Experienced Specialists and Emerging Talent

Paul Noble

Operations Director Interiors Ireland

Paul is an internationally experienced Project Director with a background in surveying which affords him the benefit of understanding all aspects of a project. His extensive knowledge of construction detail allows him to successfully liaise with the design team members to assist in help with technical details in the build process and value engineering. Paul has completed many refurbishment and fit-out projects in live and occupied buildings, these experiences have given him a sound awareness of the needs of the building users as well as excellent interpersonal skills for liaising with relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Degree (Hons) Construction Economics
• BSc. (Hons) Surveying

Gary O’Sullivan

Operations Director - Construction Ireland

Gary has the strength to drive a project, the charisma to build a hardworking team and the experience to identify and plan for challenges before they arise. Gary came to mac from Sisk in 2014 and has combined a depth of construction knowledge, experienced leadership and an unrelenting energy to drive our most complex construction projects through to completion.  Gary has brought clients with him because clients know they can trust him to deliver their project and achieve their goals.

Qualifications:

• BSc. in Construction Management

Ellie Walshe BSc. MSc. PIEMA.

Environmental Manager

Ellie drives ‘progressing responsibly’ as a benchmark throughout mac-group across the Triple Bottom Line – people, planet and profit. Ellie brings a wealth of knowledge on specialist environmental issues seen in construction such as UK, Irish and European legislation and policies, waste management and resource efficiency, contaminated land, environmental nuisance water and air quality. She sees challenges as opportunities and is bold enough to question assumptions which ensures our projects can make a positive impact and a difference to others. Her past projects include acting as Sustainability Lead for projects in Ireland, the UK and Europe, high-profile rail projects in London and a Remediation Consultant in the UK and Turkey.

Ellie pushes mac-group to delivering beyond compliance by implementing a robust Environmental Management System and delivering an internal sustainability strategy to show we are progressing responsibly. Constantly looking forward in her development by keeping in line with new environmental policies such as Irelands Climate Action Plan, The European Green Deal and the UK’s ‘A Green Future’.

Qualifications:

• BSc. Geology
• MSc. Environmental Diagnosis and Management
• IEMA Practitioner member (PIEMA) and is working towards full and chartered membership

Colm O’Hanlon

Engineering Manager

Having worked all over the world as an Electrical Site Manager, Colm has built jobs of great scale and complexity. He joined mac in 2014 and was promoted to Engineering Manager in 2017 having proved himself adept in the management of teams, stakeholders and projects. Colm is measured and hard-working – a natural problem-solver. He has supervised the successful M&E installation of several complex projects for mac including Oracle, 1 Cathedral Square in Bristol and Brown Brothers Harriman.

Qualifications:

• Level 3 Electrotechnical Engineering
• MIET
• LEED GA

Barbara Dooley

Project Manager/Interior Architect

Barbara combines the creativity of a designer with the pragmatism of a project manager.  Her international experience has equipped her with the ability to intercept design flaws in the context of constructability.  Barbara has also achieved her LEED Green Associate qualification which informs her designs with an ethos of sustainability and energy efficiency.

Qualifications:

• BA in Interior Architecture
• BA in Design
• LEED GA

Eoghan Harris

Project Information Manager

Eoghan heads up our BIM team, producing information models for each project that enables compliance with BS1192:2007, integration of COBie parameters and outputs, BIM-based O&Ms.

Qualifications:

• M.Sc. in Construction Informatics
• LEED Green Associate
• USGBC
• Autodesk REVIT and NAVISWORKS
• ENSCAPE BIM visualisation
• ASITE Common Data

Caroline Moynihan

Proposals Manager

Caroline has over 17 years of experience in bid writing and proposal management, overseeing and executing mac-group’s proposals from start to finish.

Often working to a tight deadline, Caroline’s ability to delegate the tasks required to complete a proposal, such as editing and design; is part of her project management of the process. Caroline takes an individualised approach when dealing with all involved in the process from Project Managers, Estimators, Bid Writers and Graphic Designers. Her proven ability to liaise between the client, design team and internal stakeholders during the proposal process is the foundation of our success today.

Caroline is Proposal Manager across mac-group’s four disciplines within the business across Ireland and the UK: Traditional Construction; Modular Construction; Fit Out and Design and Build.

Qualifications:

• BBS Bachelor of Business Studies
• Diploma in Digital Marketing
• IPFMA Diploma in Property and Facilities Management
• Prince II Project Management

Darren Bourke

Group Health & Safety Manager

Darren is responsible for the implementation of the Health & Safety policy and procedure across all departments of mac-group.

Darren has over 27 years of experience in construction, the last 17 of which have been full-time in the Health & Safety sector. He has managed Health & Safety on projects valued in excess of €450m and for main contractors with turnover in excess of €600m.

Darren is the custodian of our ISO45001 accredited Safety Management Systems and leads a team of highly trained Health & Safety practitioners.

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Health & Safety Law
• Diploma in Construction Management

Brendan Donaghy

Group Quality Manager

Brendan drives the design, implementation and auditing of the processes that culminate in the delivery of excellence in quality. Highly qualified and with an understanding of detail, Brendan treats quality as a culture and he brings his depth of experience and depth of knowledge to influence behaviours and activities in our teams.

Qualifications: 

• MBA
• BSc. (Hons) in Economics

Lee O’Connor

Senior Project Manager

Lee started his career following completion of his degree in Building Services Engineering.  He has a breadth of experience that encompasses roles such as Bulk Earthworks Supervisor, Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager, he has managed projects up to €20m.  When Lee speaks, it is clear he really knows his subject, his input in challenging situations is invaluable, and that he’s a problem solver.

Qualifications: 

• B.Eng. (Hons) in Building Services Engineering

Cana Loh

Project Manager

Cana has a proven ability to successfully manage challenging and demanding projects. With a wealth of experience in the delivery of high-end fit out projects, Cana is confident in dealing with all aspects of a project.

Her sound knowledge of construction detail allows her to successfully liaise with the design team members to assist with technical details in the build process and value engineering. She is skilled and experienced in coordinating site activities for large-scale projects and has a proven track record in the completion of high-pressure high-value projects for major Blue Chip clients.