P J Rudden is Chair of the Construction Sector Group (CSG) Innovation and Digital Adoption at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. He has 40 years experience in planning, design and project management in construction across transport, energy, water, housing and resource management projects.

PJ is also Founder and Managing Director at Aengus Consulting and an Independent Non Executive Director at Codema, Dublin’s Energy Agency. He is also a Past President of Engineers Ireland.

In 2012 the Irish Government appointed Ciarán O’Connor as the new State Architect and Principal Architect in the Office of Public Works. Ciarán is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and is serving as a member of its Council.  Ciarán worked in Germany and Canada prior to joining the Office of Public Works.

Ciarán is a member of the OPW Management Board, responsible for the Major Projects Unit and the Brexit Infrastructure Unit. He also leads and directs the Architectural and Structural and Civil Engineering Professional Services who have responsibilities for a wide variety of works including; new build; the conservation of heritage properties in State care; the maintenance of the quality of the fabric of the State’s property portfolio and landscape projects. He is the main advisor to Government in relation to architectural matters and is presently completing the Government’s Green Public Procurement document for Construction.

In addition to over 25 Irish (RIAI, AAI and CIF) annual awards for new buildings, he has received the All-Ireland Landscape Award twice, the Ford Foundation Conservation Award, RIAI Triennial Medal for Restoration, the Europa Nostra Medal 1996 and the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage 2006.

Ciarán has published a number of books, he is also an occasional visiting lecturer, critic and external examiner to schools of architecture.  Ciarán is a member of the National Standards Authority of Ireland and serves on numerous boards.

Seán McCarthy’s impact on the Irish construction sector cannot be overstated. He has had a prolific career, with 40 years’ experience of successfully delivering extensive Programmes and major Projects with multinational corporations in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical and heavy chemical sectors, including having headed major construction projects at Intel and Eli Lily.

Notably, Seán worked on the Intel Ireland Leixlip Campus for over 20 years, and was the Site Manager of Projects and Construction with responsibility for leading and managing all project construction activity on the campus.

Seán now works with multiple clients as a consultant and mentor on Project Management & Leadership; Lean & IPD; and Quality & Safety.

Miriam Delaney is an architect and lecturer at the Dublin School of Architecture, TU Dublin, teaching Architectural Design and Building Technology. She has worked in private architectural practice in Dublin and Zurich, and previously taught in University College Dublin and Queens University Belfast. She has also served as an invited critic, guest lecturer and external examiner at many Irish and international schools of architecture. 

Miriam has published and lectured widely on the subject of Irish towns. This research interest led to her involvement in ‘Free Market’, the Irish National Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architectural Biennale and the subsequent national tour in 2019. The ‘Free Market’ team was awarded the 2020 RIAI Research Award and a 2020 AAI Award for its work on rural town design and policy. Miriam has most recently been involved in political advocacy and public engagement in rural town regeneration projects.

Appointed Head of Department of the Built Environment at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in 2013, Derek is responsible for the management and strategic development of the Department, which offers programmes from Craft Apprenticeship to PhD level.

He worked on large infrastructural projects before joining WIT as a lecturer in 2005. Derek has a broad ranging experience in Civil and Energy Engineering lecturing and research. He was Course Director and Industrial Placement Coordinator for the BEng (Hons) in Sustainable Civil Engineering, where he built strong industrial links.

Actively engaged in national and international consultancy and research, Derek brings to the panel an extensive knowledge of Civil Engineering, Energy Management and Efficiency.

Clement is an Associate Director with Linesight Project Management, currently managing a large portfolio of commercial and residential projects located in Dublin and predominantly within the Docklands area. Clement has over 20 years industry experience. Working at Linesight for the past 8 years on a comprehensive range of large commercial, residential and infrastructural projects.

Previous experience includes the position of Construction Director with a Dublin based construction firm, gaining residential building experience and also various government work projects with Dublin City Council as the client.

He has also worked as an independent consultant Project Manager working on high-end international residential projects for international clients.

Clement brings extensive commercial and residential experience to the panel, also international consultancy experience and comprehensive experience in dispute resolution and risk management.

Tim Segal is the course coordinator for the Certificate in Building Information Modelling at IT Tralee.  He has been lecturing at IT Tralee for 13 years, including a spell as Head of Department for Science and Engineering. He previously spent approximately 10 years working professionally as an Architect in Ireland and abroad.

Tim is currently the Building Information Modelling Coordinator for the Estates Department at IT Tralee and is Co-Chair of the CitA South West BIM Region. 

A leader for BIM in the South West and an experienced professional and academic he will bring his broad industry knowledge to the panel.