Mott MacDonald appoints Norrie Westbrook as managing director of buildings and cities in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland

Mott MacDonald has appointed Norrie Westbrook as managing director of buildings and cities in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland. Norrie takes over from Andrew Oldfield who has become commercial director for the consultancy’s buildings and cities business in the UK and Europe.

Norrie has been with the business since 2016 and was previously development director for both the highways division and then buildings and cities. Norrie is a chartered civil engineer and a fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation. He has been a lay member of the Infrastructure Committee at Heriot-Watt University where he also gained his master in Civil Engineering with European Studies.

Norrie said: “This is an exciting time to lead the division as we evolve into the buildings and cities unit in 2022 with excellent growth potential in both Scotland and Ireland. I am really looking forward to working with our clients, partners, and teams to continue to deliver a range of exciting projects across multiple sectors.”

Ken Norbury, managing director of Mott MacDonald’s buildings and cities business in the UK and Europe, said: “Norrie has excelled in his development manager roles and these provide the ideal platform for his new leadership role continuing to grow the business, collaborating with clients and working with colleagues to deliver outcomes aligned to our purpose. Norrie is a strong advocate for excellence, efficiency and people development, whilst keeping our client's needs at the forefront of what we do.”