{"id":3932,"date":"2025-07-28T09:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=3932"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:09:44","slug":"team-profile-scott-mcalear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=3932","title":{"rendered":"Team Profile: Mike Craig"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3932\" class=\"elementor elementor-3932\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9ac6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ee9ac6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commercial Manager<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7be24ff\" data-id=\"7be24ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42685b elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"b42685b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-ddc6307\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=michael%20craig&#038;origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER&#038;sid=wsu\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa2619d\" data-id=\"fa2619d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04c30e elementor-widget 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Following this initial period Mike subsequently worked with Main Contracting organisations, progressing through the roles and stages of surveying management to the position of Commercial Manager,<\/p><p>Throughout this journey Mike has acquired considerable experience in the commercial management of a variety of projects using all the established forms of contract adopted within the construction industry, covering contracts ranging in value from \u00a3500 &#8211; \u00a34.5M. 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