed to partner with Heathrow and to help them deliver their critical projects, act as trusted advisor, and build and be part of their high performing team.

We look forward to working with them to achieve this nationally significant infrastructure programme and maintain and modernise this critical national infrastructure asset.”

If you’d like find out more about our work at Heathrow, or our team and work at other airports and infrastructure projects then please explore our portfolio or contact James Bowry. Alternatively, find out more about the Heathrow Expansion plans.