Ross Akers

Strategic Planning and Investment Manager for Flood Risk Management
Natural Resources Wales

Ross is the Strategic Planning and Investment Manager for Flood Risk Management at Natural Resources Wales. His role operates at a national level providing oversight of NRW’s flood risk management investment plans, delivery programmes and also strategic policy regarding long term planning to address flood risk in Wales. His role includes acting as Capital Programme Manager overseeing NRW’s civil engineering programme which delivers new flood alleviation schemes and significant maintenance works across Wales. Following the significant flooding that impacted Wales in February 2020 Ross led NRW’s review work which identified key lessons and improvements for NRW to consider going forward.