Global Infrastructure Unveils Specialist Works Division with Ambitious £20m Tender Pipeline

Global Infrastructure has launched a new Specialist Works division, aiming to generate a multi-million-pound turnover in its first year. The division will focus on delivering smaller, specialist, and time-sensitive civils, maintenance, and infrastructure projects, while reviewing tender opportunities exceeding £20 million.

The Specialist Works unit will complement Global Infrastructure’s existing large-scale project teams, offering clients the expertise and systems of a major contractor through a more agile and flexible delivery model. This approach is designed to meet the demand for rapid mobilisation and safe delivery in live environments.

Darren MacRae, appointed as Director of the new division earlier this year after nearly 17 years with the company, will lead the unit. He is supported by Commercial Lead Grant Munro, who joined Global Infrastructure almost a decade ago and recently assumed his current role. Together, they will focus on expanding the division, enhancing client relationships, and securing new contracts.

The core team combines skills in project management, commercial support, estimating, design coordination, supervision, compliance, and operational delivery. As the division secures more projects and framework agreements, the team is expected to grow accordingly.

MacRae commented on the launch: “We’re excited to add a new business division within Global Infrastructure which we believe has potential to support growth of the wider company by broadening capability, increasing local visibility, improving client retention, and creating further opportunity for sustainable, framework-led growth. We’re already on target to achieve a multi-million-pound turnover in year one and expect this to grow through years two and three, driven by strong demand and a promising pipeline of tender opportunities.”

He added, “Specialist Works has been launched to strengthen Global Infrastructure’s ability to deliver smaller, specialist and time-critical civils, maintenance, and infrastructure projects alongside its larger-scale operations. It gives the overall business an agile delivery capability for complex local works, maintenance, and specialist civils packages — helping clients access the same standards, systems, and expertise of a larger contractor through a faster and more flexible delivery model.”

The division will cover a wide range of small to medium-scale civil engineering and infrastructure tasks, including EV charging infrastructure, flood alleviation works, drainage, ducting, reinstatement, foundations, concrete bases, access roads, hardstandings, fencing, refurbishment works, bridge and access improvements, hydro and reservoir-related maintenance, and projects within live operational environments.

Already, Specialist Works has secured contracts and is advancing workstreams with established clients such as Diageo, Capstone, SSER, and SSEN. These include EV charging early contractor involvement, flood alleviation projects, and ongoing minor maintenance and specialist civils packages.

MacRae emphasised the division’s strategic focus: “Our focus will be on securing repeatable, framework-based contracts across energy infrastructure, renewables, distillery environments, and maintenance-led works where Global Infrastructure already has a strong track record. As well as building on long-standing relationships with clients, we will target opportunities with new and adjacent clients across the utilities, private development, waterways, local authority infrastructure, industrial facilities, and specialist access markets. This gives the business a balanced route to growth through both trusted existing relationships and carefully selected new opportunities.”

The division enters the market with a robust secured workload and a promising pipeline across energy, industrial, private development, and infrastructure sectors. Forecasts indicate a multi-million-pound turnover in 2026, with potential for significant growth if proposed SSE EV charger and flood mitigation contracts proceed as planned this year. The division is currently reviewing several tender opportunities valued collectively at over £20 million.

Kevin Williamson, Managing Director of Global Infrastructure, said: “The launch of Specialist Works reflects our continued focus on listening to the market and responding to client demand. There is a clear demand for a flexible, reliable contractor that can deliver smaller and specialist packages without the complexity of a major-project model. Clients are looking for faster mobilisation, safe delivery in live environments, strong local knowledge, disciplined commercial control and the ability to manage technically varied works across civils, access, maintenance, and infrastructure.”

He added, “The launch of Specialist Works considerably strengthens Global Infrastructure’s ability to respond across Scotland, particularly where local presence, regional knowledge and fast deployment are critical.”

This development follows a period of growth for Global Infrastructure, which earlier this year appointed three new directors, including MacRae, as part of 25 new hires. The company is currently pricing, tendering, and engaging with opportunities that could total up to £500 million across the energy and utilities sectors over the next five years.