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John Senan Cole CBE is an architect from Northern Ireland. Previously working with the Northern Ireland Civil Service, as of 2021 he was an "independent consultant public-sector infrastructure projects".
Career
From 1996 to 1998, he served as president of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects.
He was chief executive of Health Estates Agency (2003-2008) and later deputy secretary and chief estates officer at DHSSPS from 2008-2013.
In 2013, he retired from the role of deputy secretary and chief estates officer (DHSSPS). Also in 2013, he was commissioned to revise the DCAL Policy for Architecture and the Built Environment.
In 2016, he was commissioned to review the closure of several schools in the City of Edinburgh Council area. The resulting report, titled "Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools", also known as the "Cole Report", was published in February 2017.
References
- "CPCNI Annual Signature Event 2021 – New Thinking, Responsible Actions, Grenfell, Construction Professionals Respond". Royal Society of Ulster Architects. 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "John Cole CBE to chair independent inquiry into Edinburgh school closures" (Press release). City of Edinburgh Council. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Scottish Construction Now.
- "Building and fire safety". Scottish Government. 27 September 2017.
| Preceded byAileen Hull | RSUA President 1996–1998 |
Succeeded byClyde Markwell |
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