As Senior Competition Manager, James is responsible for organising our competitions. He researches, drafts and edits strategic content including competition briefs and jury reports; manages project timelines, and works with clients and architects to ensure MRC’s competitions run fairly and effectively.
In a fast-paced environment, he is adept at anticipating change and level-headed in demanding situations. James is also skilled at overseeing and briefing colleagues.
Since joining MRC in 2021, James has worked on a range of complex international projects including the high profile open competition to reimagine the Dallas Museum of Art, and a competition for a new visitor center in Albania’s Butrint National Park. He is currently working on an invited competition for an Olympic-standard sports facility, where he analysed detailed technical briefing material and advised how to effectively communicate this to architects.
A natural communicator with an eye for detail, James ensures clients are at ease. As an experienced traveller, he relishes visiting our competition sites and solving problems face-to-face. He also brings a flair for historical context and an interest in heritage and planning.
Outside of work he plays and watches football, swims regularly, and enjoys London’s modernist architecture on the way to his local squash courts.
James has a Bachelor’s degree in History and Politics from Balliol College, Oxford.
