RICS in Scotland

Sandra Cummings MRICS, Chair - Scotland Board

MSc Construction Project Management, NEC4, Accredited PM, MURP, BSc (Hons), Director Engineering Services

Sandra is our Chair for RICS Scotland.

Nick Rowan MRICS, Vice Chair

Director of New Business, Balfour Beatty

Nick joined Balfour Beatty in 1996 as a Quantity Surveyor and after 25 years with the company, he now holds the position of Director of New Business for Balfour Beatty’s building and civil engineering business in Scotland and Ireland. Nick has always had an appetite to learn and progress his knowledge of the industry. He joined Balfour Beatty after graduating with an honours degree in Quantity Surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University and then more recently, he completed his Master of Science in Construction Project Management and Master of Business Administration.

Brian Reeves, FRICS, FCIArb

Special Adviser to RICS Scotland Board Chair

Brian Reeves is Special Adviser to the Chair of the RICS Scotland Board, in a Non-Executive role. This adds much weight and considerable experience to the Board, respecting the spirit and recommendations in the Bichard Report. Brian’s career spans a variety of roles including; Arbitrator, Chartered Surveyor, formerly a Head of Colliers in Scotland, and founder of Brian Reeves & Co. Brian has committed decades to the profession through membership of the following boards; RICS Governing Council, Knowledge Board, Past Dispute Resolution Boards, Vice-Chair RICS UK and Worldwide Professional Group Board

Alastair Wallace

FRICS, Senior Partner, Thomas and Adamson

Alastair is the Senior Partner of Thomas & Adamson, based in their head office in Edinburgh. He brings valuable knowledge of the whole construction and property process, having worked for both private practices and international construction managers and developers. He is passionate about the industry and thankful for the opportunities it has given him in his career. He is keen help the RICS remain relevant and respected in the years ahead.

Kevin Keane

Since graduating in 2013 Kevin’s career has gone from strength to strength. Initially as a Chartered Surveyor specialising predominantly in Residential Valuation, he then became a Technical Partner within the Learning and Development Team of his firm focusing on the Trainee and APC Programmes. Alongside this role he has acted as Chair the LSL Inclusion and Diversity Forum, been an active Committee Member of Glasgow Matrics and in 2021 won RICS Young Surveyor of the Year in the Valuation category. Kevin lives in Stirling with his Husband, Daniel and is passionate about property and people – as people are at the centre of everything we do and looks forward to focusing on D&I within RICS Scotland as well as representing the Residential sector.

Professor Norman K. McLennan

FRICS, FIIAPS, FCIPS, FCInstCES, MIOD

Norman has been a RICS Fellow for the past 25 years. He is Managing Director and Owner of the Rubislaw Consultancy Group (London & Aberdeen) which has a business advisory focus supporting the Energy & Renewables sector. His forward RICS Board focus will be advising on Energy & Sustainability matters for the benefit of the membership and public. Norman’s professional experience spans over 30 years split between the traditional construction, engineering, renewable energy, oil & gas and offshore power wind sectors. He has held senior management positions and worked for top FTSE, NYSE and JSE listed companies in the UK, Europe, America, Canada, Sub-Saharan, South Africa, China and the Middle East. He has held numerous pan industry non-executive director / board advisory positions across the Energy Sector and is a member of the Cross-Party Scottish Parliament Renewable Energy Group at Hollyrood. Norman is also a Visiting Professor for the School of Architecture & Built Environment at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. He is passionate about development & Upskilling of others.

Kenny Telfer

Director, BSc (Hons) MRICS

Kenny is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and is a Director at Torridon Cost Consultancy. He has over 10 years of experience in working across a number of sectors across the country and focusses his time in the residential and leisure sectors. He has a passion for business, refurbishment, and sustainability. Over the past 10 years, Kenny has been heavily involved in the RICS with previous positions including sitting on the RICS Matrics UK Board and Chairman of RICS Matrics Scotland. As Chair, Kenny was proud to start a large interprofessional networking event in Edinburgh to bring the full range of project professionals involved in Construction together twice yearly, which gives a platform for collaboration and discussion about workloads and best practice. Kenny has also given numerous talks at Edinburgh Napier University on both RICS Matrics and the role of the Cost Consultant in Construction projects. Both talks aimed to inspire the next generation of Surveyors and Project Managers, by giving them an insight at this early stage in their career into the pathways available to them and the types of work they can expect to get involved in.

Craig Kecheran MRICS

Senior Cost Consultant, Arcadis

Craig is the current Chair of RICS Matrics Scotland and is motivated to support our members through their professional career. With his involvement in both the RICS Scotland board and RICS Matrics, Craig is able to bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience to ensure our members are supported on a regular basis.

Lisa McDonald

BEng (Hons), MCIM, FInstLM Member Engagement Lead, Scotland, RICS

Lisa is the main contact for RICS members in Scotland (lmcdonald@rics.org) and joined RICS in 2022. Lisa has over 20 years international marketing experience with the majority working for professional qualifying institutions. Passionate about supporting the strategy for RICS in Scotland based on the outcomes of the independent Lord Bichard Review which was commissioned by the RICS Governing Council to review the Institution’s purpose, governance and strategy.