Emer O’Dea is an Associate Director and Chartered Civil Engineer at Arup working in the Transport Infrastructure team. She graduated from NUI Galway in 2005 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

Since joining Arup, she has been involved in a number of large infrastructure projects in Ireland, the UK, Canada and New Zealand, gaining extensive experience across all aspects of design and project management. Her current role is as a Design Manager for Auckland Light Rail, working in an Alliance with Aurecon and ALR Ltd.