Smith, who has 20 years鈥� experience as a qualified civil and structural engineer, started with the firm this month. She is taking over the region鈥檚 leadership from executive director, Phil Richardson who is due to retire in the spring.
As well as civil and structural engineering services, Curtins offers transport planning, environmental, infrastructure, geotechnical, conservation and principal designer specialisms from Glasgow, Edinburgh and a network of 12 other offices in the UK and Ireland.
Smith鈥檚 new position will see her heading up Curtins鈥� teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh, working from the consultancy鈥檚 Edinburgh office on Belford Road. She will be supported by Paul Porter (Edinburgh) and Gordon McPherson (Glasgow) who have accumulated over 35 years with Curtins between them.
鈥淚 have lived and worked in this beautiful part of the country for many years and I鈥檝e become increasingly aware of Curtins鈥� positive impact on Scotland鈥檚 built landscape,鈥� said Smith. 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to have become part of their story.
鈥淭here are certainly challenges ahead of us this year, but through Curtins鈥� long-lasting partnerships with clients, coupled with an ability to deliver both multi-million-pound schemes and the attention to detail required for smaller projects, I am confident that the business will continue to see success in 2021.
鈥淚 am looking forward to building on the relationships that will bring about this growth and stability.鈥�
During Smith鈥檚 time at Stantec she contributed to Scottish projects including the library refurbishment and tennis centre for Heriot-Watt University, feasibility work for the University of Edinburgh鈥檚 main library and the Advanced Forming Research Centre for the University of Strathclyde.
Early in her new role, Smith will oversee Curtins鈥� continuing involvement in projects that include the new Nucleus Hub at the University of Edinburgh, the Cancer Bridging Project at Edinburgh鈥檚 Western General Hospital and Boclair Academy in Bearsden. She will also oversee the Integrated Ophthalmology Unit and a three-storey extension at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank.
Executive director Phil Richardson, who will be retiring after 36 years in the industry, said: 鈥淚n the 23 years that I鈥檝e had the privilege of being part of the Curtins team, the business has come a long way.
鈥淚 joined the Edinburgh office in 1997 with the young Rob Melling, who has since become our chief executive in Liverpool, and we鈥檝e seen Curtins grow from 11 offices in the early nineties to 14 today. This expansion has included Curtins new office in Glasgow in 2016, as a reflection of the growing market in Scotland.
鈥淛anice brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and leadership to Curtins and I am delighted that she is joining the team.鈥�
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