Balfour appoints new project lead for HS2 Old Oak Common

Steve O’Sullivan replaces Nigel Russell who was promoted to CEO of Balfour’s HS2 Major Projects business in January. 

O’Sullivan has been involved in the delivery of some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas including Nam Cheong Station West Rail interchange in Hong Kong and Terminal 2B and Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. 

He was also responsible for Balfour’s joint venture project with Morgan Sindall and VINCI Construction, as senior project director, on the Whitechapel Elizabeth Line station project and more recently, was Balfour’s senior representative on Sizewell C. 

O’Sullivan joined Balfour Beatty as an electrical engineering apprentice in 1980. 

He said: “There is no infrastructure scheme more recognizable than HS2. It’s a household name and is critical for thousands of people and communities in the UK.  

“It is therefore an honour to be leading the 2,000 employees who are already working tirelessly at Old Oak Common to ensure its success and be part of the regeneration of the area in which I grew up.” 

Russell added: “I am pleased to hand over the reigns of the HS2 Old Oak Common project to Steve.” 

The Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA joint venture was awarded the HS2 construction management contract for the Old Oak Common station project in 2019, with responsibility for the final design, construction and commissioning of the station and delivering six underground platforms as well as up to eight platforms on the adjacent Great Western Main Line. 

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