Based in Edinburgh, the five-person team is led by Mike Ward, senior director - design lead, who will help grow Pegasus’ design presence across Scotland while supporting clients throughout the wider UK.

Mike brings over 20 years’ experience delivering major urban design, architecture, and masterplanning projects across Scotland and Northern England. He joins from Stantec/Barton Willmore and has already quickly built a market-leading team focused on delivering innovative and collaborative design solutions across both the public and private sectors.

Joining Mike in the new Scotland team are:

• Hamish Jack, associate urban designer
• Sarah McKenzie, principal urban designer
• Callum Elliot-Muir, senior urban designer
• Quitterie d’Hacourt, senior urban designer

Together, the team brings expertise spanning strategic masterplanning, urban extensions, new settlements, residential layouts, regeneration projects, and detailed design. Their experience covers projects from early spatial and conceptual design through to detailed delivery of high-quality places and communities.

The launch of a dedicated Scotland design team significantly strengthens Pegasus’ national offer. In the last year, Pegasus has seen significant growth, expanding its Scotland presence with a new Glasgow office. It has also made key senior appointments to strengthen multidisciplinary capabilities across design, planning, environment, economics, building surveying, and more.

Mike Carr, executive director at Pegasus Group, said: “Pegasus has been looking for opportunities to expand our expertise in Scotland. But this is the first time we have had a design team directly based in Scotland, so it’s a big step in the evolution of our business. The team is already supporting a range of projects across Scotland and northern England.”

Mike Ward, senior director, said: “We’re excited to be working with a business that is committed to high-quality design and innovative problem solving. Pegasus has the perfect blend of expert skills needed to support our clients through all areas of the design and planning process.

“Our masterplanning ethos has always been vision-led and collaborative. That will be the approach that underpins all the projects we take forward as we bring our ambitions for high-quality, sustainable places to life. We want to create environments that everyone in the community will enjoy and feel proud of.”