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Bouygues UK has appointed Colin Whitfield as group commercial director.

Whitfield鈥檚 responsibilities will include leading expansion of Bouygues UK鈥檚 230-strong quantity surveying team and improving the group鈥檚 financial performance.

Whitfield, who started his career as a quantity surveyor, joined Bouygues in 2009 and led on its 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future work, before changing his focus to private sector work.

He takes up the new role with immediate effect.

Bouygues UK鈥檚 strategy and finance director, Philippe Jouy, said: 鈥淭he industry continues to express frustrations over the chronic shortage of quantity surveyors 鈥� this senior role reflects the importance of the surveying function within the Bouygues UK group and highlights the career development opportunities available to people who have a background in surveying and aspirations for a career in commercial management.鈥�

Whitfield said: 鈥淚鈥檓 acutely aware of the need to encourage more talent into the profession. It鈥檚 no secret that the lack of people choosing surveying as a career is an issue affecting the entire industry.

鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to working with colleagues across the business to make sure that we develop and retain our existing talent and appeal to new recruits.鈥�