Garreth O’Connell

Garreth O’Connell is Head of Strategy and Innovation at MyrusBuild (part of the Broadshield Group), where he works with contractors, consultants, clients and industry bodies to help organisations manage and evidence competence under the Building Safety Act. Over the past two years he has worked with organisations across the construction sector to understand the practical challenges of implementing competence management, from governance and organisational capability through to workforce development and digital assurance. His work focuses on turning regulatory and industry competence frameworks into practical, evidence-based systems that support day-to-day decision making as well as board and regulatory assurance. Garreth is a member of the Joint Industry Task Force where he sits on the competence working group and is a regular contributor to industry discussions on competence, organisational capability and the role of digital technology in improving building safety.