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We are pleased to announce three internal promotions, effective 1st October ‘22, with one at Senior Management Team (SMT) level.

Andy Coghlin – Associate Director (Geotechnical)

Andy recently joined us back in March, 2022 as an AssociateDirector (Designate), responsible for leading the Geotechnical service line.
Being a Chartered Geologist with over 20 yearsof experience in the industry, Andy has an impressive track record working on awide variety of projects across the UK. From small, complex sites to major,multi-million-pound schemes, his geotechnical and geo-environmental expertisehave helped enable and deliver projects for both private and public sectorclients in sectors such as education, healthcare, commercial and residential.

“Andy has brought a fresh eyes approachto our existing geotechnical service line and he continues to assist us developopportunities to grow our service offering in line with the company’s businessplan. We are very pleased and proud to have Andy as part of our SeniorManagement Team.” – Craig Smith,Managing Director.

Dave Thompson – Senior Engineer (Strategic Energy)

Dave first joined us as a Graduate back in 2018. Since then,Dave has become an integral part of the Strategic Energy service line, deliveringenergy and carbon related advice to local authorities, enterprise partnershipsand city councils as well as large private companies, such as Legal &General and Power by Britishvolt. Dave has also been leading his teams’involvement in West Midlands Interchange, the biggest logistics development inthe UK.
Now a Senior Engineer, Dave will continue to develop andtake on further responsibility for service delivery and client management.
‘Sincejoining Rolton Group as a Graduate, Dave has been a key member of the StrategicEnergy service line and the promotion is very much deserved.’ – GrahamWaring, Director

Jonathan Waters – Senior Engineer (Structural)

Jonathan joined us as a Graduate upon leaving Universityback in 2017. Just over five years later, Jonathan is now an integral member ofthe Structural service line, taking ownership on a variety of schemes,specifically from the residential sector. Jonathan also developed the foundation’sstandards and company standards for us.
In his new role as Senior Engineer, Jonathanwill now have greater client interaction and responsibility to run projectswith autonomy, something he has demonstrated already in the past 12 months.

‘Jonathanhas become an essential member of the Structural service line, he has gainedthe respect from his fellow engineers and we look forward to seeing his furtherprogression in future.’

A huge congratulations and we wish our colleagues the best of luck in their new positions.

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