Nicola Trivett

Nicola began her career in Scotland as a Designer before moving into the project management field, relocating to the Middle East 12 years ago.

Nicola joined Summertown as Projects Director with over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry, she has a proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects from design through to delivery, Nicola transitioned over to Commercial Director in June 2021 managing Summertown’s pre-contract team including sales, estimation, and design and now currently heads up the full team as Summertown’s General Manager, her passion still lies in client satisfaction and seeing the finished product on site and thrives on being part of the whole Summertown Team.

As a Mum of 4 day the day to day can be a busy and challenging balancing act, having the right team in place helps to manage the load, prioritising the critical tasks and delegating in the right areas is key to being successful, teamwork is key, both at work and at home, whilst we embrace Diversity at Summertown it can sometimes present it’s own challenges, taking into account the needs of the full team and continually striving to get the best and ensure that everyone feels valued and understands their roles and responsibilities keeps her busy, keeping the team motivated daily is a priority given the general stressful conditions of the Desing, Fit out and Construction Industry, but we get there.

As a women in a predominantly male environment it is important to be confident in her experience and take each day at a time, facing obstacles and dealing with them on a real time basis, Nicola is a big supporter of the next generation, male and female and believes that we as leaders need to lead the way to allow an easier path, she believes that we can really achieve great things by supporting and inspiring others to achieve their full potential.