top of page

ABOUT

Tom Profile Pic.png

Tom McLean - Director

"I founded Ollila with a simple belief: projects perform better when the person managing them is aligned with the client's interests.

Throughout my career I've worked across residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments, delivering projects from early feasibility and design through procurement, construction and completion. Having worked on both the client and contractor side, I've seen firsthand where projects create value—and where unnecessary costs and complexity can arise.

​

That experience shaped the way Ollila operates today.

​

Rather than acting as another layer between the client and the project team, I work alongside clients, as a trusted advisor and Project Director, providing independent leadership, commercial oversight and strategic decision-making throughout the entire project lifecycle.

​

Every project is different, but the objective is always the same: deliver exceptional outcomes while protecting the client's investment.

I believe successful projects are built on transparency, strong relationships and proactive leadership. By remaining closely involved in every stage of delivery, I ensure decisions are made with the project's best interests at heart—not someone else's margin.

Whether delivering a bespoke residence, commercial, industrial or mixed-use development, my role is to provide clarity, confidence and complete control from concept through to completion."

Traditional Contractor
                       

- Percentage-based margin on construction
 

- Profit increases as project cost increases
 

- Limited cost transparency
 

- Contractor controls procurement
 

- Savings may benefit the contractor
 

- Builder-led commercial decisions

Ollila
 

- Fixed professional fee
 

- Success measured by project outcomes
 

- Open-book procurement
 

- Client retains control
 

- Savings stay with the client
 

- Independent project leadership

CHANGING THE WAY PROJECTS ARE DELEVERED

terrace_lvl5_final_correction2.png
bottom of page