People

In 2018, Ryan joined Linear to head up the newly formed Linear Design & Construct, in this role he is responsible for establishing and developing this new offer of intelligent design and construction solutions through collaboration from project inception to aftercare.  It is a particular passion of Ryan’s to understand each client and project need, to ensure that each one is delivered intelligently, creatively, and properly. This centres around our culture of always delivering on ‘doing what we said we would do and more’.

Over the past three years, Ryan has led LDC to work with many key clients including South West hub, West hub , KPMG and Clyde Gateway. Prior to this Ryan worked with Kier Scotland, driving a number of its key Frameworks including South West Hub and North Hub.  He led the development and delivery of Kier Scotland’s largest projects, assisting Kier’s turnover to double during his time there, whilst improving both Safety and Quality standards.

During his career, John has worked on diverse range of projects including education, hotel and office developments and has managed both site delivery and design teams.

Following 9 years working for principal contractors Kier, John joined Linear Design & Construct in January 2019 as Contracts Manager. Promoted to Operational Lead and Director in late 2021, John is responsible for the strategic delivery of projects, ensuring excellent programme execution alongside overseeing delivery teams and client relationships.

A finalist in the MCIOB Construction Manager of the Year Awards on two occasions, John is a huge asset to the LDC team - delivering projects on time and to the highest quality, as well as managing successful, long term client relationships.

Working previously for both Laing O’Rourke and Morgan Sindall, Andrew has a strong depth of understanding and experience of the principal contracting landscape and large scale, often complex, projects.

Andrew joined Linear Design & Construct in December 2018 as one of its founding employees.  His immediate role saw him overseeing front end contractual governance, cost planning, market testing and procurement.  Having played a major part in the evolution of LDC, Andrew was promoted to Commercial Lead and Director in late 2021.

Over the course of the next 3½ years, she expanded her role and knowledge into various areas of the preconstruction stage, gaining a wealth of invaluable bid writing and management experience.

During this pivotal stage in her career she cut her teeth on some high profile and complex submissions and projects, accelerating her skills and insight.  Highlights include Clyde Commercial Framework for Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), Edinburgh College of Art, Paisley Town Hall, Aberdeen Music Hall and The Burrell Museum.

Joining the team at Linear Design & Construct in September 2020, Lisa took up the position Assistant Bid Manager and was recently promoted to Bid Manager  In this diverse and varied role she puts her strong written and technical skills to good use, as well driving effective communications and engagement across all relevant parties to optimise the process and outcome. 

Dependable and proactive, Lisa’s strong organisational skills and understanding of the  complexities of the bid process are vital to the efficient workings of the team.

He began his career with Dawn Construction Ltd in 2007 as a Trainee Quantity Surveyor, where he quickly advanced to a lead commercial role, managing all commercial aspects of projects while completing his part-time studies. Sean earned his 2:1 Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying in 2012. 

Following his graduation, Sean further honed his expertise by contributing to the commercial teams of Taylor And Fraser Ltd and CBC Ltd. His experience spans multiple sectors, including education, healthcare, office spaces, fit-out projects, and residential developments. This breadth of experience, particularly in the residential sector, is a significant asset to Linear Living, where Sean applies his deep understanding of the principal contracting landscape. His progression to Senior Quantity Surveyor at LDC in May 2020, followed by his promotion to Commercial Manager, underscores his valued role within the company. 

Her 13 years in construction have given Gwen great insight into the industry and the workings of a major contractor.  In joining Linear Design & Construct in 2021, she has been able to apply this experience to her role as CSR & Project Support Manager.  With a wealth of social value and KPI experience across a range of projects, Gwen understands the need to achieve targets for clients, both at framework and project level.

In her role, Gwen is pivotal to the management of the CSR function by collaborating with clients and stakeholders to help improve the social wellbeing of the geographical areas where LDC has active projects.  She is also involved in contract tenders in providing input on the specialist areas of community benefit and social impact as well as providing valuable support to the delivery teams on live projects including set up, health and safety, quality and handover.

Reliable and hardworking, Gwen thrives on being part of a team and is passionate about maximising the impact of LDC projects within their communities.  She strives to create a holistic ethos within the project, including stakeholders and organisations to gain the advantages that construction can offer and provide that added social value to the areas we work in.

He began his career as a consultant project architect before transitioning into design management, following the completion of a Master’s degree in Construction Project Management at Heriot-Watt University. His experience spans diverse sectors, including housebuilding, student accommodation, education, commercial offices, research facilities, healthcare and the refurbishment of listed buildings. Having delivered projects from inception through to handover, he provides valuable support to project teams at every stage.

Prior to joining Linear Design & Construct in late 2025 as Design Management Lead, Deba progressed to Senior Design Manager, working with leading contractors such as Miller Construction, Galliford Try, Cruden Building and Wates Smartspace.

At LDC, Deba plays a key role in analysing tenders, preparing bid packages and coordinating designers and subcontractors during the pre-construction phase. His focus is on delivering certainty across cost, quality and programme, while identifying and resolving potential issues early to minimise risk.

He also supports site delivery teams by coordinating design and subcontractor inputs, helping to keep projects on track, maintain high quality standards and build strong, long-term client relationships.

With an impressive array of qualifications, Derek Robinson has a strong mix of academic, technical and practical experience across the full spectrum of construction and business giving him a strong grounding in the fundamentals of success in terms of project management and delivery.  During his 35 year career he has worked for some of the most well-known names in the sector including Morgan Sindall, Miller Construction and Bovis Lend Lease and acquired experience of all key sectors.

Joining Linear Design & Construct from T-squared in summer 2021, Derek brings a robust track record of developing positive client relationships and building trust, demonstrating consistent success in delivering projects both on time and budget, showing capability in ensuring optimal supplier and partner relationships as well as the achievement of BREEAM and EPC accreditations, alongside high quality delivery of MEP installations and commissioned to meet client expectations

In his role as Head of Services for LDC, he plays a strong contributory role in the preparation of bid packages including the analysis of subcontractor input and oversees cost assessment for all active preconstruction projects.  A key part of his focus is in proactively identifying and resolving problems to minimise risk Initiate and maintain liaison with client and M&E contacts to facilitate a successful preconstruction process.

He is also tasked with managing and maintaining relationships on site, as well as with designers and sub-contractors to keep projects on track and delivery standards at their highest.  This sees him overseeing stakeholder engagement, reviewing quality procedures and providing assistance with the management of commissioning works in a sequenced and structured phasing from pre-commissioning checks to live performance testing and the design process at all stages for each project.

Self-motivated and pragmatic, Derek takes a hands-on approach to his role and utilises his extensive experience and commitment to communication to add value, consistency, attention to detail and efficiency to those projects in his care.