McBains makes two senior appointments to strengthen its management team

Bernard Osei joins as Director of Cost Management within the London office, while Giles Singleton joins the Manchester team as Director of Project Management.

• Bernard Osei joins from Rider Levett Bucknall where he was a partner responsible for developing healthcare and public sector business across the London, Thames Valley and South East regions. He has extensive experience of delivering major projects from initial business case stage through commissioning to occupation in the healthcare, education, residential and infrastructure sectors.

He has supported several NHS Trusts with delivery of their annual capital budgets and business case development including North Middlesex University Hospital, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, St George’s University Hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare and Oxford University Hospitals. Prior to joining Rider Levett Bucknall, Bernard was Director at Currie & Brown delivering projects for healthcare, education and public sector clients.

• Giles Singleton joins from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) where he was the Senior Programme Sponsor responsible for the design, procurement and delivery of the £1.4b Science Hubs, that were part of the £2.8 billion programme of work to upgrade and redevelop the science and diagnostic facilities at an APHA campus for research into animal diseases and biosecurity.

Before joining DEFRA, Giles was at Boulting Environmental Services delivering full turnkey projects for major pharmaceutical companies including Indivior, Astra Zeneca, GSK, Teva and Ipsen.

Commenting on the appointments, Clive Docwra, Managing Director, McBains said: “We’re delighted to welcome Bernard and Giles to McBains. Together they bring extensive skills and experience which will further strengthen our offering in the healthcare, life sciences, education and broader public sector in particular.”