Fossey spent 17 years at O’Rourke overseeing major projects globally and was most recently technical leader at the UK construction business

At McGee he will be accountable for the safe and timely delivery of all its civil, structural and ‘integrated solution’ projects throughout their full lifecycle from pre-construction to completion on site.

Fossey said: “I’m very pleased to take up my new role in the McGee business where I join a fantastic team of people who are successfully delivering some of the most exciting and challenging work in London at the moment.

“Like the rest of the McGee leadership team I’m passionate about early engagement, and I look forward to collaborating with our clients and their consultants to engineer, plan and ultimately deliver their projects efficiently.”

McGee Group Managing Director, Brian McGee added: “I am delighted to make this very significant appointment.

It’s a great coup for McGee to attract someone of Seb’s calibre to the business; he’s a very welcome addition to our Board.

“His technical knowledge, industry experience and operational know-how will ensure we continue to deliver value for our clients driving their success by providing innovative, world-class demolition, civil engineering and construction services, either as standalone services or as an integrated solution.”