Billy is a Professor of Construction Management within the School of Computing Engineering & Built Environment at GCU. He is Research Theme Lead for Built Environments, Deputy Director of the School’s Research Centre for ‘Built Environment & Asset Management’ (BEAM) and former chair of the School Ethics Committee. Billy has a PhD in Construction Management (H&S Thesis); BSc (Hons) in Construction Management & Engineering and a BA in Occupational Health and Safety. He joined GCU in 2002, after a career in construction contracting. Since then, he has delivered research on several HSE, IOSH, EPSRC, CITB and industry funded projects totalling over £900k, 50+ peer-reviewed publications and Impact Case Studies for the UK Research Excellence Framework. His research portfolio is exclusively focused on improving safety health and wellbeing within the construction industry, including studies that have improved worker engagement, migrant worker H&S, and safety in design. These contribute directly to UN Sustainable Development Goals for ‘Good Health and Wellbeing’, and ‘Decent Work’. Billy’s industry engagement is a key factor in his research success, with several studies leading to industry guidance for HSE and CITB. He has developed several CPD courses on the subject of construction health and safety, and is currently International Coordinator of the ‘International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction’ Safety Health and Wellbeing Working Group, and chair of several other industry working groups. His expert commentary is often sought by the media, including coverage of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh fire in June 2018, which was covered by the BBC World Service and published in 151 news reports worldwide. Billy has also been appointed as ‘Senior Advisor – Buildings and Construction’ for the Independent Review of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Infections of 2018/19and recently established a new database for analysing suicide rates among construction occupations.