Sims joins from Lendlease where he has worked for more than 40 years.

He will now work closely with Commercial Director Glen Harding to boost McAlpine’s growing pipeline of work.

Sims was most recently the Operations Director at Lendlease Europe, where he worked on a number of high-profile projects, including TV studios for both the BBC and Sky along with multiple offices, 5-star hotels and rail schemes across the course of a career spanning four decades.

His appointment follows those of of Mike Hickson as Managing Director of Defence, and Vip Gandhi as Managing Director of Transport.

Grant Findlay, Executive Managing Director, Buildings, at Sir Robert McAlpine, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Paul Sims to Sir Robert McAlpine. Paul has a reputation for being a truly outstanding operator and will help cement company’s continued growth within our target sectors. He’s a natural fit for Sir Robert McAlpine.”

Sims added: “Sir Robert McAlpine is immensely well-respected within the construction sector, and works with some really fantastic clients, so this felt like the perfect move. I look forward to getting stuck in, building on client relationships and helping the firm go from strength to strength”.