Mo O’Connell is a senior cost consultant for Arcadis (UK), an executive committee member for the Urban Land Institute Young Leaders and head of the ULI Annual Mentorship Programme. Additionally, each month she spends one weekend as a volunteer in London and the south east.
By background, O’Connell is a chartered quantity surveyor (MRICS) who studied quantity surveying and commercial management at university. Since 2014, her experiences include the delivery of cost management services, construction market data analysis and benchmarking across multiple sectors.
In the first quarter of 2021, as the UK construction market strengthened, O’Connell was offered a new role as senior cost consultant at Arcadis, where she advises on costs for extensive masterplan regeneration schemes, large-scale accommodation projects, and remodelling of heritage sites across the UK.
She was nominated for the WICE Awards in 2019 and was subsequently shortlisted as one of the top 10 female quantity surveyors in Europe. She has a strong background in business development and is an active member of numerous construction and property networks, such as the BCO NextGen, Roots of Arcadis and ULI Young Leader Executive Committee.
As head of the ULI Mentorship Programme, she helps oversee a scheme to annually connect approximately 100 mentees (young professionals) with 40 mentors over a 12-month period. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, with O’Connell’s support, the programme has navigated a purely virtual mentoring approach throughout 2020. For 2021, it is managing two programmes to facilitate a hybrid cohort, with virtual meetings followed by in-person gatherings once restrictions are eased.
O’Connell has recently featured on an Estates Gazette podcast, Bricks and Mortar, to reach more professionals seeking guidance in their careers.
Outside of the office, O’Connell has a passion for running, gardening, and is currently learning how to hit a golf ball and Spanish.
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