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JLL has poached senior Aecom commercial sector director Nick Clare to head its expanding UK project management team.

Clare (pictured) told 黑洞社区 he was attracted to JLL by its 鈥渁mbitious growth plan鈥� for its construction consultancy business, and he expects to double the size of JLL鈥檚 UK project management team from the current 50-60 project managers to around 100 鈥渨ithin two years鈥�.

Clare joined Davis Langdon in 2003, which was acquired by consultant Aecom in 2010. He spent four years in Dubai leading Davis Langdon鈥檚 Middle East project management business before moving back to London in 2013 to take up a senior role in Aecom鈥檚 UK-based commercial team.

Clare said: 鈥淛LL has a fantastic platform of project managers predominantly working in the occupier space, with some development work. Clearly there鈥檚 the [potential] expansion there, I would suggest, to double that within two years - to be 100 project managers with an equal balance between occupier and developer work, that鈥檚 the intention I鈥檝e got.鈥�

He added: 鈥淭he strategy is that we鈥檝e got the platform in terms of a very strong base in occupier work and corporate, so let鈥檚 take that base and move it into the world of developers.鈥�

Guy Grainger, UK chief executive of JLL, said: 鈥淲e see enormous potential within our project management team. Nick鈥檚 [鈥�] track record and strength within the investor and developer fields are fundamental to realising this growth.鈥�

Clare is the latest senior figure to announce they are leaving Aecom over the past month, with Peter Williams moving to Laing O鈥橰ourke and Jon Dedman to Gleeds.

An Aecom spokesperson said: 鈥淣ick has left Aecom to pursue opportunities at JLL and we wish him every success.

鈥淥ur PCC business in London is being led by a number of our directors in our business across key markets, including leading experts such as Jo Streeten who leads project management.鈥�