Our People

BSc.(Hons) Construction Management

John is a joint Managing Director of Lafferty with experience in the Property and Construction sectors.

He has played a significant role in the delivery of landmark projects including Dundrum Town Centre and the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. John brings a particular expertise in managing key project interfaces and relationships, ensuring good communication and collaboration across the project team, focused on delivery of best value for money, quality and commercial success based on agreed client objectives.

John has an industry reputation in the selection, appointment and management of large project teams and he has particular skills in establishing effective project structure and project execution plans.

BArch MSc Proj Man MRIAI RIBA

Colin is a Director of Lafferty with design, project management and construction experience. He has worked on major projects in Europe, the UK and Ireland during his professional career.

Colin has vast experience over a long period in commercial, health, education, retail and leisure sectors. He has specific experience in urban regeneration projects, a number of which have incorporated protected structures. His experience also includes projects procured under EU directives and prestigious fit-out contracts.

Colin has particular strengths in the role of Client Representative, in establishing business goals and objectives and developing strategies for the delivery of construction and related projects. He also can provide skills in the selection of an appropriate project team, establishing the Client brief, interfacing with Landlord and Tenant legal advisors and co-ordination of design and construction activities to project completion.

BSc.(Hons) Construction Management

Rory is a Director of Lafferty Project Managers with project management, construction management, engineering and quantity surveying experience.

Rory has experience working on major projects ranging in value from €50m upwards to €500m on retail, commercial, leisure, residential office fit-out and pharmaceutical developments.

Rory brings a particular expertise in planning, project controls and design programme management ensuring information flow to meet on-site construction programme requirements. Rory also brings a particular expertise in overall co-ordination of end-user requirements with the core project to ensure value for money, quality and commercial success for our clients and ultimate end-users.

BSc. Civil Engineering PgDip MEI

Shane is an Associate Director of Lafferty Project Managers specialising in retail and mixed use developments and retail fit-out. Shane has extensive experience in his role as he was the lead fit-out Project Manager for the Dundrum Town Centre and The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght.

Shane is responsible for the daily operation of projects under his supervision including management and coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, and the project team to ensure successful completion that is within budget and adheres to time constraints.

Shane focuses on best practice execution of large projects and programs. He forms highly professional and collaborative relationships with his clients, and has also created systems and procedures stream lining the programme management retail process.

C.Eng Tech Dip. APM MBA MSc MCIOB MIEI IPMA-B

JP is an Associate Director of Lafferty Project Managers with experience on major projects in Ireland and the Middle East in Programme and Project Management.

JP has worked for an extensive client base in both private and public sectors across a wide variety of industry sectors including commercial, mixed use, fit-out, retail, residential, education, telecommunications, data centres, distressed assets and major PPP’s.

JP brings a personable yet effective approach to projects, with a particular expertise in programme management, change management and the management of multi- discipline teams on projects with challenging timelines and multiple stakeholders. JP was the senior project manager on Eircom’s award winning HQ building and The Oval development, and is currently the lead project manager for the redevelopment of the ESB’s Headquarters in Dublin City Centre and the lead project manager for Hibernia Reit in their redevelopment of Cumberland House for a high profile tenant.

BE (Mech) PGD (PM)

Richard is an Associate Director of Lafferty Project Managers. Richard has substantial experience in both office fit-out and shell and core projects.  With a Mechanical Engineering background Richard has also carried out the role of MEP/Facilities Project Manager on large scale projects such as Grand Canal Theatre and Commercial Offices Development and Dublin Central.

Richard has particular skills in building services, utilities and telecoms, and together with a wide ranging project management experience, can add value to a project at all stages.

Eimear has experience in the construction industry as both a chartered building surveyor, specialising in building conservation and as a Project Manager for Lafferty working on such projects as the Adamstown District Centre.

BE Civil Engineering PgDip PM

Garret is a Senior Project Manager with experience in the construction industry in both Ireland and the UK.

Garret has many years as a Project Manager with top tier main contractors on notable projects such as The Shelbourne Hotel, Dundrum Town Centre, Swords Pavilions and IBM Mulhuddart. Garret has spent the last number of years as a client/developer Project Manager managing projects such as the Lidl Head Office and various other commercial developments in both Ireland and the UK.

Garret has delivered a number of high profile developments within time and budget constraints using his expertise to coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors and other stakeholders.

Louise is a Senior Project Manager at Lafferty with over 20 years’ experience at strategic and operational levels  in the property, construction and health sectors.

Louise has played a significant role from concept, financial and technical feasibility, design and planning to construction and delivery of projects in Dublin and London across a range of sectors including commercial, office fit out, retail, residential, healthcare and mixed use schemes.  She has worked on a number of high profile commercial developments including Canary Wharf and More London in the UK and on schemes ranging in value from €10 million to over €70 million.  Louise, with an engineering background has worked as a consultant, contractor, developer and client and this experience gives insight and understanding of each perspective.   Louise  has an organised, structured and collaborative approach to projects.

Louise has recently completed a number of significant project in Dublin for clients including ESB, Fidelity Investments and Marketo.

Nat Dip Arch Tech, MSc CPM

Donal is a Senior Project Manager with client project management experience in the public and private sectors in the construction industry both in Ireland and abroad, with a proven track record of active involvement in the successful delivery of projects in excess of €50m.

Donal has extensive experience in the Hotel and Leisure, Education, Commercial, Arts & Culture sectors. Donal completed the client side Project Management role on the retro-fit of Base Isolation & Earthquake repair to the Christchurch Art Gallery in New Zealand – a globally award nominated Design & Build project.

Sinéad is a Project Manager Administrator with administration experience in the Facilities Management and Construction Industry.

Sinéad provides extensive support to the Lafferty Directors and to the Project Management Team. This includes the preparation of Lafferty presentations and proposal documentation, organisation of external consultant fee schedules and cash flows for payment, preparation and tracking project administration and documentation.

BSc in Construction Management and Engineering, MSc in Project Management

Paul is a Project Manager with client project management experience in the private sector of the construction industry in Ireland, UK, Australia and Canada. He has been involved in several high-profile projects including London Olympic Village, Dundrum Town Centre, Kearl Lake Oil Sands Phase 1 & 2 and Syncrude Mine Relocation.

Paul has experience in Retail, Oil and Gas Industrial and Commercial sectors.

BSc MSc  

Chris is a Senior Project Manager with extensive client project management experience in both public and private sectors in the construction industry throughout Ireland, UK and Europe. Clients have included multinational blue-chip companies, Local Government Authorities through to new builds and retro-fits for private clients. Recent major projects have included the North West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland and Mersey Gateway Bridge, Runcorn, England. Both Award winning PPP/PFI projects

Chris has extensive experience in Commercial developments, Healthcare, Housing, Hotel and Leisure, Retail and Civil Engineering. These projects have ranged in value up to €800m and procurement forms have included PPP/PFI and Design and Build contracts.

BSc (Hons)

Tom is a Project Manager with construction and property management experience. Most recently, he spent eight years in client side project management, managing projects for a diverse portfolio including Educational, Healthcare and Residential properties.

Tom has a proven track record in the successful delivery of varied projects, including refurbishments and building fitout projects for both commercial and residential properties.

Barry is a Senior Project Manager with experience working for property funds, private developers and project management consultancies in Ireland, the UK and Australasia. With an Architectural background, Barry has a keen eye for design and has a real passion for high end residential development.

He has experience across multiple sectors including: Mixed use developments, Hotel development and Refurbishment, medium to high density Residential developments and subdivisions, Commercial and Retail sectors and has successfully delivered numerous large scale projects in excess of €250m.

BSc Construction Management

Jamie is an experienced Project Manager with client project management experience in the construction industry both in Ireland and abroad. He has experience in Retail Construction, Mechanical and Electrical Services, Project Programming and Controls, Specification Development, Procedure Development, Auditing and International Projects. He has recently been involved as Project Manager for a partially completed mixed use development of Retail, Office, Hotel and PRS Residential comprising 8 blocks, consisting of 350 apartment units, 5,990sqm office space, 252 bedroom hotel and 9,500sqm of basement over two levels accommodating estimated 395 car parking spaces.

Tracey is a Project Management Administrator with experience as an administrator across a variety of sectors, including the financial operative sector.

Tracey provides administrative support to the Lafferty Directors and to the Project Management Team.

BSc MSc MSCSI MRICS

Glen has recently joined Lafferty having previously worked with a leading Irish commercial property development company as a Project Manager.  Prior to this, Glen worked for a Project Management consultancy practice and also with a building contractor. He is a member of the Institute of Project Management, The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (UK).

B.E., MIEI, LEED GA

Gavin is a Project Manager with experience in the Construction Industry working on projects ranging in value for €10m to €500m.  Gavin has experience across a broad range of sectors including Commercial, Pharmaceutical, Semi-conductor, Fit-out, Residential, Healthcare and Education.

With a background in Civil and Structural Engineering, Gavin is technically minded with a keen eye for detail.  Gavin brings a collaborative approach to project management, building relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring that the team stay focused to ensure successful project delivery.