What Mitchell McDermott does

Mitchell McDermott Construction Consultants is an independent, full-service construction consultancy founded in 2015 by Paul Mitchell and Anthony McDermott and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm delivers Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Funder Advisory, Sustainability Services, and Specialist Services to enterprise clients undertaking large-scale commercial construction projects, with particular depth in the mission-critical data centre sector. It also publishes proprietary market intelligence including its InfoCards suite and co-authors or authors government-commissioned reports such as the Department of Housing Total Development Cost Study.

The company's core technology positioning is 'data-led': it maintains proprietary benchmarking datasets covering construction cost, programme, and design efficiency across its project history, and applies this intelligence to inform client decisions on complex projects. Specialist capabilities include data centre site selection, power analysis, grid connection, and next-generation AI infrastructure deployment with liquid cooling, as well as whole-life carbon assessments and EU Taxonomy alignment for sustainability reporting. It is a member firm of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees from enterprise clients across commercial property development, hyperscale data centre operations, residential development, and financial services. The go-to-market is director-led direct engagement supported by thought leadership content, industry events, and a referral-driven reputation model. The firm operates from offices in Dublin, Limerick, London, and Amsterdam, delivering Project Management and Cost Management services across Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe, with the data centre vertical as a key growth frontier.

Name

Mitchell McDermott

Legal name

Mitchell McDermott Construction Consultants

Website

https://mitchellmcdermott.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mitchell McDermott is an independent, data-led construction consultancy founded in 2015 in Dublin, Ireland, delivering Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Funder Advisory, and Sustainability Services to enterprise clients across commercial property, hyperscale data centres, and residential development, with offices in Ireland, the UK, and the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Construction Consultancy Services: Professional consulting fees for Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Funder Advisory, and Sustainability Services. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements for commercial property developers, investors, and funds undertaking large-scale construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mitchell McDermott is an independent, data-led construction consultancy offering Quantity Surveying (cost management), Project Management, Funder Advisory (technical due diligence for banks and funds), Sustainability Services (Whole Life Carbon assessments and EU Taxonomy alignment), and Specialist Services including insolvency, disputes, and PPP/PFI advice. It maintains a dedicated Mission Critical Data Centre Consultancy covering site selection through to commissioning, and sells proprietary InfoCards and industry reports built on its historical benchmarking dataset.

Product overview

Mitchell McDermott is a full-service construction consultancy firm offering a unified suite of services centered on construction project delivery. The core offerings include Quantity Surveying (cost management), Project Management, Funder Advisory, Sustainability Services, and Specialist Services. The company also provides specialized Data Centre Consultancy for mission-critical facilities and Market Intelligence products including InfoCards and industry reports. As a data-led consultancy, the firm leverages historical data and analytics to support client decision-making across all service lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quantity Surveying Cost management and quantity surveying services to control costs and deliver value-for-money on construction projects, including value for money assessments, risk assessment, construction cost estimating, whole life costing, and financial modelling, provided to commercial property developers, investors, and funds.
• Project Management Hands-on project management across the construction lifecycle, including project execution plans, design management, risk management, procurement advice, contract administration, and commissioning stage management, for large-scale commercial construction projects.
• Funder Advisory Technical due diligence for banks, mezzanine funders, individuals, and funds to improve investment decision-making, including pre-acquisition due diligence, statutory compliance review, risk assessments, and construction monitoring across the loan lifecycle.
• Sustainability Services Carbon-focused consultancy including Whole Life Carbon Assessments, Embodied Carbon Assessments, Operational Carbon Assessments, Carbon Forecasting, EU Taxonomy Alignment, and Green Finance Alignment for developers, investors, and funders needing sustainability reporting and compliance.
• Specialist Services Niche construction consultancy including insolvency and restructuring, independent commercial dispute assessment, PPP/PFI advice, project audits, bid management, insurance reinstatement valuations, and capital allowances advice, provided to legal teams, lenders, contractors, and developers.
• Data Centre Consultancy Mission-critical data centre construction consultancy covering site selection, feasibility, permitting, power analysis and grid connection, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover, with specific expertise in next-generation AI deployments using direct-to-chip liquid cooling.
• InfoCards Exclusive datasets and in-depth industry briefings covering construction trends, inflation data, market analysis, and sector-specific insights, delivered as downloadable PDF reports drawing on Mitchell McDermott's proprietary historical project database.
• Industry Reports Authored and collaborative industry publications providing expert insights and market analysis on construction costs, planning, residential delivery, and infrastructure, including the Total Development Cost Study for the Department of Housing and the OPR Brownfield Land Activation report.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2% construction inflation in 2023 - lowest rate since tracking began in 2016
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Host In IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2019Collaboration on the DC's For Bees initiative to promote biodiversity around data centre facilities. Mitchell McDermott sponsored 2,000 trees as part of the initiative working with Native Woodland Trust.
• Native Woodland TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2019Charitable partner for DC's For Bees initiative. Team participated in tree planting to create biodiverse forest for pollinators.
• Department of Housing, Local Government and HeritagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned by the Department to author major reports including Total Development Cost Study 2024 and 2025, providing authoritative government-backed research on construction costs in Ireland.
• Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned to author the OPR Brownfield Land Activation report, providing expert analysis on land development and planning matters.
• Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authors reports with SCSI including the Real Costs of New Apartment Delivery reports (2017, 2021, 2025). Paul Mitchell serves as Chair of SCSI's Residential working group.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy providing cost management, project management and program advisory. Competes on large commercial and mission-critical programmes across Europe.
• Arup: Global engineering and advisory firm with a sizable cost advisory practice in Ireland and the UK, frequently engaged on mission-critical and commercial real estate programmes.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with significant cost management, project management and sustainability advisory practices that overlap with Mitchell McDermott's service lines.
• Faithful+Gould (AtkinsRéalis): Global cost and project management consultancy now part of AtkinsRéalis, with deep UK/EU presence across QS, PM and funder advisory—directly overlapping Mitchell McDermott's core services.
• Turner & Townsend: Global cost and project management consultancy with one of the largest data centre practices worldwide. Competes with Mitchell McDermott on hyperscale mandates and broader real estate cost management.
• Mace Group: International construction and consultancy group with a dedicated cost consultancy (Mace Cost Consultancy) active in data centres and commercial real estate, overlapping Mitchell McDermott's offering.

Direct peers

• Linesight: Ireland-headquartered construction consultancy with a globally dominant data centre and mission-critical practice serving hyperscalers. Closest direct competitor to Mitchell McDermott in Ireland, with significantly larger scale.
• Gleeds: International cost and project management consultancy with strong UK/Ireland presence. Overlaps with Mitchell McDermott in quantity surveying, project management and funder advisory.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): Global quantity surveying and construction consultancy with established UK and European offices. Direct competitor on commercial and residential cost management mandates.
• Currie & Brown: Global quantity surveying and cost consultancy competing directly with Mitchell McDermott's core QS offering across commercial, residential and mission-critical sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MitchMcDerm
• Facebookfacebook.com/MitchellmcdermottConstructionConsultants
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mitchell-mcdermott
• Instagraminstagram.com/mitchmcderm

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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