John Senan Cole is an architect from

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. Previously working with the

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, as of 2021 he was an "independent consultant .for..public-sector infrastructure projects".

Career

From 1996 to 1998, he served as president of the

Royal Society of Ulster Architects The Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) is the professional body for registered architects in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1901. Chartered Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) members in Northern Ireland are automatically m ...

. He was chief executive of Health Estates Agency (2003-2008) and later deputy secretary and chief estates officer at DHSSPS from 2008-2013. In 2013, he retired from the role of deputy secretary and chief estates officer (DHSSPS). Also in 2013, he was commissioned to revise the DCAL Policy for Architecture and the Built Environment. In 2016, he was commissioned to review the closure of several schools in the

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area. The resulting report, titled "Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools", also known as the "Cole Report", was published in February 2017.

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