Robert Preston

Robert Preston is a seasoned Senior Project Manager at Kier Group, focusing on the Merseylink Civil Contractors Joint Venture since April 2015. Prior to this role, Robert served as Construction Director at Balfour Beatty from October 2011 to April 2015, and held the positions of Project Director and Senior Project Manager at Balfour Beatty Construction from January 2006 to October 2011, where notable projects included the £311 million PFI initiative for new acute hospitals at Pinderfields and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. Earlier in Robert's career, a tenure as Project Manager at Taylor Woodrow Construction spanned from March 1987 to December 2005. Robert's academic background includes studies at Leeds Beckett University and Pudsey Grammar School in Leeds.