Property and construction consultancy appoints regional director for Scotland and Northern Ireland

Dorothy Robertson
Dorothy Robertson

PROPERTY and construction consultancy Gleeds has appointed Dorothy Robertson as regional director for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Based in the firm’s Glasgow office, Dorothy has over 35 years’ experience in advising private and public sector clients across a range of sectors. She previously held multiple senior positions during her 28-year tenure at Robinson Low Francis (RLF) prior to its acquisition in 2021.

As executive partner at RLF, Dorothy provided leadership and operational management and led cost consultancy and project management services on a variety of projects throughout Scotland.

Gleeds’ Scotland and Northern Ireland offices employ over 50 people and have provided consultancy services on projects including Belfast Stories, the Helix at Falkirk, and multiple projects with Microsoft, PWC, Diageo, Historic Environment Scotland, Amazon, BAE Systems, Vita and the Universities of St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Queens Belfast.

Brian McArdle, incoming UK MD at Gleeds, said, “We’re pleased to be welcoming Dorothy to the business and I’m personally looking forward to working with her in supporting clients from our Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast offices. Gleeds will benefit enormously from Dorothy’s rich and diverse sector experience, and it’ll be fantastic to see this thriving region go from strength to strength.”

Dorothy Robertson added, “I’m thrilled to be taking up the role and leading a business with such a deep regional heritage. It’s an exciting time to be joining Gleeds, and I’m eager to get started building relationships with my new colleagues and clients, as well as collaborating to deliver exceptional results for the wide array of projects being delivered.”