1. JIM BRADFORD
POSITION: Senior Associate
PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
35 + years in the construction industry; mainly spent in consulting engineer's offices. I was a founding partner at
Kirkman & Bradford Consulting Engineers. In 2002 Kirkman and Bradford merged with SKM Anthony Hunts. The
majority of consultancy work involved design and site supervision of projects in the historical, industrial and
commercial sectors including, in particular, repair and refurbishment of many significant heritage building structures.
As a technical director at SKM I was a senior heritage buildings reviewer, assessing and advising SKM structural teams
upon heritage projects world-wide.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2011 - current, Applied Engineering Design Limited, Consulting Engineers
Senior Engineer, design development and assessment, substantially for Lloyds Banking Group, and Royal Bank of
Scotland, assessing building structures UK wide for all manner of refurbishments, alterations, extensions, and/or
repair. Design of industrial structures; site investigations, site infrastructure, drainage schemes, major services
diversions.
2002-2009, Sinclair Knight Merz, Consulting Engineers
Technical Director in Edinburgh office, covering client liaison, design development and detailing, site surveys and
reporting, and management duties.
HBoS, branch refurbishments throughout Scotland; several programmes 2002-2011
Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh; maintenance, repairs, special projects 2003-2008
HBoS Redevelopment, 10-16 King Edward Street, Perth 2003-2004
Missoni Hotel Development, Edinburgh including restoration of 17
th
century
facade to the Lawnmarket 2003-2008
Ravelston Terrace, conversion of 7-storey building into flats 2004-2009
Heritage restoration / refurb of HBoS Head Office, The Mound, Edinburgh 2003-2007
1987-2002, Kirkman + Bradford, Consulting Engineers
Partner, covering all aspects of consulting engineering, including client liaison, design development, and management.
Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children, internal / external fabric repairs 2001-2002
Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, external fabric investigation 2002
Bank of Scotland Clearing Centre South Gyle 1989-1992
Bank of Scotland £8m office development South Gyle 1992-1994
Office development at West Port, Edinburgh 2000-2002
Hotel developments, for Apex Hotels Edinburgh and Dundee 2000-2004
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, maternity hospital extension 1999

2. 1972-1987, Mason Pittendrigh and Partners, Consulting Engineers
Junior engineer, then assistant engineer, and then up to Associate in charge of the Edinburgh design office. A wide
variety of projects was undertaken during this time, including:
Banking premises, offices, cash-centres, new works, Scotlandwide 1972 - 1992
Heritage restoration Bank Chief Office, Glasgow 1982-1985
Bank of Scotland Visa Centre, Dunfermline; new offices & campus 1983- 1985
Bank of Scotland Computer Centre, Edinburgh, both phases 1976 - 1985
NCB Castlebridge coal mine; all new surface works, new shaft 1973-1982
Bank of Scotland, Paisley, office development 1972-1975
Bank of Scotland Ettrick House, South Gyle, extension to offices 1998
Bank of Scotland, branch new build and refurbishments, rolling programme 1998-2002
BAA Air Cargo Centre, Glasgow Airport 1998-2002