Meet The Team
Fergus Adams
Director – Civils
Fergus is Managing Director of Dougall Baillie Associates and has over 25 years’ experience in Civil Engineering and Water Management. Fergus is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and in 2003 he graduated Strathclyde Business School with an MBA.
Fergus fully supports the development of all staff in the Civil Engineering department and the company, acting as DBA’s Training Manager among his other duties. He has directed and managed significant multi-disciplinary programmes of work in Scotland.
Fergus is also an Incorporated Member of the Association of Project Safety and oversees the company’s Principal Designer roles.
Scott Macphail
Director - Civil Engineering
Scott is a Director with Dougall Baillie Associates and has over 20 years’ experience in Civil Engineering, he joined DBA as a graduate engineer and has since gained widespread expertise across the industry in Transportation, Civil Engineering and Water Management.
Scott graduated from the University of Strathclyde with BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, and is also a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Scott has developed expertise in complex computer modelling and simulation techniques with extensive experience of design for large multi-disciplinary programmes of work in Scotland along with Project and Site Management for both Private and Public-sector clients.
Alan Ferns
Director - Structural Engineering
Alan is a Director with Dougall Baillie Associates and has over 18 years’ experience in Structural Engineering. Alan graduated from the University of Glasgow with BSc in Civil Engineering, and graduated from the University of Strathclyde with MSc in Computer Aided Engineering Design.
Alan is a Chartered Engineer and an Approved Certifier of Design (Building Structures). He has worked on numerous residential, health, retail and commercial developments throughout Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England for both private and public-sector clients.
Stuart Harrow
Director - Transportation
Stuart is a Director with Dougall Baillie Associates and has over 20 years’ experience in Traffic and Transportation Engineering.
Stuart joined DBA in 1997 as a graduate Civil Engineer where he was involved in the detailed design of residential roads and drainage schemes before moving to the Transport department. Stuart went onto specialise in transportation planning and assessment for both public and private sector clients.
Stuart graduated from the University of Strathclyde with BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, Stuart is also a Chartered Engineer and is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Colin Weir
Associate - Transportation
Colin is an Associate with Dougall Baillie Associates and has been with Dougall Baillie Associates since Graduation in 2008 from University of West Scotland with BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering with Project Management.
Colin has subsequently completed a MSc in Transport Planning from Edinburgh Napier University in 2011. Colin is a graduate member of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
Colin’s experience extends to transportation planning and advice on a range of residential and major commercial projects.
Water Management Department
For any queries surrounding water management, please contact Fergus Adams or Scott MacPhail (please see above for contact details).