John has over fifty years’ experience in the construction industry starting as a labourer, followed by working as a contractor’s engineer and then as a consulting engineer. He has been one of the founders of two successful engineering consultancies, one of which, Nolan Associates, he still chairs. He has been responsible for the Structural and Civil Engineering design of all types of construction projects across the spectrum of the built environment, up to several hundred million pounds in value. He has held or holds a number of positions advising Government and representing Professional Institutions on a national and international basis. This has led to a number of chairman and non-executive roles.
He has lectured widely around the World on topics such as creating value in construction and modernising the education of Civil and Structural Engineers, an area in which he is considered to have been particularly influential. His particular interests are innovation, particularly with regard to low carbon energy production and construction, optimising value and build offsite where he was a pioneering innovator. He also acts as an Expert Witness and carries out forensic reporting on structural defects.
