1. Reid Donovan is the Regional Director MEP of Hyder Consulting Middle East, a multi-national
advisory and design consultancy. Reid is a key member of the Property Sector Management
team with responsibility for the leadership of the MEP business across the Middle East
region. With offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, KSA, Bahrain and with Global Excellence
Centers (GEC’s) in the Philippines, India and Jordan, Reid is responsible for over 150 MEP
professionals operating across the region.
Reid has practiced within the industry for over 20 years and his experience, chartered
engineer status and university education allows him to promote building services design
and operate at the forefront of the industry. Reid has been based permanently in Dubai,
UAE for the past 7 years and is an integral part of the local Chartered Institute of Building
Services Engineers (CIBSE) UAE Committee.
Reid has been involved in the design and construction phases of many renowned buildings
and large scale developments. He has worked on many high profile projects covering all
industry sectors jointly with some of the world’s leading architects and clients based in the
UK, USA, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Specialising in project design delivery his breadth of his experience covers all of the various
building and development types including retail, hotels, office headquarters, schools,
colleges, large scale residential developments, museums, heritage centres and mixed use
developments. Before relocating from his London base over 7 years ago, the focus had been
on super high rise overseas developments and luxury hotels in countries including China,
Morocco, Caribbean, Panama, Korea, Russia, Egypt and the UAE.
Reid gained his global MEP design delivery and management experience working for major
design consultancies including WSP Middle East, Arup, Buro Happold and WS Atkins.
REID DONOVAN
Regional Director MEP of Hyder Consulting Middle East
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