5 minutes with … David Meecham at TLT

2025-08-27T06:01:00

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The head of the housing and regeneration team on doing the right thing, having no regrets, making the industry more inclusive and why it takes him ages to leave parties

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I started my career, in the early 90s, as a graduate civil engineer having studied the subject at degree level, followed by a masters in maritime civil engineering. I was working for an engineering consultancy in the North-west but found myself becoming increasingly interested in drafting the contracts that we would need to put in place to deliver projects instead of the designing aspect.

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