JAMES TOTTON
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & TECHNICAL

James is a chartered engineer with over 30 years’ experience, who has worked for Arup, Blyth and Blyth, Aecom and Arcadis. James is a civil and structural engineer and has led design teams in executing major and minor projects across the UK.

James has run client accounts for clients such as Aberdeen Standard (Formerly Standard Life), Berkeley Homes, The YMCA, Property Alliance Group, Network Homes, and Wates to name a few. James has extensive experience in housing delivery and management and in leading teams to deliver projects, both new build and refurbishment from inception to completion.

On these projects James has been involved in design teams with Architects such as RSH+p, Shed KM, Ian Bogel at Norman Foster to name a few.

For the last 15 years ames has been involved in deploying off site manufacturing techniques, utilising modern methods of construction for delivery of schemes and has recently been assisting Ideal Modular, QB Technology, Impact Modular and SPJ Manufacturing, to gain access to the market through his client base, and to enhance their digital design and technical capabilities.

James has led the development of the QB Technology and Impact Design and Operational Manuals. These manuals designate the standard designs of apartments and houses, which are being employed on their various schemes. The contract, payment, performance criteria and delivery terms are within the operational manual , and are tailored to various contract types such as JCT and Construction management.

James also leads the manufacturers in house design and digital teams in product development based on feedback from his client base in the market. as well as their partnerships with leading consultants including Cast Consultancy, Peter Dann,  Shed KM , RSH+p, HTA to name a few.

Concerning Research and Development in MMC James has developed a Pop Up Factory Model with Frans Coetzee ex Maclaren Sports car manufacturing, which is very cost effective and easily transportable. The process flower the factory, set up costs and costs of production have all been developed to allow was of cost modelling for projects.