Hydrock said these strategic hires underline the ambition to support clients to achieve their sustainability goals and build purpose-driven, energy-efficient buildings.

With deep experience in the real estate sector, Paul Quinn has made the move from Troup Bywaters + Anders to lead, and quickly grow, Hydrock’s MEP consulting team in Scotland, which is helping to shape purpose-driven and energy efficient buildings by optimising the performance of their building services systems.

Paul Quinn, director of MEP, said: “I’m really excited to be part of Hydrock’s multi-disciplinary team in Scotland, working alongside brilliant minds in smart energy and sustainability, nuclear and fire engineering. Together, we’re tackling the built environment’s toughest challenges head-on. I’m bringing my own passion for low carbon and passive design to our collective offer, and I can’t wait to champion the digitalisation that’s transforming our industry.”

Working across Hydrock’s offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Paul brings 25 years’ experience in electrical building services and infrastructure design and construction in numerous sectors, including performing arts, commercial office, listed buildings, data centres and hospitality.

Alongside fire safety consultants, Paul has worked with The R&A to develop proposals for its new staff headquarters, located within the St Andrews West development. Paul’s experience includes utilising benchmarking standards such as BREEAM, Passivhaus and EnerPHit to deliver new build and refurbished projects.

Other notable projects Paul has supported include the new BT headquarters in Dundee and several new build office developments in Edinburgh.

Peter Hendry, a senior sustainability consultant, has joined Hydrock’s Scottish team to shape pathways to decarbonisation and net zero for clients with property assets.

Based in Glasgow, Peter is a specialist in BREEAM, having spent the last six years as a technical auditor and latterly as certification lead with the highly-regarded Building Research Establishment (BRE). He is qualified as both a BREEAM and NABERS UK assessor.

Peter Hendry, senior consultant — smart energy and sustainability, said: “I’m delighted to be joining such a vibrant and exciting consultancy with a clear plan to support a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient built environment. I’ve been impressed by the talent and expertise within the expanding team and I look forward to supporting on the delivery of sustainability and benchmarking services, such as BREEAM, directly from the region.”

At the BRE, Peter was responsible for the quality of BREEAM technical audits, and the recruitment, training and expansion of the team. As part of this role, he curated and delivered CPD training to ensure the QA auditors maintained the highest of standards. This gave him a unique insight into how different types of real estate can be shaped to achieve the highest levels of sustainability under schemes that include NABERS, BREEAM In-Use, BREEAM Communities and Refurbishment and Fit Out.

Marc Pawson, regional director — Scotland, added: “I’m delighted to welcome Paul and Peter to our growing Scottish team. Their talents will fuel our next chapter. With them onboard, we now have 30 talented professionals across the region, dedicated to delivering impactful projects. We’re not slowing down either — we’re expecting to add more members to our team later in the spring.”