Wavensmere Homes has recruited Sean O’Sullivan from Lovell Partnerships as a technical manager.
O’Sullivan was a development coordinator at Lovell and prior to that he was senior architectural designer at Birmingham-based Ophir Architecture and an urban designer for Coventry-based IDP Architects.
In his new role, he will be part of the team delivering the urban regeneration specialist’s £150m Wolverhampton Canalside South development.
O’Sullivan said: “I am really excited to join a company with such a strong reputation for urban regeneration. There are so many technical challenges involved in redeveloping complex brownfield sites, requiring the coordination of multidisciplinary consultant teams and specialist building contractors.
“My qualifications and career to date has been a blend of architecture and residential construction projects, so this role is an amazing opportunity to progress my career with Wavensmere. I’m thrilled to be tasked with managing the design and technical delivery stages of each phase of Wolverhampton Canalside South, which will provide over 530 homes, commercial amenities and landscaped open space. With canal frontage along two sides and an active railway line lying above the arches that dissect the site into two halves, this is a transformational example of city centre urban regeneration.”
James Dickens, managing director of Wavensmere Homes, added: “Sean’s expertise and passion for residential-led regeneration makes him the perfect fit for our growing team. In addition to the 2,700 houses and apartments we are delivering across our seven live construction sites, we’re in the process of securing new development opportunities for a further 1,500 plots. Every brownfield site has different complexities and as we expand our area of development beyond the Midlands, we will continue to take a distinct approach to delivering mixed-tenure communities.”
