People

A small practice, deliberately.

Mansfield Consulting stays small so the person you meet is the person who does the work — scaling with a trusted network of urbanists, communicators and designers when a programme calls for it.

Ben Mansfield
Director

Ben Mansfield

Ben has spent the last decade getting active-transport and mode-shift programmes off the ground in Aotearoa — most recently leading the growth and delivery of Auckland Transport's Bike Hubs network, where he secured the funding, navigated the approvals, and ran the delivery end to end.

He works across oceans, environment and urbanism, with a track record that runs from environmental monitoring and policy development to community kaimoana programmes and fundraising growth for fisheries advocacy. Trained as a marine and environmental scientist, he's happiest when the strategy work stays connected to what's happening on the ground — and he's hands-on through partnerships, planning and delivery.

BasedAuckland & Wellington
FocusOceans · Environment · Urbanism
StudyBSc(Hons) First Class, Marine & Environmental Science
Recognition

Awards & speaking.

  • Trafinz Sustainability Leadership Award

    Co-awarded for the Auckland Bike Hub Network · 2023

  • 2Walk&Cycle Conference

    Presented the Bike Hub Network — vision, process and key learnings · Wellington, 2024

  • Trafinz Conference

    Co-presented alongside EcoMatters, the network's largest operator · 2023

Formal training
  • IAP2 Engagement Design
  • Foundations of Facilitation
  • Fundamentals of Agile — ICAgile
  • Ngā Kete — Māori Engagement
  • Decolonisation — Tauiwi Solutions
  • STCW 95 Basic Training
  • SSI DiveMaster