Who we are

Below you will find details of MPG’s current staff. We are always looking for the right people to join our team, so make sure to take a look at our careers page and get in touch with us.

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Chris Heffernan - director

Chris is a Chartered Town Planner, Member of The Institute of Quarrying and Fellow of The Geological Society. As such, he is able to offer the ‘complete package’ for our clients whether their aspirations are a greenfield quarry or city centre industrial development.

Due to his diverse skillset, Chris has been able to provide Expert Advice and Reports across several sectors.

JEssica Morgan-Smith - Principal Consultant

Jessica has been involved in waste and minerals since 2004.  The majority of her career has been in consultancy, with 5 valuable years working within the waste industry.  

Heading up MPG’s waste team, Jessica has a wide experience of planning, permitting, operations, compliance, management systems and prosecution support.​

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Mark smedley - Senior Minerals, waste & environment consultant

​​Originally from an Oil & Gas background, Mark successfully made the transition to Minerals & Waste planning in 2017.  

Mark has since prepared and managed many successful planning and permit applications across The Country whilst remaining a source of ‘in house’ geological expertise.

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Jill Gaunt - Minerals, Waste & Environment Consultant

Jill is an MeSci geology graduate from the University of Liverpool. Jill manages our roster of environmental monitoring as well as preparing and submitting minerals and waste planning applications.

Jill has particular expertise in the preparation of development visualisations.

Lynn Alderman - Consultant

Lynn initially joined the minerals and waste industry back in 2001, and brings a wealth of knowledge to the team with over 11 years' experience as a senior planning consultant.

Lynn currently supports the MPG team with the preparation of supporting statements, as well as planning and permit applications.

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Julie Harrison - office administrator

Julie has in excess of 30 years experience in the office environment and a wealth of experience in accounting procedures. She is our specialist in keeping things running smoothly.