Viki James

Senior Director, Ardent Management


Viki is an award winning, APM qualified Senior Project Manager, with over 15 years’ experience in major infrastructure project delivery, leading Ardent’s Consents Management Consultancy team specialising in bridging the gap between consent and construction.

During her career she has been responsible for consents, land and agreements delivery for the Major Projects Directorate of TfL. This included leading the promotion and implementation of the Bank Station Upgrade TWA Order, establishing and leading teams for the Silvertown Tunnel DCO delivery, Elephant & Castle Development, as well as Camden and Holborn station upgrades. 

She currently leads a team involved in the promotion and transfer into delivery of several significant DCO projects including Lower Thames Crossing, Vattenfalls Norfolk Windfarms and  she is currently leading the civils/planning interface for the Sizewell C.

Viki experience on high profile projects at varying stages of the project lifecycle, giving her a unique view of delivery and on site considerations at the earliest stages of a project.  She has extensive experience in co-ordinating multi-discipline teams, engaging landowners and other key stakeholders whilst balancing competing needs to ensure business critical outcomes are achieved.