Richard Fish

Director, Richard Fish Consultancy

Richard Fish is an independent consultant specialising in bridge management. Before establishing his own company in 2009, he spent many years in the public sector working primarily in the design, construction, and maintenance of bridges.

He is a former Chair of both the UK Bridges Board and the CSS (now ADEPT) Bridges Group. Richard is co-editor of a book on Highway Bridge Management and author of Bridge Failures and Lessons Learnt.

My Sessions at Day 2

Thursday 11 March 2027

15:10

Below the Waterline: The Competence Iceberg Facing Bridge Maintenance

15:10 - 15:30

The skills shortage in bridge maintenance runs deeper than the visible gaps in headcount. Richard Fish argues that much of the competence challenge is hidden below the surface, in lost experience, knowledge and judgement.

  • The hidden dimensions of the competence gap
  • Why experience and judgement are hard to replace
  • What employers and the industry can do now

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