Our People

James Roy - Sustainability Manager

James Roy is finding our open and supportive learning culture invaluable as he settles into his new role as Sustainability Manager.

James Roy

“It’s a very friendly atmosphere”

Having studied marine biology at university, James Roy is finding our open and supportive learning culture invaluable as he settles into his new role as Sustainability Manager.

James joined us in September following work experience on 33 Grosvenor Street in London in June.

The placement opened James’s eyes to the many career opportunities the industry has to offer and to the multi-faceted nature of a modern construction project.

Since coming on board James has found the mentoring and support he has received from colleagues both on site and across the company a real bonus.

“Everyone on site is really helpful, because they understand that even if you’ve done an engineering degree, it’s not the same as working on a job.

“And it’s reassuring that if you don’t know something there are hundreds of people you can ask. Not just your line manager or the people on your site; there are people right across the business you can contact.”

 

Meet the team

  1. Max Hacon

    Max Hacon - Graduate Engineer

    After graduating in Civil Engineering at Bristol University, Max joined us in January 2018. We caught up with him to find out more about the start of his career with us.

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  2. Ella Mills

    Ella Mills - Apprentice

    Ella is undertaking a Planning Apprenticeship, whilst studying Construction Management at London Southbank Uni. We caught up with Ella to learn about her experiences so far.

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  3. Ciara Shaugnessy, Trainee Quantity Surveyor

    Ciara is studying an accelerated BSc in Quantity Surveying, studying one day a week, every week throughout the year as opposed to having a summer break. This enables her to complete the day-release course in a reduced timeframe. As part of the course she is working towards chartership and completing an assessment of professional competence.

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  4. Jack Arnold

    Jack Arnold - Engineer

    Jack joined the business in 2014 after two placements with us during his degree in Construction Engineering Management at Loughborough University. We caught up with him to get his take on working at Sir Robert McAlpine.

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  5. Shauna Farrell - Construction Manager

    Shauna joined us a graduate after studying Civil Engineering at the University of Nottingham, and has since worked on projects including the new American Embassy. We spoke to her about her career to date – and what it’s like to work on her current project, the Elizabeth Tower.

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  6. Placement Student Sam Davey

    Sam Davey - Student Quantity Surveyor

    Sam is one of the undergraduate students we are sponsoring through their studies. As he is currently on his Industrial Placement year with us, we took the opportunity to chat to him about his experiences and plans for the future.

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  7. Charmaine Myers

    Karla Motts - Quantity Surveyor

    Karla is one of many members of our team who’ve achieved over ten years’ service at Sir Robert McAlpine. Unusually for a Quantity Surveyor, she initially graduated and worked in Human Resources. We spoke to her about her switch and her career here.

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  8. Helen Denham - Sustainability Manager

    Helen started her career as a Veterinary Nurse and went on to work in Wildlife Conservation and Land Management. After achieving an Open University Human Geography Degree at 38, she joined the construction industry.

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  9. Mark Boyland - Design Manager

    Mark studied architecture in New Zealand and worked in a small design practice in Wellington before heading to the UK. Once here he completed his professional qualifications, and worked in a number of roles, before joining us. We caught up with him to learn more about his experiences.

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