Over the past 36 years John led and influenced at Laing O’Rourke, Atkins and Arup, working in London, Los Angeles, Bangalore and Hong Kong. He took consultant and contractor teams through all project stages from conception to construction. 

A civil and structural engineer, he brings together the diverse technical and leadership skills needed for ‘one team’ multidisciplinary design, construction, and assurance. He has delivered major projects in sectors including aviation, rail, nuclear, water, offices, stadia, and public buildings.

John is the Royal Academy Visiting Professor of Digital Technology and Net-Zero Design and Construction in the Built Environment at the University of Hertfordshire. He is Chief Engineer at McGee where the team won the 2022 British Construction Industry Award for Innovations in Temporary Works. He is a Digital and Strategy Consultant at Priestland Consultants. 

In 2022 was an editor of “Innovation in Construction: a Practical Guide to Transforming the Construction Industry” and is a contributing author to the planned second edition of the “ICE Manual of Structural Design: Buildings”. In 2021 he was host of the second series of the "IABSE in Conversation" podcast (Apple, Sounder, Youtube)