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30th Jun 2022
Andrew Hunter appointed Director of Engineering
In his new role, Andrew Hunter also joins the company’s Executive Leadership Team.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Hunter as Director of Engineering.
Andrew succeeds Alison Cox, who vacated this position in August 2021 when she became Managing Director for London.
Prior to joining Sir Robert McAlpine as a Technical Director in 2018, Andrew held a senior leadership position at Skanska, as Technical Services Director. He brings a wealth of insight and experience to the role.
During his time at the company, Andrew has been a champion for the implementation of digital technologies and will continue to drive for improvements in productivity that ensure the business provides best value and innovative solutions to client.
In his new role, he joins our Executive Leadership Team, the company’s main decision-making body responsible for delivering business strategy and performance.
Commenting on the news, Paul Hamer, Chief Executive, Sir Robert McAlpine, said:
“Over the past few years, Andrew has been instrumental to our success and his level of insight has proven invaluable. We are excited to see him apply his talents to our UK wide operations and look forward to his engineering and technical input at the highest level of our business.”
I’m delighted at the opportunity to take on the role of Director of Engineering and manage such a talented team of individuals. Sir Robert McAlpine has a well-earned reputation as one of the UK’s leading construction and civil engineering companies and I look forward to continuing this legacy of exemplary project delivery and technical excellence.
Andrew Hunter Director of Engineering
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