skinner has held several senior positions at wsp global, the consultancy and design firm, including as uk director of transportation planning and european director of marketing and communications for parsons brinckerhoff (acquired by wsp in 2014) and more recently as wsp uk head of development from january 2016 to december 2018. she is currently an executive director and head of transport for wsp's uk planning & advisory business where she leads around 600 staff delivering projects for public and private sector clients. she has also acted as an expert witness at public inquiries.