James is a Director within the London Commercial Real Estate and Residential team at AECOM and leads the private residential team in London. Since joining AECOM (Davis Langdon & Everest) as a graduate nineteen years ago, James has spent the majority of his career focusing on the leadership and delivery of complex residential mixed-use and commercial schemes, including working on a significant number of high-profile tall buildings such as the Shard and managing a number of major global client portfolios. James’ understanding of the key success factors and design related cost drivers, particularly on tall buildings, combined with his work as a member of AECOM’s tall building group, enable James to provide expert consultancy advice to clients around the world.