Appointments

Gail Docherty has been appointed as head of the residential conveyancing team at Macdonald Henderson. Ms Docherty has an impressive range of experience in the residential property market, having acted as an advisor to private clients and lending institutions, developers and management companies.

DAC Beachcroft has announced the appointment of construction litigator Jilly Petrie as a partner in its national professional & commercial risks team, which sits within its global insurance practice. Ms Petrie, who is based in DACB’s Glasgow office, moves from BTO Solicitors where she has

Real estate advisor CBRE has made another key appointment for its growing project management and building consultancy department. Emily Hughes has joined the firm as a senior project manager and will be based in the Glasgow office. Previously, Emily was a senior surveyor at Workman LLP and prior to

Andy Gotts, director of civil and structural engineering at design, engineering and project delivery company BakerHicks, has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Regional Group (SRG) of The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) on a two-year term. He succeeds Michael Kilpatrick,

Burnhouse Engineering has expanded its team to manage new contracts following its relocation into new premises in Beith last year. Thomas McGraith has joined the company as an estimator and will focus on pricing and customer liaison for new projects.

BAM Nuttall has appointed James Walsh to lead the development of social impact and diversity and inclusivity (D&I) in its highways sector. James joins BAM from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee where he developed the social value strategy and evaluation system. His new

Building services engineering consultancy Troup Bywaters + Anders (TB+A) has made key promotions following another successful year consolidating its position in the Scottish market. Derek Hutchings and Steven Dunn have been promoted to partners in Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively. Both have been i

TLT has appointed Karen Hunt as a legal director in Glasgow.  Joining from Pinsent Masons, Ms Hunt has over 25 years’ experience in commercial property and has worked on many high profile investment and development deals. She also has extensive experience in managing large-scale transacti

International, independent real estate consultancy Hollis has named Greg McCallum as a new senior associate in Glasgow. Greg joins the firm's expanding cost management team in Scotland to provide early feasibility cost advice, detailed cost estimates and cost control during the design stages, throug

Balfour Beatty has appointed Gavin Russell as CEO of its Infrastructure Investments business. Reporting directly to group chief executive, Leo Quinn, Gavin will have responsibility for the company’s £1.1 billion Infrastructure Investments portfolio across the UK and US. He will also be a

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced two changes to her ministerial team following the resignation of transport minister Graeme Dey for health-related reasons.  Jenny Gilruth will take on the transport portfolio with immediate effect, overseeing a range of policy areas including th

Construction and property consultant Thomas & Adamson (T&A) has appointed Gillian Kirkness as regional director.  Kirkness brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, having previously held roles of equity director at Doig & Sm

Scotland head-quartered engineering and construction firm INNOVO has announced the appointment of Christian Martuzzi who joins the company in the role of senior project manager. Based in Padova, Italy, Christian is responsible for meeting clients’ requirements for the contractual, financial an

Colliers has recruited a new director in its project & building consultancy team based in Scotland.  John MacArthur joins the firm’s Glasgow office to work with its Scottish clients to provide surveying services across the country. He joins from Knight Frank where he has worked for th

Scottish construction consultancy Soben has announced the expansion of its global operations into APAC with the launch of its Singapore office, supported by two new senior appointments. Andrew Murie will take the role of Soben APAC CEO, with Callum Agnew joining as director – mission critical.