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Nigel Plumbridge

Design & Delivery Director
34.8 yrs experienceConstruction
Mar 2026

The move

MoveModon → Lendlease
TitleDesign & Delivery Director → Design Director
LocationAbu Dhabi → Brisbane
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Qld
Years in UAE20.2
Total experience34.8 years
Lendlease headcount5,001-10,000 employees
Lendlease industryReal Estate
Lendlease HQBarangaroo, NSW
Lendlease founded1958
Lendlease typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Design DirectorMar 2026 — Present
    Lendlease· Brisbane, QLD· Full-time
  2. Design & Delivery DirectorJul 2021 — Mar 2026
    Modon· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Program DirectorJun 2015 — Jun 2021
    Faithful+Gould· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Project DirectorJun 2011 — Jun 2015
    Parsons Corporation· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Senior Project ManagerJul 2009 — Jun 2011
    Abu Dhabi National Hotels· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  6. Senior Project ManagerNov 2005 — Jun 2009
    Al-Futtaim Real Estate· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  7. Head of Premises Design and DeliveryJul 2003 — Oct 2005
    Macquarie Group· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  8. Project ManagerFeb 2000 — Jun 2003
    Woods Bagot· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  9. Architectural & Structural DraftsmenFeb 1991 — Dec 1999
    Earlier Roles· Full-time

Education

Top skills

CollaborationComplex Project Delivery & Risk ManagementOperational Transition and HandoverStrategic LeadershipStakeholder Management & Partner Engagement

About

25 years in the property development and construction industry have provided me with insight, drive, and experience that have contributed to my highly successful career. I take great pride in sharing what motivates my leadership role in the industry today and the passion that continues to fuel my work. Bringing a project vision to life… Surf Abu Dhabi was one of those rare projects that, at a vision stage, made you wonder whether it would ever become a reality. Turning the incredible vision and the groundbreaking technology of the Kelly Slater Wave Company into the world’s best man-made wave pool, from design, through construction and into full operation, ultimately, resulting in hosting the World Surf League Championship Tour in February 2025. Fulfilment in seeing people enjoy the finis

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