Ross Farquhar

Career arc

1. Senior Director - Design ManagementNov 2023 — Present

   AtkinsRéalis· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
2. Director - Design ManagementJan 2021 — Oct 2023

   AECOM· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
3. Practice Lead - Architecture (Middle East)Jul 2018 — Jan 2021

   AECOM· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4. Associate DirectorNov 2016 — Jun 2018

   AECOM· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
5. AssociateSep 2013 — Nov 2016

   AECOM· Abu Dhabi, UAE
6. Stakeholder ManagerOct 2012 — Aug 2013

   AECOM· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
7. AssociateJul 2006 — Sep 2012

   Pascall+Watson· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
8. Project LeaderSep 2005 — Jul 2006

   Pascall + Watson Architects· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
9. Design ManagerOct 2003 — Feb 2005

   Pascall+Watson
10. Assistant ArchitectJun 2001 — Oct 2003

    Pascall+Watson· London, United Kingdom
11. Assistant ArchitectAug 1998 — Jun 2001

    Mountford Pigott LLP· London, United Kingdom
12. Assistant ArchitectSep 1996 — Jun 1998

    ADT Architects· Singapore

Education

• Dalhousie University
  BEDS · ArchitecturePresent

About

I am a RIBA Chartered Architect with 27 years experience in design, project execution, team leadership and business development gained from working in various countries around the globe. Leadership • over 17 years’ experience in leadership roles • effective communication, interpersonal & problem-solving skills • able to maintain business efficiency by defining, delivering and supporting strategic plans for accomplishing business objectives • leading resourcing activities ensuring adequate levels which meet both project demands and utilization targets • capable of stepping into a project which is off-track and provide technical and design management leadership to steer it back on course Business Development/Marketing • able to respond to fee proposal requests across multiple sectors • s

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