New Technical Director joins RPS’ award-winning ESG and Sustainable Business Advisory Team

We’re delighted to welcome Tunde Agoro to the business as Technical Director in our award-winning Environmental Social and corporate Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Business Advisory Team.

With a career spanning nearly 20 years in the building, design, construction, and commercial real estate industry, Tunde joins us as a respected ESG industry leader, having held strategic and technical leadership positions at various multidisciplinary engineering design consultancies. These include AECOM, Hoare Lea, and most recently Hydrock, where he was Head of ESG and Associate Director.

He’ll be supporting and leading the team in enhancing client ESG strategies, metrics, and reporting obligations. This will assist our property, infrastructure, developer, contractor, and financial clients to minimise risk and maximise opportunity, through the transition to a low carbon and nature positive economy.

With a background spanning architecture, real estate economics and finance, environmental design and management, environmental engineering, sustainable development, and project management, Tunde is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) accredited professional, Fitwel Ambassador, and one of the first qualified WELL Building Standard® Accredited Professionals (WELL AP) in the UK.

Tunde said: “I’m thrilled to join RPS at such an exciting time. I look forward to supporting the team in continuing to offer our clients the highest level of technical and advisory services, assisting them in mitigating ESG risks, and driving the delivery of long-term value throughout the investment, development, and project delivery cycle.”

Jim Carlisle, RPS Operational Director – Environmental Management, comments: “Tunde is a fantastic addition to the team. His varied skillset will not only be an asset to the business, but significantly support and add value to our clients and their ESG requirements. I look forward to working closely with him.”

Welcome to the team, Tunde.