Ardent Strengthens Scottish Growth Ambitions With Strategic Senior Hire

We are delighted to announce the appointment of infrastructure and property expert Gavin Falconer as Senior Associate Director, further strengthening Ardent’s growing presence across Scotland. 

Based in our Glasgow office, Gavin joins Ardent with more than 20 years’ experience across the property and infrastructure sectors. His appointment supports our continued growth across infrastructure, transport, utilities and renewables, while also strengthening our expertise in strategic land and project delivery. 

Most recently, Gavin served as Head of Renewables at Forestry and Land Scotland, where he led one of the UK’s largest renewable energy land portfolios, including 1.4GW of operational onshore wind capacity and a forward pipeline of 3.5GW. 

Throughout his career, Gavin has worked across valuation, commercial property management and large-scale infrastructure projects, building extensive experience in strategic land management, infrastructure delivery and complex project development. 

His appointment comes at a time when developers, investors and infrastructure partners are facing increasing pressures around land risk, project viability and delivery certainty across major projects in Scotland. 

Gavin Falconer said: “This is a really exciting time to join Ardent. Scotland’s infrastructure and development sectors are facing significant change, but that also creates major opportunities for businesses that can provide strategic insight and help projects continue moving forward. 

“Ardent has built a strong reputation for supporting complex projects across infrastructure and energy. What really appealed to me was the opportunity to join a business with deep technical expertise, while still maintaining a collaborative and agile approach. 

“There is a clear ambition within the Scotland team to continue growing and expanding its capabilities across the market. I’m looking forward to working with the team on a broad range of projects and helping clients navigate increasingly complex challenges around land, risk and project delivery.” 

Gillian Lang, Head of Scotland at Ardent, said: “Gavin’s appointment is a significant addition to our Scottish business and reflects our long-term ambitions for growth across Scotland’s infrastructure and development sectors. 

“He brings exceptional experience across infrastructure, property and strategic land management, alongside valuable client-side insight from major renewable energy and infrastructure projects. 

“As projects across Scotland face increasing pressure around policy, grid reform and delivery risk, clients are looking for strategic partners who can help maintain momentum and provide greater certainty around land and viability. Gavin’s expertise will play an important role in supporting that.” 

Since opening our Scotland office in 2022, we have continued to expand our presence across the country, supporting infrastructure, transport, regeneration and renewable energy projects across both the public and private sectors.