Leadership team

Chair

Nick Pollard

Nicholas has extensive experience as a strategic board advisor at a number of public and private companies, particularly in the construction industry. He also has a wide range of international experience and expertise, principally in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Nicholas was formerly Group CEO at Cory Riverside Energy, which generates renewable electricity. He has held senior roles at Railtrack plc, Network Rail, Skanska and Balfour Beatty plc.

Previous key appointments:

Group CEO, Cory Riverside Energy
Chief Executive Officer, Construction Services UK, Balfour Beatty plc
Chief Operating Officer, Navigant Consulting, Inc
Chief Executive Officer, Bovis Lend Lease Ltd
Executive Vice President, Skanska UK Plc
Director, Possessions, Network Rail
Network Development Director, Railtrack plc

Chief Executive Officer

Craig Tatton

Craig joined Tilbury Douglas in 2017, as Managing Director of UK Building. In July 2022, he became Chief Operating Officer and in November 2024, he became Chief Executive Officer. He has 37 years of experience in the industry, with more than 15 of them operating at board level, and has a proven track record in a range of core sectors including health, education, justice, defence, civil government and commercial. Prior to joining Tilbury Douglas, Craig was Chief Operating Officer for Bouygues UK, and previously held senior roles at Willmott Dixon, ISG, Miller and Laing O’Rourke.

MCIOB – Chartered Construction Manager

Former key appointments

Chief Operating Officer, Bouygues UK
Managing Director, Willmott Dixon
Managing Director, ISG Construction
Major Projects Director, Miller Construction

Group Commercial Director

Martyn Smith

Martyn joined Tilbury Douglas in the spring of 2023 and has over 25 years of experience in the industry. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has operated at senior leadership and board level for the last 15 years. Prior to joining Tilbury Douglas Martyn was the Commercial Director for Ferrovial Construction across their UK&I business.

He has held a range of commercial and operational leadership roles and his experience spans all aspects of building and civil engineering.

Previous appointments include:

Commercial Director for Operations, Kier Group
Regional Director, VINCI Construction
Commercial Director Water Sector, Costain
Associate Partner, EC Harris

Managing Director, Engineering

Ross Mather

Ross joined as Managing Director of Engineering in November 2018. As an experienced statutory director and thought leader, he has a strong track record of business leadership, strategy development and implementation.

With 20 years operational experience, and 10 years of work-winning expertise, Ross has worked in various management roles for Interserve Engineering Services (M&E), formally How Engineering Services. Ross is a member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).

Managing Director, Infrastructure

Andy Bull

Andy joined Tilbury Douglas in 2024 as Managing Director of our Infrastructure business. He has spent his career delivering complex multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects, mostly in contracting, but with significant client and consulting experience across various sectors and geographies. He is recognised for developing people and teams to achieve successful and sustainable outcomes.

FICE Fellow Institution of Civil Engineers
FIOD Fellow Institute of Directors

Previous key appointments

Senior Partner, Arcadis
Major Programmes Director, Costain
Operations Director, Costain

HR Director

Sarah McCallion

Sarah originally joined RM Douglas Construction in 1985 where she began her career in the Post Room and fulfilled many development opportunities within the business. Following a period of experience elsewhere in the HR industry, Sarah returned to Tilbury Douglas in 2004 as Personnel Manager and since then has successfully fulfilled various HR roles and joined our executive team as HR Director in September 2023.

General Counsel

Suzannah Harris

Suzannah Harris is our General Counsel and has worked with Tilbury Douglas since 2016.

She is a Solicitor with almost 20 years of legal experience.

Prior to joining Tilbury Douglas, Suzannah worked for companies including npower, E.ON and Virgin.

Strategic Director

Andrew Jowett

Andrew joined Tilbury Douglas in 1989 and leads our National and Strategic Accounts function with a team of sector and specialist directors, responsible for ensuring the Group is strategically well placed and has a continued pipeline of commercially attractive and risk appropriate frameworks and project opportunities.

Managing Director, Building South and South Wales

Richard Boeg

Richard joined Tilbury Douglas in April 2021. He is an experienced Managing Director with demonstrable history of capability and successful track record in the construction industry across many sectors and complex major projects. A respected leader, strong team builder and creative strategist.

Previous key appointments

Operations Director, IHG
Head of Operations, Balfour Beatty plc
Divisional Director, McLaren Construction Group
Operations Director, Mace
Country Manager Qatar, Laing O’Rourke

ESG Director

Lucy Davies

Lucy joined Tilbury Douglas in 2020 and leads responsible business strategy across corporate and project levels, aligning delivery with organisational goals. She has championed social value and sustainability initiatives and was instrumental in launching the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy, embedding purpose-led practices across the business.

Managing Director, Building North and Midlands

Simon Butler

Simon joined Tilbury Douglas in 2011. He has worked for over 34 years in the industry, from site engineer to managing director, the last 18 years at business unit director / senior director level.

Simon has a proven track record of developing colleagues to deliver the best results, and successfully delivering projects across a range of sectors including health, education, defence, justice, local government, residential, and commercial, both public and private.

Technical Director

Mark Buckle

Mark joined Tilbury Douglas in 2017. He has delivered major infrastructure projects globally, driving transformation across some of the construction sector’s most respected organisations. His expertise spans digital innovation, sustainable delivery, and operational excellence. He has also lectured at leading universities around the world, sharing insights on artificial intelligence (AI), building information modelling (BIM), modern methods of construction (MMC), and leadership in complex project environments.

Previous key appointments

Director, Mace
Head of Design & Project Management, Lend Lease (Australia)
Head of Operations CEMEA, Bovis Lend Lease
Senior Project Manager, Sir Robert McAlpine

Communications Director

Alex Shah

Alex joined Tilbury Douglas in 2021. She has extensive experience of corporate communications, both internal and external, across the built environment and construction sector. Alex is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

Previous key appointments