A figurehead in the digital engineering field, Dave brings over 30 years of experience and a track record of creating value for infrastructure clients across the globe.

In a career which has spanned major contractors and consultancies including Balfour Beatty, Mace and AECOM, Dave has supported clients across all sectors to map digital developments to their critical business objectives – whether cost reduction, asset optimisation, or carbon reduction.

Equally well-versed in horizon modelling, digital strategy development, digital change strategies, innovation workshops and implementation planning, his approach is always outcomes-focused.

A chartered construction manager by background, Dave has held several influential industry roles. These have included being Head of BIM Implementation, based within the UK Cabinet Office, to implement the UK Government’s BIM and Soft Landings mandate and ensure the wide adoption of digital ways of working, Chair of the Scottish BIM Delivery Group and Impact Director for the Construction Innovation Hub via the University of Cambridge.

Dave is currently Chair of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)  Digital and Innovation Advisory panel; he is also a past trustee and previously chaired the CIOB Policy Commitee. In this role, he led the development of the CIOB’s Artificial Intelligence Playbook 2024.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors (InstCES). Dave is also past vice chair of BE-ST formerly the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).