James Buckingham
Project Director
James is currently a Project Director for Waste & Air Quality and has extensive commercial and project management expertise in both the private and public sectors.
James’ spent his early career in business development before moving into waste management, leading tenders and procurements across a range of waste treatment technologies. James joined Defra’s Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme (WIDP) advising Bradford and Calderdale, Wigan and Sandwell on their long-term projects, and then lead Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan’s Organic Waste Treatment PPP from inception to financial close. He also advised Swansea/Bridgend and Heads of the Valleys Anaerobic Digestion PPPs to financial close.
James currently acts as Welsh Government Transactor on seven operational food waste contracts in Wales and the development of a residual project in South West Wales.
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