Early Career with civil/mining contractor Thyssen (2 years) and Consultant Maunsell (9 years), substantially focused on water engineering, highway and infrastructure development, including Utility Diversions management.

In 1996, joined Corporate division of US-controlled Cable TV/Telecoms company CableTel (latterly to become ntl and Virgin Media), as Group Civil Engineer.

Currently Head of NEC4 Contracts and Civil Engineering for Virgin Media’s Lightning Network Expansion Project (a £3Bn private investment by Liberty Global to extend its UK network to a further 4 million homes). Responsibilities extend to formulate and deliver Civils and Networks Contracts across the UK, including contract form, commercial and governance aspects.

Also UK-wide responsibilities to represent Virgin Media on HAUC-related Civils matters, including SROH/SROR and micro-trenching development.

Colin Rivett is the Street Works Compliance and Performance Manager for Wiltshire Council and has worked for them for the last 10 years. He is the JAG(UK) Joint Chair of the SROH Working Group, member of the Inspections Code Working Group and a member of the JAG(UK) Strategy and Research Group, with over forty years of experience in the industry. Previously working for Statutory Undertakers, Utility Contractors and Highway Authorities in various capacities, Colin has attained a wealth of understanding of the industry, he uses this knowledge and his passion for the industry to continually drive improvement in all areas.