Meet the team

Richard has over 30 years experience in MEP&A across all market sectors. Initially trained in both Mechanical & Electrical services design and contract management at Delta Group Training and CA Sothers Ltd aged 17-22. By the age of 23 responsible for multi-million pound projects as an MEP contracts manager including some of the first McDonalds and David Lloyd Centres in the UK among many others across Residential, Retail, Industrial, Commercial and Healthcare projects.

Richard is the complete MEP&A package and has a keen interest in the science behind value engineering at concept stage across Electrical, Mechanical and Acoustic disciplines.

Following several years working for other large MEP consultancies (e.g. White Young Green) Richard then formed Richard Allen Consultants which morphed into JRA after several years now trading for over 20 years total.

Leading by example Richard encourages all to cross-train and gain a deeper interest and understanding of construction principles.

Jeff has over 20 years of experience in building services engineering. He formed the company in 2010 as a Director.

His project expertise ranges from procurement, design, construction stage monitoring, and contract administration for various sectors including education, residential, healthcare, commercial, industrial, public sector, and leisure.

Jeff's depth of knowledge in building physics, sustainability, and energy efficiency is used to evaluate and drive design from concept to post-completion. He provides innovative and practical design solutions utilising the latest technologies and software to enhance both performance and economic value for clients.

Passionate about holistic and integrated design with multidisciplinary elements working together, Jeff is a CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant and Level 5 Energy Assessor.

As a Director, he firmly believes in supporting our team's continued improvement and talent growth.

Martin has over 18 years of experience in building services engineering. He joined the company in 2017 as an intermediate engineer, progressing swiftly through to Associate Director in 2022.

His project expertise ranges from procurement, design, construction stage monitoring, and contract administration for various sectors including education, residential, healthcare, commercial, industrial, public sector, and leisure.

Martin's depth of knowledge comes from a range of experience having worked in prior capacity for manufacturers, and contractors, undertaking both roles in contractor design departments, and roles of project management and seniority.

Past experience of both practical installation and research development means Martin has a keen eye for detail, and understands need for good design which suits clients budgets, and employers requirements.

Martin has a vast experience of project management and alongside of government lead funding streams, is able to guide and assist client in both M&E funding applications and contract administration.

As an Associate Director, he firmly believes in growth within hierarchy given his own journey, and is keen to develop our engineers.

Adam has over 20 years of experience in building services engineering consultancy. Adam joined the company in 2012 as an intermediate engineer, and has progressed to Associate Director role in 2022.

His project expertise ranges from procurement, design, construction stage monitoring, and contract administration for various sectors including education, defence, residential, healthcare, commercial, industrial, public sector, and leisure.

Adam’s design knowledge and expertise comes from a long background in electrical design consultancy roles.

Past experience of a vast array of project types with differing constraints means Adam understands the need for good design which suits clients budgets, and employers requirements.

Adam has extensive experience of project management and is well versed regarding different government funding streams. Adam is proactive in providing client advice / guidance for M&E funding applications and competent in contract administration duties on large scale projects.

As an Associate Director, he firmly believes in growth within hierarchy given his own journey, and is keen to develop our engineers.

Andrada has a decade of experience across various sectors, specialising in sustainability, energy assessment, and low-carbon design. She has led projects from concept to construction and acted as both a lead engineer and project manager.

Spearheading the low-carbon and building physics department, she has extensive on-site experience, surveying buildings and proposing retrofit solutions. Andrada successfully implemented new software and sustainability report structures, driving sustainable measures and productivity within the company. She is proficient in IES VE, focusing on building efficiency and low-carbon solutions.

Having achieved her MCIBSE CEng at an early age it is a testament of the passion, dedication and attention to details which come with this distinction.

She is actively involved in developing the new generation of engineers within the company and the industry. As the current YEN West Midlands chair, she is working to provide the right skills and CPDs to the West Midlands young engineers.

Andrada's work has been instrumental in advancing sustainable design and energy efficiency, with a strong record of delivering successful projects on time and within budget.

Simon has over 25 years of experience in building services engineering consultancy. Simon joined the company in 2024 as a Principle Electrical engineer.
Simon’s extensive knowledge and expertise comes from a varied background, initially starting in a contractor installation environment, Simon quickly developed his skills, benefiting from the experience only this practical learning route can provide. This experience is invaluable in assessing designs from an installation point of view from the project conception stage. His career progression led him to the role of contract manager, and this honed his skills in planning logistics and management, working in the building services sector. This enhanced his professional role, and he gained extensive further design development on several major projects. Having a desire to progress further he moved to a building services design consultancy. This new consultancy worked on local and nationwide schemes. A desire to move to further challenges, resulted in various internal career progression roles where his skills were further enhanced as part of a Senior Management Team.
Past experience of a vast array of project types with differing constraints means Simon understands the need for good design which suits client’s budgets, and employer’s requirements.
Simon has extensive experience in all forms of contract procurement, project management and is well versed regarding different government funding streams. Simon is proactive in providing client advice / guidance for M&E funding applications and competent in contract administration duties on large scale projects.
Simon is a valued member of the Syntegral team and is keen to share his extensive knowledge with the rest of the engineers and help them develop.

“Dan has over 20 years experience in the construction industry starting on site with a traditional electrical apprenticeship before progressing his career through to electrical site foreman.
Seven years ago recognising an interest in the electrical science and engineering skills which go into electrical design, Dan gained the relevant qualifications to make the switch from site to office.
Dan worked his way up to senior electrical engineer working for one of the midlands largest MEP consultancies gaining experience and in-depth knowledge of the residential, commercial, and particularly health care sectors.
Having worked on some of the most complex electrical design projects, Dan has a strong knowledge of latest guidance’s and regulations and what it means to be compliant.
Working closely with his clients, Dan uses all of his experience taking a hands on approach to ensure projects are completed successfully within the time and cost constraints.”

Jason has multiple years of experience working in engineering consultants with projects across the globe. Jason started as a mechanical design engineer in one of the largest engineering consultants in the world for his internship during university, which brought him diverse design and BIM experience, which provided the foresight of his own career in BIM.
After his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, he worked his way up to the position of BIM Lead in one of the midlands largest MEP consultants in a short period of time, gaining experience and in-depth knowledge across various sectors in the construction industry in terms of design and BIM management.
As a BIM Lead, Jason has managed numerous projects that requires complex requirements in terms of coordination, Revit modeling, the latest BIM ISO 19650 standards and various form of data exchange such as COBie, NRM, etc. Also, Jason was an integral part for the previous firm to gain their certificate in BIM ISO 19650, thus, Jason has a strong knowledge of the latest BIM standards and what it takes for Syntegral to be compliant with such standards and more.

Niki joined the team in 2020 and is a highly knowledgeable, motivated Accounts and Office Manager with good interpersonal skills,and has a strong work ethic.

She has over 30 years experience in Customer facing and Senior Administration roles and possesses many transferable skills. A multitasker, problem solver and team player, who builds mutually respectful relationships with clients and Colleagues at all levels and easily builds trust and rapport.

She supports the project Leads and the senior management with contracts, HR, all aspects of invoicing, reports, and correspondence.

She is involved with developing and maintaining Office policies and procedures, ISO certifications, procurement, training management, and enhancing organisational efficiency. She possesses Strong organisational skills and is very detail orientated and always eager to acquire new skills. Committed to fostering a productive and harmonious work environment.

Junus is a junior engineer coming from a background of recently completing studies, followed up by a starting career in project management.

His design knowledge is quickly enhanced by his practical understanding of installations that he has beared witness of during his period of project management.

Junus’s intuitive nature of design is quickly developing him into an all round mechanical engineer, and is valued member of the team who we see moving through the hierarchy at pace.

Max is currently training to be an electrical engineer and is in the process of completing a T Level at Kidderminster College with a particular focus on mastering AutoCAD.

His dedication to his learning is matched by his commitment to collaboration and, along with the rest of the team, he helps to foster a supportive and collaborative working environment at Syntegral.