Michèle Dix CBE (born 5 February 1955) is a British

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

. She is the managing director of Crossrail 2 and had previously been the director of planning for Transport for London. In 2016, Dix was named as one of the Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering.

Early life

As Michèle Holland, she attended Cleethorpes Girls' Grammar School. Dix gained a degree in civil engineering from the University of Leeds before studying for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in transport and land use planning at the university's Institute for Transport Studies which she was awarded in 1982.

Career

She worked for the

Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...

for six years as a traffic planner developing traffic policies and planning new road schemes. She became a chartered engineer through the council's graduate development scheme. Dix subsequently joined engineering consultancy Halcrow Fox and became their board director for urban transport planning. She is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and of the

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide. It is a membership-based organisation with over 30,000 members in over 30 countries. This i ...

. After 15 years at Halcrow, Dix joined Transport for London in 2000 as co-director of congestion charging, in which role she was responsible for development of the

London Low Emission Zone The London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) is a traffic pollution charge scheme with the aim of reducing the exhaust gas emissions of diesel-powered vehicles in London. The scheme applies London-wide to commercial vehicles, and should not be confused ...

. She was promoted to managing director of planning in 2007 with responsibilities for planning the future transport needs of London, coordinating local plans and developing major transportation schemes. On 5 February 2015 she was made managing director of Crossrail 2, a proposed £27 billion high-capacity rail line to connect Surrey and Hertfordshire with London and provide additional capacity to the rail network. Dix was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the

2015 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2015 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebratio ...

for services to transport in London. She was described as "the best transport planner in Britain" by Sir Peter Hendy and was named as one of the Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering in 2016. Dix has stated that when she retires she would like to "run a tea room – baking cakes and serving teas".

Personal life

She married in 1977, with a son and daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dix, Michele 1955 births British civil engineers Living people British women engineers 20th-century British engineers 21st-century British engineers Alumni of the University of Leeds People from Cleethorpes Transport for London Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century women engineers 21st-century women engineers