Richard Wigginton
Head of Capital Projects
Richard has worked in construction for over 40 years; that time has been spent working entirely in the public sector either in local government or at the University of Nottingham. He has dealt with many types of construction and construction related projects, working to deliver or provide research, sport, teaching, health, and office facilities.
Richard, who hails from Nottingham, has been a member of the RICS since 1993. He joined the HE sector in 2000 and is now Head of Capital Projects at the University. Richard leads a team of 10 project managers – all construction or property professionals that work to deliver the Estates capital programme.
Becky Winstanley
Capital Projects Manager
Becky, originally from Nottingham, has over 10 years' experience working in the built environment. With a degree in Building Surveying, Becky worked in the NHS including 7 years working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, in the capital development team managing a variety of projects.
Becky returned to Nottingham and joined the university as a Capital Projects Manager in 2021 and currently manages a wide range of projects across the campuses. These have included the Florence Boot Hall Refurbishment, Halls Cyclical Maintenance Programme, developing the Professional Services Hub at Jubilee Campus and expanding the MRI Centre for the Ultra High Field 11.7T scanner.B
James Hale
Design and Construction Programme Lead
James has worked in construction for over 20 years. In that time has been spent working in consultancy at Carter Walker, Davis Langdon & Everest and EC Harris and now at the University of Nottingham. He has dealt with many types of construction and construction related projects, including social housing, academic buildings, offices, laboratories and many others.
James, who is from Nottingham, has been a member of the RICS since 2005. He joined the university in 2009 and is now Senior Capital Projects Manager. The projects that James has had full responsibility for include the George Green Library, Teaching & Learning Building, Orchard Hotel and Centre for Biomolecular Sciences Expansion.
Hugo Bloch
Hugo has worked in construction for over 35 years. During that time has gained qualifications covering bricklaying, general construction, site management, building surveying and project management.
Prior to joining the university he worked within local authorities, building consultancies, contractor side, architectural and private practices.
Projects are varied and diverse, ranging from small works to major refurbishments, services upgrades and new builds from installing radioactive waste tanks to large scale glass houses, window replacements and labs (cat 2 and 3)/office upgrades, installed wind tunnels, driving simulators, feasibilities, sound recording studios.
Dan Rowlands
Dan has worked in the built environment for over 25 years, previously working for WSP Group, and prior to joining the university he worked as a project manager at Gleeds. In his role at Gleeds he worked on a various projects across the education sector, including the construction of the new City Hub Campus for Nottingham College with a project value of £58m.
Dan is a fully accredited NEC4 ECC Project Manager and joined the university as a Capital Projects Manager in 2021 and currently looks after a wide range of refurbishment projects across the campuses. These projects include the David Ross Sports Village Swimming Pool, multiple Bio Support Unit facilities and various Capital Backlog Replacement Programme schemes.
Wil Kent
Wil has worked as a Landscape Architect for over 15 years and became a charter member of the Landscape Institute in 2009. Wil has previous design, project management and contract administration experience of working in the private, charitable and public sectors. Wil is a keen advocate of sustainable, inclusive developments that places people and community at its heart. As a Landscape Architect Wil has experience of working on a wide range of projects from small scale residential schemes to larger parks and open space developments to town centre master planning and large-scale public realm projects. Wil has been a judge for the prestigious Green Flag Awards, which are given to the very best public green spaces throughout the UK, since 2012.
Wil joined the University as a Capital Projects Manager in 2021 and currently looks after a wide range of refurbishment projects across the University’s campuses.
David Sweales
David has accumulated 12 years of experience in the construction industry. As a qualified and registered Architect, he has been involved in various projects across higher education, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors, ranging in values from £1m to £200m. He is an experienced Project Lead and actively promotes sustainability within the construction field.
In 2024, David commenced his role as the Capital Projects Manager at the University, overseeing a collection of significant refurbishment projects within the Castle Meadow Campus.
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