Chris McCarthy

Director

Chris is a director of Fereday Pollard with twenty years experience in the profession.

As a qualified architect and qualified architectural technician, Chris not only brings his design capabilities to a project but has the ability to develop and implement ideas that are based on sound technical knowledge.

After having worked as a senior project architect in Aukett Fitzroy Robinsons transportation and infrastructure department, Chris joined Fereday Pollard in 2010 to lead our architectural team on National Grid's Phase 1 London recabling programme. Working directly for CH2M Hill/Halcrow and as part of the successful Costain and Skanska contracting team, Chris has headed the project through planning and detailed design stages, co-ordinating the architecture and engineering interface to deliver designs that are robust, operational and elegant, all in equal measure.

In previous years Chris had been closely involved at senior levels on many landmark London stations such as Camden Town, Southwark and Farringdon where he was responsible for a wide range of roles including concept and detailed design, DDA and step free compliances, fire and evacuation strategies design assurance documentation and submissions processes and over site developments.

Since joining Fereday Pollard, Chris has demonstrated a complete capability to design and deliver projects and to lead teams. In recognition of this, Chris was made an Associate of the practice in 2012 and a Director in 2017.