Grant joins the business on a fractional basis, bringing with him a wealth of experience in both project management and apprenticeships. With over 35 years delivering large, complex projects, Grant has long been an advocate of improved data use in project management.
His career has been spent at the sharp end of major programme delivery. Most recently he was Executive Managing Director at Sir Robert McAlpine, where he led delivery on projects including the new London Museum at Smithfield and the Agratas gigafactory in Somerset — one of the most significant battery manufacturing investments in the UK. Before that, he was Senior Vice President at Madison Square Garden Entertainment, responsible for Sphere systems during the construction of one of the most technologically complex entertainment venues ever built.
Alongside his executive career, Grant has consistently invested in the wider ecosystem. He is Chair of the Construction Data Trust, a role he has held for over five years, focused on how the industry shares and uses data as a collective asset rather than a competitive one. He co-authored the Project Data Analytics Taskforce white paper, setting out a cross-industry vision for using data to transform project outcomes. He has been a voice — a consistent, credible voice — for doing things differently.
Grant commented: “After a slow start in our sector it appears that most organisations are now investing in data and AI, but very little of it is translating into better project outcomes or meaningful productivity gains. There is still a gap between capability and impact.
Projecting Success is tackling that from a different angle. Rather than trying to solve everything independently, the focus is on curating the most important challenges facing the profession, bringing them into the open, and mobilising a community to work on them collectively. Capability is then built directly into project delivery teams through funded apprenticeships, linking learning to real problems and creating solutions that can be shared and evolved.”
Martin Paver, Projecting Success, Chairman said, “We are entering a critical phase for project delivery. The opportunity presented by data and AI is significant — but it will not realise itself. It requires a shift in how we think about problems, how we build capability, and how we collaborate as an industry.
We believe that a community-led, problem-first approach, underpinned by real capability embedded in delivery teams, offers a credible path forward. It is not the only path. But it is one that we have seen work in practice, and one that we are committed to scaling. Grant’s appointment is the signal that we are serious about what comes next.”
