SCOTT CONSTRUCTION - Key Persons


Barry Irvine

Job Titles:
  • Construction Manager
Barry has been involved in the building industry for over 30 years. During his career Barry has gained valuable experience and a vast portfolio of challenging projects to his credit. Many of which have been in unique environments and locations. Construction Managers with his wide array of experience are hard to come by nowadays. Barry is a Licensed Building Practitioner and holds Site 2 and Carpentry Licenses. He also has a number of other relevant industry qualifications including a NZ Certificate in Health and Safety Management. He has an eye for detail and demands high standards. He is highly respected by local consultants, subcontractors and tradesmen within the industry. Prior to joining Scott Construction Marlborough, Barry spent over a decade in an Operations Manager role for Trade Safe Services, he Site Managed the Kaikoura Earthquake recovery temporary works for Compass Group (on behalf of the Ministry of Education) and Project Managed numerous major school and commercial construction projects. Prior to this, Barry was a self employed builder in Mid Canterbury, trading as B Irvine & Co Builders. Barry worked as a foreman at Chas Luney Building ltd, after completing his Building and Joinery apprenticeship there. Chas Luney Building Ltd has constructed some of Christchurch's most notable buildings during 1905-2006. Barry is passionate about our industry, vastly experienced, highly organised and takes pride and ownership of the projects he is assigned. Safety is of paramount importance to Barry. He has a genuine interest in new builds and renovations. He has a keen eye for detail and expects and delivers high standards of workmanship across all trades.

Brett Molloy

Job Titles:
  • Estimator
Currently studying towards his Quantity Surveying qualification, Brett holds a NZ Certificate in Carpentry (Advanced) and is a Licensed Building Practitioner (Site 2 & Carpentry). Brett has also completed the ‘Weathertightness Remediation for Builders Course' through the Department of Building and Housing, Asbestos Awareness Course and is qualified as a BCITO Apprenticeship Assessor. Brett joined the industry in 1999 and has 19 years local industry experience, running his own residential building company for 9 of those. Brett is a Past President of Marlborough Certified Builders, serving ten years on the CB Executive after being the youngest ever appointed CB Board member. Brett is highly regarded in the local industry as an extremely diligent, conscientious, knowledgeable and highly organised Site Manager. Some of the major projects that Brett has Site Managed for SCM include: The $2M Seismic Strengthening of 6 storey Porse House Building at 1 Market St in Blenheim in 2014 $1.5M NMDHB PHO Community Health & Social Hub Project. This involved a 1500m2 refit in 11 weeks in Blenheim's CBD in 2015 The $5M upgrade of the 3 storey Arthur Wicks Building for the NMDHB in 2016 The 2,500m2 $2.5M new Workshop, Implement Store and Amenities development for Delegat's in 2017 In his position as Estimator Brett is responsible for preparing tenders & bids for a wide range of projects and he also manages the projects throughout the construction process up until final account. Working autonomously Brett is responsible for the commercial construction activities of the business which includes procurement, value engineering, attendance at project committee meetings, preparation of variation & payment claims, project specific reporting and final account negotiations.

Celeste Burbidge

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Payroll Administrator

Colin Stringer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Site Manager
Colin has been involved in the building industry since 1981. During that time he has gained valuable experience managing multiple sites concurrently. This recently includes Managing a $20M+ Project. Colin has an impressive portfolio of challenging projects to his credit. Many of which have been in unique environments and locations. Site Managers with his wide array of experience are rare nowadays. Colin is passionate about our industry and lives and breathes the addiction. He is vastly experienced, highly organised and takes ownership of the sites he is assigned. Colin has a keen eye for detail and expects and delivers high standards of workmanship across all trades.

Duncan Gardiner

Job Titles:
  • Site Manager
Duncan has been involved in the building industry since 1980. During that time he has gained valuable experience managing multiple sites concurrently. Duncan has an enviable portfolio of challenging projects to his credit. Many of which have been in unique environments and locations. Site Managers with his wide array of experience are rare nowadays. Duncan is passionate about our industry and lives and breathes the addiction. He is vastly experienced, highly organised and takes ownership of the sites he is assigned. Safety is of paramount importance to Duncan. He often achieves the highest scores in our internal Health & Safety Monthly Site Audits. He has a genuine interest in Architecture and historical buildings. He has a keen eye for detail and expects and delivers high standards of workmanship across all trades. Duncan was the Supervisor on the $1.9M restoration of the 120 year old Kilburn House at St Margaret's College in Christchurch. This was completed on time and on budget. It won a civic award from the Christchurch City Council.

John Tovey - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
John joined the industry full time in 1998 after completing his degree at Canterbury University. Since then he has become trade qualified and gained extensive construction programming, collaborative planning, project management, operations and construction divisional management experience. After being appointed to a Construction Manager role in 2005, he has been involved in project managing over 100 major main contracts in Marlborough and Canterbury, the largest valued at $15M (AFI). John is a Licensed Building Practitioner and holds Site 3 and Carpentry Licenses. He also has a number of other relevant industry qualifications including a Diploma in Managerial Excellence in Engineering & Construction, Diploma in Frontline Management, Diploma of Business, Certificates in Project and Risk Management and a NZ Certificate in Health and Safety Management. Some of the major Projects that John has Project Managed for SCM include the NZ Commercial Projects Gold Award winning - Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir Cellar and more recently the Chateau Marlborough Expansion and Alterations.

Neil Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Senior Site Foreman
Neil is a highly experienced and multi award winning construction supervisor with over 40 years site experience and over 35 of those as a Supervisor, few are his equal. He has managed construction of an impressive variety of projects from bridges and multi-storey construction through to elaborate bespoke joinery installation and is also a qualified crawler crane operator. Neil is a Licensed Building Practitioner and holds Site 2 and Carpentry Licenses. He also has a number of other relevant industry qualifications including a NZ Certificate in Health and Safety Management. He has an eye for detail and demands high standards. He is highly respected by local consultants, subcontractors and tradesmen within the industry. In 2014 Neil completed one of the largest seismic strengthening projects attempted in Marlborough prior to 2015 with works costing nearly $2M. He has since completed construction of a new Satellite Spray Fill Building for Delegat's Winery, the Seismic Strengthening of the Blenheim Gymnastics Hall, the Chateau Marlborough Expansion and most recently the Stadium 2000 Strengthening. His knowledge and experience is invaluable to any project he is involved in.

Penny Curr

Job Titles:
  • Operations Administrator