Kirsten Palmer

Kirsten is the Regional Director for UK Water at Ricardo, directing diverse teams of specialists on a variety of projects. Kirsten works closely with developers, water utilities companies and government agencies to provide environmental advice in support of strategic plans, planning applications, consent from statutory bodies, pollution incident response and wildlife conservation and restoration projects.

With over 25 years’ experience working in the environmental industry, Kirsten has particular expertise and knowledge of the regulatory, business, and policy areas of water resources, drought planning and environmental management.

Recently, Kirsten has led the environmental assessment of a number of Strategic Resource Options (SRO’s) being developed to manage future water resources challenges. Kirsten’s holistic hydrological and ecological blend of experience has recently been utilised within the transport and development sectors to address water-related environmental challenges. Kirsten is a chartered Member of CIWEM, the Society for the Environment and the Science Council.