James Barton takes on new role as AECOM looks to grow its cost management business in the capital

London (Nov. 3, 2022) – AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has appointed James Barton as Head of Cost Management in London. James will be responsible for leading AECOM’s cost management business in the capital as it looks to expand its team to support its growing commercial business in the London and South East.

A Quantity Surveyor with more than 27 years’ experience in the London market, James previously held the role of cost management lead for residential and has been with AECOM since joining as a graduate. James’ experience includes a number of high profile schemes including Apple Park, Cupertino, Battersea Power Station, the Shard, and the Greenwich Peninsula regeneration, and he has worked with a broad range of clients including Ballymore, Sellar, Knight Dragon, Berkeley Homes and John Lewis Partnership.

James’ new role follows a number of recent hires to AECOM’s London-based cost management team, and the business is looking to expand the team further to meet the growing demand for its specialist expertise from clients in the London commercial sector.

Jo Streeten, AECOM’s Buildings + Places regional Business Line Lead, said: “With increasing opportunities for our specialist cost management services across the capital, James takes on an important role to lead and grow our team. With his relentless client focus and deep knowledge of the London market, James is ideally placed to lead our offer in the capital and support our clients with their complex cost management needs.”

Commenting on his role, James added: “Cost management has an important role to play in helping the built environment sector reach net zero and increasingly, our clients are looking for specialist expertise to help them deliver better carbon performance from their real estate assets. I look forward to leading our highly skilled team and bring AECOM’s depth of expertise to our clients in the capital.”