Balfour Beatty construction services commercial director Sean Ruddy joins Tilbury as regional commercial director after nearly six years at the firm.

He is also followed by Dean Lee, former Balfour London commercial director, who joins as regional operations director. 

Ruddy brings with him 35 years of experience working in London and the South East, holding senior commercial roles for other Tier 1 contractors including Matthew Hall and Lend Lease.

Lee has over 30 years of experience in London and regional businesses and has a strong background in commercial management, together with operational roles with Kier before Balfour Beatty.

Before this he worked for Murphy, Morgan Sindall, Laing O’Rourke and Wates.

Both men hold an MSc in construction-related law.

Both roles will report to Richard Boeg, Regional Managing Director for Tilbury Douglas in the South East. 

Craig Tatton, managing director for UK Building at Tilbury Douglas, said: “I am delighted to welcome Sean and Dean to our growing South East team, they bring with them extensive experience of this market and reinforce our growing presence in the region.

“We are now in a strong position to expand the regional business, building on our existing public sector clients and targeting steady growth in the private sector.”