Kayleigh Speed
About Kayleigh Speed
Kayleigh Speed is a Senior Project Manager at Arup in Sydney, Australia, with extensive experience in civil engineering and project management.
Current Role at Arup
Kayleigh Speed holds the position of Senior Project Manager at Arup since 2020. She is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In this role, she is responsible for managing multi-disciplinary teams within the Highways team in the NSW & ACT Infrastructure sector, focusing on the detailed design of complex highways projects.
Previous Positions at Arup
Before her current role, Kayleigh Speed was a Project Manager at Arup from 2015 to 2020 in Nottingham, England, UK. She also served as a Civil Engineer at Arup from 2011 to 2015. During her tenure in Nottingham, she transitioned from a Civil Engineer to a Project Manager within the Infrastructure & Planning team.
Industry Experience
Kayleigh Speed has extensive experience managing multi-disciplinary teams that handle the detailed design phase of complex highway projects. Her career trajectory has seen her grow from an intern at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to her current position as Senior Project Manager at Arup. She has gained skills in project management within the infrastructure and highways sectors.
Educational Background
Kayleigh Speed attended the University of Nottingham where she earned a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Civil Engineering from 2007 to 2011. Concurrently, she also studied at the Nottingham University Business School, achieving a Master's degree in engineering over the same period.
International Experience
In her career, Kayleigh Speed has worked in various international locations. She began her career in Hertford with WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff as a summer intern. She then moved to Nottingham, UK, where she held multiple positions at Arup. Recently, she relocated to Sydney, Australia to expand her professional experience as a Senior Project Manager within the Highways team in the NSW & ACT Infrastructure sector.