Angus Bargh is the founder of Open Plan – an organisation which provides advice and support to public sector agencies and councils based on the learnings from the recovery and regeneration of Christchurch following the 2011 Christchurch and 2016 Kaikoura earthquakes. Angus works with agencies across New Zealand to enhance their programme delivery capabilities and brings a system approach to the delivery of large infrastructure programmes – focusing on data and spatial systems. This includes leadership of the technology platform owned by Digital Built Aotearoa Foundation – this includes the NZ Forward Works Viewer and the NZ Underground Asset Register.

Angus is the former Chief Transport Planner for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) tasked with leading the multi-agency team rebuilding the transport network in Central Christchurch. Angus is a chartered professional and international engineer (CPEngNZ, IntPE). Prior to this chief planning role, he was part of the leadership team for the engineering infrastructure alliance tasked with the $2.8b rebuild of Christchurch’s essential infrastructure following the 2011 earthquake. Between 2012 and 2014 his role was to ensure the city kept moving while the city-wide programme of infrastructure repairs progressed. Angus was a recipient of the Prime Ministers’ Business Scholarship in 2012.