{"id":91857,"date":"2021-04-13T14:24:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T13:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=91857"},"modified":"2021-04-13T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T13:24:47","slug":"bam-construction-new-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/bam-construction-new-director\/91857\/","title":{"rendered":"BAM Construction appoints new director"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bam.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAM Construction<\/a> has appointed Jim Ward as its new regional director for Scotland<\/h2>\n<p>Jim\u2019s career spans project and construction management roles and he has led many high-profile projects including the V&amp;A Dundee and BAM\u2019s present Atlantic Square scheme.<\/p>\n<p>BAM\u2019s business in Scotland employs some 110 people directly and a further 1000 via its supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>Its current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/public-sector-construction-framework\/86752\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">portfolio includes current project<\/a> such as Capital Square and The Johnny Walker Experience in Edinburgh, several health and leisure centres, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/framework-university-of-birmingham\/73337\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">education projects<\/a> spanning primary schools to large campuses, and museum and art gallery developments, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Jim joined BAM in 1980. The company is known for its highly collaborative approach, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/digital-planning-departments\/89745\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">range of digital capabilities<\/a> and skills and its commitment to genuine and measured sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Jim has enjoyed a 40-year career with BAM to date, joining BAM in 1980.<\/p>\n<h3>A &#8216;very capable&#8217; supply chain<\/h3>\n<p>Jim Ward, regional director said: \u201cI am privileged to be leading BAM Construction in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a fantastic business here with well-established roots, a very capable supply chain, and remarkable clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBAM has delivered some of Scotland\u2019s most outstanding buildings, in public and private sectors. Our track record is enviable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis industry and our business possess amazing talent. I am keen to see it develop even further and help us be the best we can. In doing so, BAM will make a truly positive contribution to our clients, our communities and our people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese continue to be challenging times for construction. I know that we must be great team players and support our people and our supply chains to work safely through the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has never been more important to be a people-focused business than it is now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAM Construction has appointed Jim Ward as its new regional director for Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[676,882,661,592,701],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-91857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hr-skills-news","7":"tag-construction","8":"tag-employment","9":"tag-hr","10":"tag-skills","11":"tag-supply-chain"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BAM Construction appoints new director<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jim has enjoyed a 40-year career with BAM to date, joining BAM in 1980. 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