A Passion for Excellence

Brian McArdle

Group Finance Director

Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2010, Brian worked for PwC from 2006 until 2011, including a year-long placement in Melbourne, with Australian Unity. Brian has significant experience in leading finance teams across many sectors, having held senior roles in Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse in London, and State Street Corporation in Dublin. Brian joins us from FD Technologies plc (formerly First Derivatives plc), where he was CFO for its Consultancy Division ‘First Derivative’ (2000 staff, +£140m turnover).

Dee Booth

Group HR Director

Dee’s generalist HR experience combined with her wider understanding of business objectives is a unique pairing. Dee has an ability to establish relationships at all levels whilst remaining credible and influential at the highest level. Her drive and commitment inspire confidence and brings knowledge to bear on business-critical issues.

Dee came to mac from Pegasus Group where she was Group HR Director bringing with her over 30 years’ experience working in construction, house-building and civil engineering, giving her a deep understanding and strong ability to communicate, facilitate and negotiate where necessary.

Qualifications:

• Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Numerous training courses covering HR, Health & Safety and General Management.

Darren Bourke

Group Environmental Health & Safety Director

Having worked with mac-group since 2016 within our EHS Department, Darren assumed full responsibility for managing Health & Safety group-wide in January of 2020 as Group EHS Manager until his recent promotion to Group EHS Director.

Darren has been working in the construction industry for 31 years, the last 21 of which have been spent working fulltime in the Health & Safety sector. His vast experience in managing complicated H&S requirements on multi-million euro projects and his warm, open honest approach is appreciated by all.

Darren is custodian of our ISO certified 45001 & 14001 integrated EHS Management System and leads a team of experienced and highly trained EHS practitioners.

Qualifications:

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

Brian Inett

Building Services Director

Brian brings 30 years of experience into developing the heart of your building – the Mechanical and Electrical core. His knowledge is invaluable in overcoming various challenges that may arise to ensure the safe and functioning installation of M&E into your project.

Qualifications:

• ONC Building Services
• HNC Building Services

Peter Browne

Head of Business Development

Peter is a highly experienced business development and construction professional.

A Chartered Construction Manager with over 20 years of experience in identifying opportunities and delivering solutions across both the public and private sectors. Peter is an expert in Modern Methods of Construction and is an advocate of innovation and creativity in construction.

Qualifications:

• MCIOB
• CSR – Platinum Card

Michelle Elleman

Business Development Manager

Michelle is experienced in identifying projects that align with our expertise and capabilities. People are at the core of Michelle’s mission in the strategic development of the UK division and she believes that authenticity in our relationships with clients is the foundation of our success.

Ryan Williams

Commercial Manager

Ryan has over 11 years of experience and a proven track record of delivering complex projects within programme, quality and cost parameters. Ryan works well with suppliers, subcontractors and clients. He has a talent for maintaining good relationships with project teams and brings a strong work ethic and can-do attitude to all projects.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

Nigel Lynch

Contracts Manager

Nigel can articulate his experience to find solutions to oversee the effective progression of our projects. Straight-forward and authentic, Nigel is able to balance a number of stakeholders to deliver projects on time, on budget and most of all, on vision.

Qualifications:

• CITB SMSTS Accreditation (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)
• Behavioural Safety Trainer
• CSCS Black Card Accreditation – Contracts Management
• PASMA

Sarah Hogg

Planner

Sarah has worked in the construction industry for over 18 years in a variety of roles including Site Engineer, Section Manager and Design Co-ordinator. She has gained valuable skills and experience in these positions, which she is able to apply in her role as Regional Planner.

Sarah has extensive experience in dealing with complex logistics in construction projects within the higher education sector. She is experienced in putting detailed design development, procurement and construction programmes together, with particular emphasis on design and integration with package procurement.

Qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) Building Management
• CITB SMSTS 5 Day Accreditation (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)
• CSCS Black Card Accreditation (Construction Planner)

Katherine Staniland

Design Manager

Katherine has worked within the construction industry for over 17 years. Trained as an Architect, she applies her design and technical knowledge to ensure projects are buildable and meet client expectations.

Katherine brings a can-do attitude to design management and is committed to finesse routes and eliminate clashes in the construction phase.

Qualifications:

• BA (Hons)
• Dip Arch
• ARB
• RIBA
• MSc (Construction Law)