James is a civil construction professional with 20 years’ experience delivering major infrastructure projects across New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He brings a strong combination of project management and engineering, developed through senior roles across project delivery, procurement, estimating and risk management.

His career spans large-scale civil infrastructure works, including earthworks, drainage, retaining structures, revetments and seawalls, traffic management, slope stabilisation, pavement and surfacing. Career highlights include zone management for revetments, seawalls and civil works on Te Ara Tupua, engineering management and senior project engineering roles on Transmission Gully and on the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery.

James combines practical construction knowledge with a clear understanding of cost, programme and risk. He supports clients, designers and contractors through early-stage estimating, tender evaluation, constructability and design reviews, and commercial reporting. His ability to connect technical detail with delivery requirements enables pragmatic advice and well-informed project decisions.

Known for his clear communication and collaborative approach, James builds strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams and remains focused on achieving practical, commercially sound outcomes.

Outside of work, James enjoys rock climbing, tramping and making the most of New Zealand’s outdoors.