Do we have the Capability we need for the new types of Major Projects in the pipeline?
Seminar
Members Only Event
The demand for major projects is growing rapidly. Over the next 5 years, a significant uptick in activity is expected in many sectors including civil nuclear, energy distribution, housing retrofit, water supply and renewable power.
Against that backdrop the major projects community needs to be proactive and identify the technical, functional and leadership capacity & capability it needs to deliver successfully.
In this seminar we will explore both the scale of demand for people at all levels to work on major projects, and the new skills and capabilities that we will need to be able to deploy. Attendees will learn more about how this challenge is playing out across different sectors and explore common opportunities and challenges such as climate change, AI, global competition, leadership and the ever longer careers of project professionals.
Chaired by Dr Michele Dix CBE and David Goldstone CBE, other speakers include former Crossrail and future HS2 CEO Mark Wild, Keltbray's Group Sustainability Director Holly Price, and House of Commons Regeneration and Renewal Programme Commercial Director Andy Haynes. The seminar will be highly interactive, offering plenty of opportunities to explore the challenges and solutions, including a workshop session led by the Association's Early Career Network.
The event registration is now closed.
NOV
06
Wednesday 6th November 2024
9:30am - 4:30pm
51 of 70 places filled
Programme
Wednesday 6th November 2024
09:30
Registration and Coffee
10:00
Housekeeping
Andy Murray
Executive Director Major Projects Association
Andy Murray
Executive Director, Major Projects Association
Andy is the Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, prior to which he spent 30 years as a practitioner, consultant and assurer of complex projects and programmes for public, private and third sector organisations both domestically and internationally. He has a focus on project governance, the treatment of inherent project complexity and organisational development of project capability.
Andy is a respected author, having worked with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, the Association for Project Management (APM) and Axelos to develop best practice guidance on their behalf. Publications include PRINCE2, P3M3, Routemap and the Governance of Co-Owned Projects. He was cited in the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement as one of the most influential people in project management. He is the Chair of the APM’s Governance Special Interest Group, the Chair of the IPA’s independent project advisory group for the Project Initiation Routemap and is the engagement workstream lead for the Project Data Analytics Task Force.
Andy is a collaborative and inclusive senior leader with a track record of building high-performing teams both within his organisation, across partnerships and with voluntary groups.
Outside of work Andy spends his time mountain biking or helping out Willaston FC (a community football club) as treasurer and manager of the Under 14s team.
Andy is a respected author, having worked with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, the Association for Project Management (APM) and Axelos to develop best practice guidance on their behalf. Publications include PRINCE2, P3M3, Routemap and the Governance of Co-Owned Projects. He was cited in the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement as one of the most influential people in project management. He is the Chair of the APM’s Governance Special Interest Group, the Chair of the IPA’s independent project advisory group for the Project Initiation Routemap and is the engagement workstream lead for the Project Data Analytics Task Force.
Andy is a collaborative and inclusive senior leader with a track record of building high-performing teams both within his organisation, across partnerships and with voluntary groups.
Outside of work Andy spends his time mountain biking or helping out Willaston FC (a community football club) as treasurer and manager of the Under 14s team.
10:05
Inclusion Moment
10:10
Chair's Introduction
Dr. Michèle Dix CBE
Non-Executive Director Major Projects Association
Dr. Michèle Dix CBE
Non-Executive Director, Major Projects Association
Michèle started her career at the Greater London Council (GLC) after completing her Civil Engineering degree and her PhD in Transport and Land Use Planning, becoming a Chartered Civil Engineer through the GLC’s graduate scheme. She spend fifteen years in the private sector with Halcrow Fox, becoming the Board Director for Urban Transport, before joining Transport for London (TfL) in 2000 as Director of Congestion Charging.
Michèle became the Managing Director for Planning in 2007 and led TfL’s strategic thinking on the future transport needs of London, testing and challenging policies and providing clear direction on appropriate transport solutions for the future. She was responsible for the 2010 Mayor’s Transport Strategy and transport requirements for the Mayor’s 2050 Infrastructure Plan; coordinating the implementation of local plans and borough partnerships; and developing major schemes including the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Northern Line Extension, the Barking Riverside Extension, the Silvertown Tunnel, Bakerloo Line Extension and Crossrail 2.
Michèle became the Managing Director of Crossrail 2 in 2015, further developing the scheme design to gain funding and powers for it, working closely with Network Rail Ltd and Department for Transport (as joint sponsors). Further to the COVID pandemic’s impact on TfL’s finances, the scheme is now paused, but all work has been digitised and is ready to be resumed when funding allows for it.
Michèle is now retired from TfL and from her role as a Trustee of the London Transport Museum and as a Vice President of UITP, an international association that promotes public transport research and best practice world-wide. She remains a Visiting Professor for University College London and is a Non-Executive Director for the Major Projects Association, the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme and Crossrail International. Michèle was awarded a CBE in 2015 for her services to transport.
Michèle became the Managing Director for Planning in 2007 and led TfL’s strategic thinking on the future transport needs of London, testing and challenging policies and providing clear direction on appropriate transport solutions for the future. She was responsible for the 2010 Mayor’s Transport Strategy and transport requirements for the Mayor’s 2050 Infrastructure Plan; coordinating the implementation of local plans and borough partnerships; and developing major schemes including the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Northern Line Extension, the Barking Riverside Extension, the Silvertown Tunnel, Bakerloo Line Extension and Crossrail 2.
Michèle became the Managing Director of Crossrail 2 in 2015, further developing the scheme design to gain funding and powers for it, working closely with Network Rail Ltd and Department for Transport (as joint sponsors). Further to the COVID pandemic’s impact on TfL’s finances, the scheme is now paused, but all work has been digitised and is ready to be resumed when funding allows for it.
Michèle is now retired from TfL and from her role as a Trustee of the London Transport Museum and as a Vice President of UITP, an international association that promotes public transport research and best practice world-wide. She remains a Visiting Professor for University College London and is a Non-Executive Director for the Major Projects Association, the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme and Crossrail International. Michèle was awarded a CBE in 2015 for her services to transport.
David Goldstone CBE
David Goldstone CBE
David has had a long career leading major investment programmes for Government and the wider public sector. Most recently, he set up, and led as Chief Executive since July 2020, the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, with his role there ending and him taking up Non-Executive appointments from September 2024. He has been a Non-Executive Director of the Submarine Delivery Agency and a member of the Board of the Major Projects Association since 2022, and is now HM Treasury’s nominee member of the Board of HS2 Ltd and is a member of the Projects & Programmes Committee of GB Nuclear.
David was previously the Chief Operating Officer of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), where he led the Department’s complex multi-billion transformation programme, overhauled the ‘Defence Operating Model’ including the role of Head Office, represented the Department on the Boards of the military commands and was sponsor of 12 arm’s length bodies.
David had a leading role in both the planning for, and the regeneration legacy from, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, David was responsible for the delivery of the East London regeneration legacy, including the development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the surrounding areas. This involved creating thousands of new homes, new centres of employment and technological innovation, new visitor and sporting attractions, and developing a major new cultural and educational district in East London. David had previously spent over five years overseeing the funding and programme delivery of the 2012 Games investment on the Olympic Park, including being responsible for the Government’s £9.3bn budget for the 2012 Games, and for political and public reporting of progress of delivery to budget; and was then Transport for London’s Chief Finance Officer.
Previously, David spent 12 years in the delivery of locally based investment programmes for Government, establishing the delivery and commercial structures for the Building Schools for the Future school’s investment programme and the NHS LIFT primary healthcare programme, and played a prominent role in establishing the structure by which Local Authorities and schools could deliver private finance projects.
David trained as a CIPFA accountant whilst at the Audit Commission (1986-1989) before moving to Price Waterhouse (1989-1997). He had previously spent two years as a secondary school teacher.
David was previously the Chief Operating Officer of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), where he led the Department’s complex multi-billion transformation programme, overhauled the ‘Defence Operating Model’ including the role of Head Office, represented the Department on the Boards of the military commands and was sponsor of 12 arm’s length bodies.
David had a leading role in both the planning for, and the regeneration legacy from, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, David was responsible for the delivery of the East London regeneration legacy, including the development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the surrounding areas. This involved creating thousands of new homes, new centres of employment and technological innovation, new visitor and sporting attractions, and developing a major new cultural and educational district in East London. David had previously spent over five years overseeing the funding and programme delivery of the 2012 Games investment on the Olympic Park, including being responsible for the Government’s £9.3bn budget for the 2012 Games, and for political and public reporting of progress of delivery to budget; and was then Transport for London’s Chief Finance Officer.
Previously, David spent 12 years in the delivery of locally based investment programmes for Government, establishing the delivery and commercial structures for the Building Schools for the Future school’s investment programme and the NHS LIFT primary healthcare programme, and played a prominent role in establishing the structure by which Local Authorities and schools could deliver private finance projects.
David trained as a CIPFA accountant whilst at the Audit Commission (1986-1989) before moving to Price Waterhouse (1989-1997). He had previously spent two years as a secondary school teacher.
10:25
Water Sector
10:40
Energy Transmission & Distribution
Simon Rawlinson
Senior Director, Head of Strategic Research & Insight Arcadis (UK) Limited
Simon Rawlinson
Senior Director, Head of Strategic Research & Insight, Arcadis (UK) Limited
no bio
10:55
Civil and Defence Nuclear
Sir Simon Bollom
Non-Executive Director Submarine Delivery Agency
Sir Simon Bollom
Non-Executive Director, Submarine Delivery Agency
no bio
11:10
Discussion
Opportunity for Q&A, facilitated by event chair's.
11:35
Coffee Break
12:00
Challenges for Growing Capacity and Capability
Holly Price
Group Sustainability Director No longer at member organisation
Holly Price
Group Sustainability Director, No longer at member organisation
no bio
Laura Jackson Pugh
Head of Project Management Profession & Director Nuclear Projects Tetra Tech
Laura Jackson Pugh
Head of Project Management Profession & Director Nuclear Projects, Tetra Tech
Laura is the Head of Project Management Profession for Tetra Tech and PCM lead for Nuclear, with responsibility for developing the nuclear strategy for growth. Laura is a chartered Project Manager and experienced Architectural graduate with over 20 years’ experience delivering projects to a broad range of clients, across many sectors of the construction industry. She successfully manages multi-disciplinary projects on large scale government infrastructure projects.
In 2023, Laura was appointed our Head of Project Management Profession.
The Head of Profession role is to provide our c200 Project Managers with access to the most up to date industry information, guidance, best practice and training. This allows our Project Managers to deliver great projects for our clients with quality at the forefront of what we do as an organisation; whilst having access to training opportunities to enrich their professional and personal development.
In her role, Laura has taken a lead on developing our Project Academy. This is a programme that enables our organisation, and our external clients, to improve project performance. It provides internal training to develop competencies, project management courses to support career development, and leadership and team development training. Working with our colleagues in Norway, Laura has been developing the programme for the UK and making sure that it aligns with UK standards, including the APM competencies. This tool will be available for Tetra Tech colleagues, client teams, and project teams and supports a range of learning styles and allows colleagues to go at their own speed to make sure that it is an inclusive tool for all to support their development.
As head of profession, Laura is always working to continually develop Tetra Tech’s capability offering whilst bolstering our internal and external skills development. This is the key enabler to deliver a high-quality service for our clients.
In 2023, Laura was appointed our Head of Project Management Profession.
The Head of Profession role is to provide our c200 Project Managers with access to the most up to date industry information, guidance, best practice and training. This allows our Project Managers to deliver great projects for our clients with quality at the forefront of what we do as an organisation; whilst having access to training opportunities to enrich their professional and personal development.
In her role, Laura has taken a lead on developing our Project Academy. This is a programme that enables our organisation, and our external clients, to improve project performance. It provides internal training to develop competencies, project management courses to support career development, and leadership and team development training. Working with our colleagues in Norway, Laura has been developing the programme for the UK and making sure that it aligns with UK standards, including the APM competencies. This tool will be available for Tetra Tech colleagues, client teams, and project teams and supports a range of learning styles and allows colleagues to go at their own speed to make sure that it is an inclusive tool for all to support their development.
As head of profession, Laura is always working to continually develop Tetra Tech’s capability offering whilst bolstering our internal and external skills development. This is the key enabler to deliver a high-quality service for our clients.
Richard Da Gama
Director ResoLex
Richard Da Gama
Director, ResoLex
Richard has almost two-decades of experience leading and supporting defence, security, and nuclear projects around the world. He is skilled in supporting and building high-performing, collaborative teams in complex environments. He joined ResoLex to support clients and partners design, embed and enhance performance through cross-programme relationships. His recent experience has included supporting AWE in establishing their Programme Initiation Partnership and refining their client model to better align the Intelligent Customer, Client, and Supply Chain for shared outcomes. Richard is a Fellow of Chartered Management Institute (CMI), a Chartered Management Consultant, Chartered Manager and has (somehow) swapped his duties in the regular Army to be a Lt Commander in the Royal Naval Reserves.
12:55
Lunch
13:55
Workshop: An Early Careers Perspective
Maddie Waite
Junior Sustainability Consultant Turner & Townsend
Maddie Waite
Junior Sustainability Consultant, Turner & Townsend
Maddie joined Turner & Townsend in September 2023 as a Junior Sustainability Consultant within the Advisory team. She is currently undertaking the Graduate Development Programme, and has so far been involved in a number of commissions including net zero strategy productions and the DESNZ major retrofit programme – the Technical Assistance Facility, publicly known as Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise (RISE).
Maddie has a strong background in the sustainability field, primarily through her studies at university where she earned a BSc in Physical Geography. Her degree at the University of Leeds focused on environmental data analysis, ecosystem regeneration and environmental monitoring. Maddie has been able to put that knowledge into practice over the last year, whilst also developing her stakeholder management, baseline development, and supply chain management skills.
In addition to her commission work, Maddie also leads the Manchester office’s Early Careers Network, where she has been involved in organising a number of initiatives aimed at connecting our colleagues and improving their wellbeing. This year, Maddie is also aiming to become a Practitioner with IEMA to further her professional development.
Maddie has a strong background in the sustainability field, primarily through her studies at university where she earned a BSc in Physical Geography. Her degree at the University of Leeds focused on environmental data analysis, ecosystem regeneration and environmental monitoring. Maddie has been able to put that knowledge into practice over the last year, whilst also developing her stakeholder management, baseline development, and supply chain management skills.
In addition to her commission work, Maddie also leads the Manchester office’s Early Careers Network, where she has been involved in organising a number of initiatives aimed at connecting our colleagues and improving their wellbeing. This year, Maddie is also aiming to become a Practitioner with IEMA to further her professional development.
Kobi Walter
Assistant Project Manager Turner & Townsend
Kobi Walter
Assistant Project Manager, Turner & Townsend
Kobi is an Assistant Project Manager at Turner & Townsend who has recently just completed the Graduate Development Programme following the last two years. Kobi has worked within the infrastructure sector, working specifically within the Nuclear, Defence & Rail industries. This has provided a wide variety of Project Management experience alongside exposure to programme set up, strategic planning & implementation.
Prior to working at Turner & Townsend, Kobi completed a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, focused on both Medicinal & Inorganic Chemistry. While not directly related to the construction industry, his degree provided a compound understanding of technical analysis, problem solving & planning that has supported his development throughout his time at Turner & Townsend.
Alongside his other commitments, Kobi previously lead the Manchester early careers network, while also supporting in Turner & Townsend’s wider people culture to support our colleagues in being inclusive, connected & engaged. This year, Kobi is focused on supporting Business Generation in region, while also taking on a National Connect Role to further support connecting colleagues throughout our industry.
Prior to working at Turner & Townsend, Kobi completed a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, focused on both Medicinal & Inorganic Chemistry. While not directly related to the construction industry, his degree provided a compound understanding of technical analysis, problem solving & planning that has supported his development throughout his time at Turner & Townsend.
Alongside his other commitments, Kobi previously lead the Manchester early careers network, while also supporting in Turner & Townsend’s wider people culture to support our colleagues in being inclusive, connected & engaged. This year, Kobi is focused on supporting Business Generation in region, while also taking on a National Connect Role to further support connecting colleagues throughout our industry.
15:00
Coffee Break
15:25
Leadership: No more heroes
Mark Wild
Chief Executive Officer HS2 Ltd
Mark Wild
Chief Executive Officer, HS2 Ltd
Mark draws on more than 35 years of experience leading complex and critical infrastructure programmes in both public and private sectors in the UK and abroad. The majority of his experience has been in operating or building major transportation infrastructure including as MD of Westinghouse Signals, CEO of Public Transport Victoria (Melbourne, Australia), and MD of London Underground - one of oldest and largest oldest metro systems in the world with over one billion journeys a year and 20,000 employees. He has a proven track record of delivering transformational change on some of the largest and most complex projects around the world.
As CEO of Crossrail (2018-2022) in London, a £20bn programme delivering one of the world’s most advanced high-frequency passenger rail services, he implemented a rescue and recovery of the programme following earlier cost and schedule delays in 2018. This included rebuilding the organisation, completing construction of the programme and the integration into one of the most successful and celebrated new operating railways in the world – now known as the Elizabeth line.
In addition to driving organisational change and delivering major schemes to successful completion, Mark puts safety and sustainability at the heart of his ethos and is also passionate about helping to develop a new and diverse generation of engineers to lead the industry.
Mark awaits the start of his next role as Chief Executive Officer of HS2 Limited, leading one of the largest infrastructure programmes in the UK - Britain’s newest, high speed railway stretching over 140 miles between London and Birmingham and employing over 30,000 people.
Mark will join HS2 Ltd from SGN, one of the UK’s largest gas distribution networks, servicing 7 million customers in Scotland, Southern England and Northern Ireland.
Mark grew up in Durham in the North East of England. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, has a 1st class engineering degree and an MBA from Leeds University.
As CEO of Crossrail (2018-2022) in London, a £20bn programme delivering one of the world’s most advanced high-frequency passenger rail services, he implemented a rescue and recovery of the programme following earlier cost and schedule delays in 2018. This included rebuilding the organisation, completing construction of the programme and the integration into one of the most successful and celebrated new operating railways in the world – now known as the Elizabeth line.
In addition to driving organisational change and delivering major schemes to successful completion, Mark puts safety and sustainability at the heart of his ethos and is also passionate about helping to develop a new and diverse generation of engineers to lead the industry.
Mark awaits the start of his next role as Chief Executive Officer of HS2 Limited, leading one of the largest infrastructure programmes in the UK - Britain’s newest, high speed railway stretching over 140 miles between London and Birmingham and employing over 30,000 people.
Mark will join HS2 Ltd from SGN, one of the UK’s largest gas distribution networks, servicing 7 million customers in Scotland, Southern England and Northern Ireland.
Mark grew up in Durham in the North East of England. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, has a 1st class engineering degree and an MBA from Leeds University.
15:40
Developing sponsorship capability
Andy Murray
Executive Director Major Projects Association
Andy Murray
Executive Director, Major Projects Association
Andy is the Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, prior to which he spent 30 years as a practitioner, consultant and assurer of complex projects and programmes for public, private and third sector organisations both domestically and internationally. He has a focus on project governance, the treatment of inherent project complexity and organisational development of project capability.
Andy is a respected author, having worked with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, the Association for Project Management (APM) and Axelos to develop best practice guidance on their behalf. Publications include PRINCE2, P3M3, Routemap and the Governance of Co-Owned Projects. He was cited in the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement as one of the most influential people in project management. He is the Chair of the APM’s Governance Special Interest Group, the Chair of the IPA’s independent project advisory group for the Project Initiation Routemap and is the engagement workstream lead for the Project Data Analytics Task Force.
Andy is a collaborative and inclusive senior leader with a track record of building high-performing teams both within his organisation, across partnerships and with voluntary groups.
Outside of work Andy spends his time mountain biking or helping out Willaston FC (a community football club) as treasurer and manager of the Under 14s team.
Andy is a respected author, having worked with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, the Association for Project Management (APM) and Axelos to develop best practice guidance on their behalf. Publications include PRINCE2, P3M3, Routemap and the Governance of Co-Owned Projects. He was cited in the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement as one of the most influential people in project management. He is the Chair of the APM’s Governance Special Interest Group, the Chair of the IPA’s independent project advisory group for the Project Initiation Routemap and is the engagement workstream lead for the Project Data Analytics Task Force.
Andy is a collaborative and inclusive senior leader with a track record of building high-performing teams both within his organisation, across partnerships and with voluntary groups.
Outside of work Andy spends his time mountain biking or helping out Willaston FC (a community football club) as treasurer and manager of the Under 14s team.
15:55
Discussion
Opportunity for Q&A, facilitated by event chair's.
16:20
Chair’s Closing Comments
Dr. Michèle Dix CBE
Non-Executive Director Major Projects Association
Dr. Michèle Dix CBE
Non-Executive Director, Major Projects Association
Michèle started her career at the Greater London Council (GLC) after completing her Civil Engineering degree and her PhD in Transport and Land Use Planning, becoming a Chartered Civil Engineer through the GLC’s graduate scheme. She spend fifteen years in the private sector with Halcrow Fox, becoming the Board Director for Urban Transport, before joining Transport for London (TfL) in 2000 as Director of Congestion Charging.
Michèle became the Managing Director for Planning in 2007 and led TfL’s strategic thinking on the future transport needs of London, testing and challenging policies and providing clear direction on appropriate transport solutions for the future. She was responsible for the 2010 Mayor’s Transport Strategy and transport requirements for the Mayor’s 2050 Infrastructure Plan; coordinating the implementation of local plans and borough partnerships; and developing major schemes including the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Northern Line Extension, the Barking Riverside Extension, the Silvertown Tunnel, Bakerloo Line Extension and Crossrail 2.
Michèle became the Managing Director of Crossrail 2 in 2015, further developing the scheme design to gain funding and powers for it, working closely with Network Rail Ltd and Department for Transport (as joint sponsors). Further to the COVID pandemic’s impact on TfL’s finances, the scheme is now paused, but all work has been digitised and is ready to be resumed when funding allows for it.
Michèle is now retired from TfL and from her role as a Trustee of the London Transport Museum and as a Vice President of UITP, an international association that promotes public transport research and best practice world-wide. She remains a Visiting Professor for University College London and is a Non-Executive Director for the Major Projects Association, the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme and Crossrail International. Michèle was awarded a CBE in 2015 for her services to transport.
Michèle became the Managing Director for Planning in 2007 and led TfL’s strategic thinking on the future transport needs of London, testing and challenging policies and providing clear direction on appropriate transport solutions for the future. She was responsible for the 2010 Mayor’s Transport Strategy and transport requirements for the Mayor’s 2050 Infrastructure Plan; coordinating the implementation of local plans and borough partnerships; and developing major schemes including the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Northern Line Extension, the Barking Riverside Extension, the Silvertown Tunnel, Bakerloo Line Extension and Crossrail 2.
Michèle became the Managing Director of Crossrail 2 in 2015, further developing the scheme design to gain funding and powers for it, working closely with Network Rail Ltd and Department for Transport (as joint sponsors). Further to the COVID pandemic’s impact on TfL’s finances, the scheme is now paused, but all work has been digitised and is ready to be resumed when funding allows for it.
Michèle is now retired from TfL and from her role as a Trustee of the London Transport Museum and as a Vice President of UITP, an international association that promotes public transport research and best practice world-wide. She remains a Visiting Professor for University College London and is a Non-Executive Director for the Major Projects Association, the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme and Crossrail International. Michèle was awarded a CBE in 2015 for her services to transport.
David Goldstone CBE
David Goldstone CBE
David has had a long career leading major investment programmes for Government and the wider public sector. Most recently, he set up, and led as Chief Executive since July 2020, the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, with his role there ending and him taking up Non-Executive appointments from September 2024. He has been a Non-Executive Director of the Submarine Delivery Agency and a member of the Board of the Major Projects Association since 2022, and is now HM Treasury’s nominee member of the Board of HS2 Ltd and is a member of the Projects & Programmes Committee of GB Nuclear.
David was previously the Chief Operating Officer of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), where he led the Department’s complex multi-billion transformation programme, overhauled the ‘Defence Operating Model’ including the role of Head Office, represented the Department on the Boards of the military commands and was sponsor of 12 arm’s length bodies.
David had a leading role in both the planning for, and the regeneration legacy from, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, David was responsible for the delivery of the East London regeneration legacy, including the development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the surrounding areas. This involved creating thousands of new homes, new centres of employment and technological innovation, new visitor and sporting attractions, and developing a major new cultural and educational district in East London. David had previously spent over five years overseeing the funding and programme delivery of the 2012 Games investment on the Olympic Park, including being responsible for the Government’s £9.3bn budget for the 2012 Games, and for political and public reporting of progress of delivery to budget; and was then Transport for London’s Chief Finance Officer.
Previously, David spent 12 years in the delivery of locally based investment programmes for Government, establishing the delivery and commercial structures for the Building Schools for the Future school’s investment programme and the NHS LIFT primary healthcare programme, and played a prominent role in establishing the structure by which Local Authorities and schools could deliver private finance projects.
David trained as a CIPFA accountant whilst at the Audit Commission (1986-1989) before moving to Price Waterhouse (1989-1997). He had previously spent two years as a secondary school teacher.
David was previously the Chief Operating Officer of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), where he led the Department’s complex multi-billion transformation programme, overhauled the ‘Defence Operating Model’ including the role of Head Office, represented the Department on the Boards of the military commands and was sponsor of 12 arm’s length bodies.
David had a leading role in both the planning for, and the regeneration legacy from, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, David was responsible for the delivery of the East London regeneration legacy, including the development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the surrounding areas. This involved creating thousands of new homes, new centres of employment and technological innovation, new visitor and sporting attractions, and developing a major new cultural and educational district in East London. David had previously spent over five years overseeing the funding and programme delivery of the 2012 Games investment on the Olympic Park, including being responsible for the Government’s £9.3bn budget for the 2012 Games, and for political and public reporting of progress of delivery to budget; and was then Transport for London’s Chief Finance Officer.
Previously, David spent 12 years in the delivery of locally based investment programmes for Government, establishing the delivery and commercial structures for the Building Schools for the Future school’s investment programme and the NHS LIFT primary healthcare programme, and played a prominent role in establishing the structure by which Local Authorities and schools could deliver private finance projects.
David trained as a CIPFA accountant whilst at the Audit Commission (1986-1989) before moving to Price Waterhouse (1989-1997). He had previously spent two years as a secondary school teacher.
16:30
Close