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Brian Ahern is an accomplished professional with over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry, and 14 years specialising in Mission Critical Environments. As MEP Director at John Paul Construction, he oversees and delivers complex projects across multiple regions and sectors, contributing to the company’s growth and reputation. Previously, Brian was the Director of xScale […]

Since joining John Paul Construction in 2003, David has been an integral part of our surveying department, holding several positions including Senior Contract Surveyor and Senior Commercial Manager. In 2023, he was promoted to Associate Director for Surveying. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Economics and Management, a Diploma in Construction Law and […]

Rorie originally joined John Paul Construction in 2003 for a period of 6 years and then returned in 2022 into a Senior Contracts Manager role. Rorie holds a BSc Honours Degree in Building, Engineering and Management from Limerick Institute of Technology, along with a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management from Trinity College Dublin. He […]

Roy graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2008 with a degree in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and subsequently completed a Diploma in Construction Law. Throughout his extensive career, Roy has worked internationally with experience in the residential, tourism, commercial, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Since joining the team in 2014, Roy has held the roles […]

Liam holds a MSc degree in Construction Project Management and has 26 years’ experience in the construction industry in Ireland and the Middle East. He joined the company in 2004 and has operated at senior management level since then. In 2011, he was instrumental in establishing Absal Paul Contracting in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and […]

Peter is a graduate of University College Dublin and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He has worked with KPMG in Dublin, London and Philadelphia and was previously an executive director of NCB Corporate Finance (now Investec). He has been involved in the acquisition of a number of businesses over the […]

John is a civil engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the construction sector, where he has been responsible for the delivery of a diverse range of large scale building and infrastructure projects across multiple sectors. For the past 16 years, John has held senior leadership positions at Director level in both Ireland and the […]

Paraic is a chartered civil engineer with over 34 years’ experience in delivering major projects across all sectors of the industry, notably in commercial, healthcare and residential developments. He has a strong background in senior leadership roles, having served at Director level since 2001. Paraic joined John Paul Construction in 2016 as Construction Director and […]

John joined John Paul Construction in 2014 as Contracts Manager and was promoted to Construction Director in 2019. He graduated from DIT Bolton Street with an honours degree in structural engineering and has over 29 years’ experience in the industry covering a broad range of sectors including commercial, retail, hotel & leisure, residential and general […]

Niall graduated from NUIG with an honours degree in engineering and is a Chartered member of the CIOB. With over 23 years’ experience in the construction industry, he has extensive knowledge of a wide variety of projects in many sectors. These include large-scale micro-processor projects, pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, education, sports stadiums, and the hotel […]

Conor qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985 and joined us in 1990 before being appointed to the Board as Finance Director in 1991. Conor was an integral part of the negotiating team that led to the management buyout of the company in 2002 and has been closely involved in the strategic management of the company […]

Ian joined John Paul Construction as a Director in July 2023. Ian is an experienced finance professional with extensive experience in corporate strategy, reporting, capital markets and analytics in both private and listed businesses. He most recently served as Group Head of Finance at Cairn Homes plc from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that, he […]

Helen was appointed to the role of Human Resources (HR) Director in January 2023, and is responsible for ensuring that the people practices and leadership development throughout the company are aligned and support the achievement of the business’ strategy. An essential element of Helen’s role is to ensure the company recruits and retains sufficient talented […]

Henry has over 25 years’ experience working in the Irish and UK construction industries. After qualifying, he worked as a Quantity Surveyor in the UK before moving into project management on civil engineering projects, then progressing to contracts manager level with a large civil engineering contractor. Henry joined John Paul Construction as a Project Manager […]

Paul joined our team in 2003 as a Senior Estimator and became Associate Director in 2006, with overall commercial responsibility for our estimating department.  He graduated in 1987 and, before joining us, gained extensive international experience in the UK and the Caribbean as a Chief Estimator and Company Director. Paul’s experience in tendering is wide-ranging, covering […]

A Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Bronagh graduated in 1995 from DIT Bolton Street, later obtaining a post graduate diploma in Property Development from University of Ulster and undertaking a leadership programme for Senior Managers at IMI. She worked in the PQS side of the industry until 2005, when she relocated back to the west of Ireland […]