The experience and commitment of the project manager is fundamental to delivering the project on time, at the right cost and of the desired quality. David understands the importance of managing stakeholder expectation.
Each and every project presents its own particular challenges and constraints. David takes a flexible approach that focuses on understanding your priorities and aspirations. This allows bespoke strategies and procedures to be developed to ensure an effective project rollout that delivers on your wider business objectives.
From brief development through to completion, David has the expertise and leadership skills to deliver your project on time and to cost.
David is well organised and highly motivated – and will set up clear channels of communication to ensure that projects run smoothly and efficiently at every stage.
Key components of project management
- Brief Development
- Consultant Appointments
- Design Management
- Procurement Strategy
- Contract Preparation
- Risk Assessment / Management / Mitigation
- Issue Management / Resolution
- Project Handover and Close Out
Other services offered
- Contract Administration / Employer's Agent
- Construction Management
- Quality Management / Monitoring
- Defect Management
- Fund Monitoring
- Construction Health & Safety Advice
- Programme Management
- Principal Designer (for CDM purposes)
- Dispute Resolution
David’s experience in leadership, project coordination, project implementation & contract management, David combines a proactive work ethic with exceptional leadership skills to build, lead and inspire high performing teams.
David has a rounded knowledge and extremely good work ethic, taking responsibility for everything he does, and likes to create a positive work culture. Through his excellent communication David is able to lead clients, consultants and contractors throughout the life of a project and beyond.
David recognises that clients want to get the most for their money and he works on their behalf to make this happen, always striving to hand over world-class buildings that embody his clients' cultures, values and commercial goals.
Skilled at working within complex stakeholder environments and managing strong stakeholders, David has a first-class reputation which gives clients the confidence that he will always be working in their best interests. David has a wide-ranging experience covering project delivery from inception to completion, under all types of procurement.
David’s extensive engineering & project management experience, organisational skills and budget management expertise were key to the successful delivery of the project.
About David
David is an experienced project management & operations professional with 20+ years in the construction & manufacturing industries and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB).
Having graduated from The University of Edinburgh with a BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering, David was fortunate enough to be able to pursue a career in rugby when the game went professional in 1996. During his playing career David played for Caledonia Reds (part-time while undertaking a graduate traineeship in structural engineering), then full-time with Harlequins, Worcester & Edinburgh. He represented Scotland 'A' on 18 occasions as well as touring Australia & New Zealand in 1998 & 2000 respectively with the Scotland national team. David completed a post graduate diploma in Property & Construction Management (part-time) from Napier University while playing rugby.
After retiring from the professional game David took time away from the game to spend time with his family and build a family home before being enticed back to the unpaid ranks for two seasons with his last amateur club, Currie. Since finally hanging up his boots, David has been fortunate enough to go on and represent the Classic Lions, the British & Irish Legends and Crusaders Rugby, amongst others, across the world raising awareness and funding for worthy charities. David has continued to give back to the game that has been so good to him, taking on coaching roles at Boroughmuir Rugby and more recently with Musselburgh Rugby.
David joined Thomas & Adamson, an international construction and property consultancy in 2005, working his way up from project manager to Director of the project management department and assisting with project management services being provided in the UAE. David worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the refurbishment of the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, Marischal Square in Aberdeen, and Oriam, Scotland’s national performance centre for sport at Heriot-Watt University. David left Thomas & Adamson in 2019 to take up a Head of Operations role within the manufacturing industry working alongside the major banking organisations such as Lloyds Banking Group, TSB, Santander & Nationwide. The arrival of Covid-19 in the UK early in 2020 saw a dramatic downturn for the business and David agreed to leave the business to explore new opportunities and set up Officer Consulting.