External Support Team
Ten people run the Association day to day — membership and events, studies and knowledge, finance and operations. Below you will find every one of them, the Board and committees that steer our work, and the Main Representatives inside our member organisations.
Dick Makin Associates
Geoff Higgs
Geoff has been part of the Rapporteur Team since 2005. His role is the primary editing of proceedings from Major Projects Association seminars and the annual conference, in order to create full written reports of events.
Dick Makin Associates
Dick Makin
Dick has been part of the Rapporteur Team since 2005. His role is to design and produce the finished highlights, short report and full report output from Major Projects Association events.
Dick Makin Associates
Jo Makin
Jo has been part of the Rapporteur Team since 2005. She is responsible for coordinating the editing and output of the highlights, short reports and full reports that are produced following Major Projects Association events.
Major Projects Association
Suzy Firkin
Former Membership Director at WISE, Suzy works with corporate members to deliver training, advice and support that can help organisations improve diversity in the sector. This includes taking the lead on expanding the Ten steps initiative to encompass practical tools and initiatives that make a real difference to women and their employers.
Suzy has worked as an independent Business Development Advisor and Business Coach via her own consultancy practice and is a chartered chemical engineer with 30 years experience in the engineering and technology sectors. She is a member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and an Associate Member of the Association for Coaching.
Suzy has worked as an independent Business Development Advisor and Business Coach via her own consultancy practice and is a chartered chemical engineer with 30 years experience in the engineering and technology sectors. She is a member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and an Associate Member of the Association for Coaching.
Major Projects Association
Andrew Crudgington
Andrew is an independent researcher, report author and facilitator who specialises in infrastructure and major projects. He has a particular interest in Net Zero and is currently Climate Change Associate for the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation. Earlier in his career he spent nearly 20 years at the Institution of Civil Engineers, including roles as Head of Policy and Director of External Affairs & Strategy.
CJ Associates
Bill McElroy
Bill has over 35 year’s programme and project management experience, including managing capital investment and organisational change, and providing strategic advice.
As a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Association for Project Management Bill has been at the forefront of the development of “best practice” in both fields.
Bill is now an independent consultant and an Honorary Professor, University College London, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction. His expertise in project management and extensive experience means his input is often sought to lead reviews on complex projects, provide strategic advice and executive coaching to project leaders.
As a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Association for Project Management Bill has been at the forefront of the development of “best practice” in both fields.
Bill is now an independent consultant and an Honorary Professor, University College London, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction. His expertise in project management and extensive experience means his input is often sought to lead reviews on complex projects, provide strategic advice and executive coaching to project leaders.
Major Projects Association
Antony Oliver
Antony works with a range of clients across the infrastructure sector, helping to boost their communication and marketing strategies and delivery so as to stimulate discussion and action in the industry. This work includes editorial support and creation; event organisation, preparation and delivery; round table discussion hosting and workshop/team facilitation; and video and podcasting.
He has spent the last 30 years working as a journalist and editor across the infrastructure sector. Having joined New Civil Engineer magazine in 1994, he edited the title for 14 years until 2013, expanding NCE from a traditional paper magazine to deliver live events and conferences and then embrace the expanding world of multi-media digital delivery.
In 2014 he left NCE to create and launch Infrastructure Intelligence, a new digital-first publication for the sector, and for two years led and developed this ground-breaking media brand for the Association for Engineering and Consultancy.
He is a chartered civil engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, having started his career with Owen Williams and Partners and Balfour Beatty. He is committed to driving change across the UK infrastructure sector and is a Trustee of the Built Environment Trust and a Director of the Building Centre in Store Street, London.
He has spent the last 30 years working as a journalist and editor across the infrastructure sector. Having joined New Civil Engineer magazine in 1994, he edited the title for 14 years until 2013, expanding NCE from a traditional paper magazine to deliver live events and conferences and then embrace the expanding world of multi-media digital delivery.
In 2014 he left NCE to create and launch Infrastructure Intelligence, a new digital-first publication for the sector, and for two years led and developed this ground-breaking media brand for the Association for Engineering and Consultancy.
He is a chartered civil engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, having started his career with Owen Williams and Partners and Balfour Beatty. He is committed to driving change across the UK infrastructure sector and is a Trustee of the Built Environment Trust and a Director of the Building Centre in Store Street, London.