Mr McKay was previously construction director for the Inverness-based housebuilder in the central belt from 2002 until 2011. Most recently he was employed by the firm as a consultant.

Mr McKay told The Herald: “I’ve been liaising closely on Tulloch Homes’ current developments so I’m up to speed.

“I’m very pleased at returning to Tulloch to deal with day to day issues on the company’s range of sites.

“In 2015, there will be a busy housebuilding programme as well as two specialist projects, one of which is Hedgefield House, Inverness, with the other to be developed further east.

“I look forward to the challenge of maintaining Tulloch’s quality and outstanding reputation and driving forward the new projects.”