MEC Consulting Group, a specialist, multi-disciplinary technical consultancy with offices in Leicester, has strengthened its team with a series of promotions and new senior appointment.
In the firm’s Civils team, Danny Hinds is promoted to Senior Civil Engineer and Nathan Broomfield becomes a Civil Engineer.
Now in his tenth year with MEC, Danny’s career began on the firm’s apprenticeship scheme and has seen him qualify with a HND in Civil and Building Engineering and an NVQ in Construction Management.
As Senior Civil Engineer, Danny moves into a more client-facing role where he will also oversee quality control and project resourcing for the five-strong Civils team.
Nathan joined MEC as a CAD Technician and has progressed to Civil Engineer, including achieving his EngTech membership with the ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) this year. In his new role, Nathan will report to Danny but also acts as the design lead on projects and line manager/mentor to one of MEC’s current civil engineering apprentices.
Newly promoted in the Flood Risk and Drainage team is Ryan Chafer, who becomes a Senior Flood Risk Engineer. Alongside scheduling all the team’s work, part of Ryan’s new role means he becomes a direct line manager for two junior members of staff, including performance reviews and mentoring.
MEC’s Managing Director, Alex Bennett said: “Nurturing professional development is a fundamental part of our company culture so it’s especially pleasing to be able to reward these three talented individuals with this series of promotions.
“I’m also aware that Danny, Nathan and Ryan each aspire to undertake further training towards their respective technical qualifications and am confident that their new roles will give them the skills and experience to achieve this. We look forward to supporting them take this step forward in their careers with MEC.”
Meanwhile, new to the business is Group Marketing & Business Development Manager, Libby Willmott. A qualified CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing) Member, Libby brings 12 years’ B2B and B2C experience from roles in healthcare, education, technology, and hospitality.
At MEC, Libby will be responsible for all marketing and communications output, including website, social media and events as well as driving business development, brand awareness and strategy.
Libby said: “It’s an exciting time to be joining MEC as the company seeks to grow its presence across the Midlands and South East.
“The team is working on some flagship schemes in these regions, including strategic development land and sustainable urban extensions, as well as more unusual projects such as topographical surveys to help reintegrate water voles and technical drainage assessments to support the extension of a woodland mushroom farm!
“In addition, we’re actively recruiting for graduate, mid and senior level roles, and will celebrate our 15th year in business later this year, so there’s plenty of positive news to talk about.”
