Experienced Specialists and Emerging Talent

Tim Reid

Contracts Manager

Tim has almost 20 years of construction experience throughout the UK, Ireland and internationally. He is confident in planning, organisation and management of all stages of construction projects from pre-construction, through to commissioning, handover and aftercare.

Tim has used his technical knowledge and experience from his engineering background to develop his career into project and contracts management. His experience spans across a variety of sectors including industrial, oil services, commercial, education, retail, healthcare and residential, through a range of projects including new builds (green and brownfield), major refurbishments, heritage and fit outs.

Qualifications:

• BSc. (Hons) Construction Engineering and Management
• MCIOB – Chartered Construction Manager – Chartered Institute Of Builders

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

Ellie Walshe

Environmental Manager

Ellie drives ‘responsible progression’ as a KPI throughout mac-group across the Triple Bottom Line – people, planet and profit.   Ellie brings a knowledge on specialist environmental issues seen in construction such as the UK and Ireland legislation, waste management, contaminated land, environmental nuisance, water and air quality. Her past projects include Sustainability Lead for International Technology Projects in Ireland, the UK and Europe, high-profile rail projects in London, and a contaminated Land consultant in the UK and Turkey.

Ellie believes mac-group can deliver beyond compliance by implementing a robust Environmental Management System and driving and delivering an internal sustainability strategy to show we are progressing responsibly. Ellie is constantly looking forward and keeping in line with new environmental policies such as working towards a circular economy, undertaking life cycle assessments, carbon foot-printing etc.

Qualifications:

• BSc. Geology
• MSc. Environmental Diagnosis and Management
• IEMA Full & Chartered Membership (MIEMA)

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

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

Daniel Ryan

Project Director

Dan brings a thorough analysis at the pre-construction stage that allows him to devise his construction methods in the context of risk-analysis.  Dan worked for Pearse Contracting in Dublin over 13 years delivering projects totalling up to €200m in value, and for Bethel in the US delivering shopping malls, cinemas, multi-storey apartments and schools – commercial, residential and civil works.  Dan has brought clients with him to mac because they trust him to personally take responsibility for delivering their objectives.

Qualifications:

• BSc. in Construction Management
• Diploma in Construction Studies

Kieran Donnelly

Construction Manager

With 7 years at mac, Kieran’s site experience and level-head has been the driving force behind delivering some of our most complex and challenging projects. He has worked on high-end fit out developments in New York and in the UK where he built a knowledge base of innovative techniques and solutions.

Qualifications:

• BTEC Higher National Diploma in Construction Studies
• 3rd level City & Guilds Joinery cert
• IOSH Managing Safety forConstruction Managers

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

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

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