RWO appoints associate director

James Fawcett has been brought on with the remit to strengthen the engineering company’s work in the residential civils sector.

Based at the firm’s Mabgate Mills office in Leeds, he will work alongside the senior management team in Newcastle.

Fawcett has more than 20 years’ expernce in public and private sector highways, sustainable drainage systems, and public works projects together with experience managing multi-discipline engineering teams.

Prior to joining RWO, he worked as associate director at Civic Engineers for two years, and has also spent time at Mason Clark Associates, eight years at WSP, BWB Consulting, and Sanderson Associates.

His work at RWO will include overseeing current and new residential and building development projects, business development, operational oversight, technical compliance, and managing the Leeds-based civils team.

Fawcett said: “I am delighted to be joining RWO, which has a great reputation for excellence, a strong team culture and positive philosophy, with ongoing ambitions to see its residential civils operations expand further across the UK.”

Director of civils Alex Erskine added: “James’s breadth of experience on high-profile projects is a great addition to the civil engineering services RWO provides.”