John’s career started back in 1990 as a trainee and he later qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 2000.
John has worked in private practice throughout his entire career on a mix of projects including both new build and refurbishment and across a wide range of sectors including defence, commercial and education but with a strong foundation in residential.
BSc in Quantity Surveying
Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
New build residential development at former Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock
• Client: Link Group
• Contract Value: £35M
• Complete: February 2023
• 198 houses of varying types built over 2 phases on a large brownfield site including associated improvement works to the existing road infrastructure.
• Services provided – full traditional QS and Client representative using PPC 2000 Contract.
Redevelopment of Glencairn House, Dumbarton
• Client: West Dunbartonshire Council
• Contract Value: £6.7M
• Conversion and extension to a grade B listed building to form a new museum and a separate childrens library. High specification finishes selected including full shopfitting and museum fit out.
• Services provided – full traditional QS
New distillery and visitors centre, Ballachulish
• Client: Private
• Contract Value: £6.2M
• New build facility including production hall, storage Warehouse and visitors centre with tasting experience and café. Currently RIBA design stage 2.
• Services provided – full traditional QS
Redevelopment of Seafield House, Ayr
• Client: E-Construct Design and Build
• Contract Value: £2.4M
• Conversion of a derelict grade B listed building to provide 10 Nr luxury apartments for private sale
• Services provided – cost planning and procurement advice to the developer as well as post contract cost management.
Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
• Client: Queensberry Properties
• Contract Value: £65M
• New build to rent development with 278 private apartments over 9 storeys with various amenity areas (gym, leisure, dining) and 25,000 ft2 of separate commercial space.
• Services provided – cost planning and Employer’s Agent
