Andrew Couch
Associate Director, Business Cases – TransportationAndrew is a Business Case Writer at Abley with over 8 years’ experience in this area. His current responsibilities include Business Case Lead for Let’s Get Wellington Moving’s StepChange consortium and investment assurance work. In his time in the transport sector, aside from road improvements, Andrew has been involved with business cases in heavy rail, light rail, walking and cycling and future transport solutions.
Andrew brings experience from Waka Kotahi in Investment & Planning, Finance and Investment Assurance and was involved in most of the large Auckland-based large NZ transport projects in his time at Waka Kotahi (2015-2018). An Assurer plays a central role in providing a critical analysis of business cases and economic and financial policy. Andrew also worked on jointly-funded projects with local authorities such as Auckland Transport and the Wellington regional councils.
Andrew later formed his own investment consultancy to serve Waka Kotahi, Auckland Transport and other local authority entities. He won assurance work for some large/ high profile Auckland projects – such as Pukekohe Electrification and Wiri to Quay Park Improvements (third main line). Andrew is well-known in the transport sector for getting things done – but with diplomacy and consideration of others.
Andrew is passionate about innovating, leading and adding value at all levels as a public servant and consultant and his track record at Waka Kotahi, tenacity for interesting projects, start-up companies and previous management roles demonstrate his full management capability.