Turner & Townsend strengthens UK Real Estate team with three senior PMC appointments
Global professional services company, Turner & Townsend is bolstering its UK Real Estate business with three senior appointments to its Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team, amid rising demand for alternative delivery options for major capital projects.
Mike O’Donnell joins as UK PMC Lead, supported by Al Fernie who joins as Project Director and Jason Smith as Director within the real estate team. Together, they will be focused on helping clients drive improved delivery performance through increased transparency, shared risk and direct client engagement across the construction supply chain.
Turner & Townsend’s PMC model offers a contracting approach which integrates project management, construction management, cost consultancy, coordinating all delivery partners and driving performance to programme, cost and quality objectives.
Mike brings nearly four decades of experience, including leading on landmark developments such as the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, the O2 Arena and Bloomberg London. He will lead the development of the PMC service, ensuring it continues to meet evolving client needs while expanding the team to meet growing demand for major capital projects.
Alasdair joins the business to lead the construction delivery of major complex projects, with over 30 years of delivery experience delivering from design and planning to commissioning and completion of high value complex capital projects. With a background in leading complex programmes from inception to completion, Alasdair will be responsible for assembling high performing construction delivery teams across several key sectors including hyperscale data centres, mixed use commercial, healthcare and pharmaceutical.
As Director, Jason Smith will focus on enhancing the technical and operational delivery strategy of live projects, particularly in the data centre and technology sectors, as well as supporting Mike in the business’ wider PMC offer. Having held senior roles at Mace, Durkan and the Berkeley Group, Jason will bring to bear his extensive experience in large-scale real estate developments and delivering innovative solutions, such as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).
Chris Sargent, Managing Director for Real Estate, UK at Turner & Townsend said:
“Programmes are becoming increasingly complex and clients are looking for support in navigating the industry’s challenges – from capacity crunches to evolving regulations and from geopolitical tensions to viability concerns.”
A PMC delivery model provides the mechanism to coordinate and ensure oversight of the supply chain, allowing the team to identify and manage changing risks, but also opportunities for cost or schedule gains, for example.
“These appointments reflect the investment we’re funnelling into meeting this client demand. We welcome Mike, Alasdair and Jason to our PMC team. Each brings specialist experience and a strong leadership track record that will help us to continue expanding our capabilities and capacity to create value for our clients, both through expert advice but also hands-on delivery.”
