An engineering consultancy has appointed a technical director and project manager to spearhead the launch of a brand new team in Birmingham.
Richard James will lead the new technical highways and infrastructure team at Meinhardt's base at Two Snowhill which the company said would also see the creation of ten jobs in the city.
This unit will be responsible for the delivery of high-level technical input into Meinhardt º£½ÇÊÓƵ's expanding portfolio of international projects which includes significant developments throughout the Middle East.
Mr James has more than 30 years of industry experience in various senior management roles in the public and public sectors.
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They include technical director positions with environmental consultancy WSP and engineering consultancy Arcadis during which he delivered multidisciplinary projects in Saudi Arabia and Dubai.
More recently, he oversaw the construction of an 800-unit housing development in the East Midlands.
Mr James said: "The opportunity to create a new team and deliver significant projects in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ and internationally is hugely exciting.
"Having delivered large-scale projects in the Middle East, I look forward to using my experience and leading a new team of technical specialists to support me."
Regional director Nathaniel Gregory added: "Richard is a highly respected leader with a superb track record of delivering complex, multidisciplinary construction projects, especially in the Middle East.
"His demonstrable technical expertise, client liaison skills and financial management experience make him the ideal person to take on this new role and drive the formation of a talented new team of consulting engineers.
"Being based within the West Midlands also means that Richard has an in-depth understanding of the regional marketplace which will support the ongoing development of our West Midlands-based team."
Meinhardt º£½ÇÊÓƵ launched its Birmingham office in 2019 and has since worked on several projects including the Timber Yard residential development in Hurst Street, the £165 million Soho Wharf housing scheme, currently under construction in Ladywood, and the 49-story Octagon tower on the city centre Paradise estate.
