Inside the HMP Highland project

Aiden Teague

Aiden Teague is project lead for HMP Highland. He holds a Construction Management degree from South Bank University and a Master's in Construction Law from Strathclyde University, and is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building.

Aiden joined Balfour Beatty in 2019 after five years working in London, where he delivered the first phase of the Lewisham Gateway Project with John Sisk and Son. Before that he worked in Qatar on 2022 FIFA World Cup infrastructure as well as oil and gas contracts. Prior to that he was a director with Barr Construction for many years, focusing on the retail and stadia building portfolio throughout the UK.

With Balfour Beatty he recently completed the National Treatment Centre - Highland on Inverness Campus for NHS Highland, which opened in early 2023. He is now leading the team at HMP Highland in Inverness, ensuring the project is delivered safely, on time and on budget. 

Marc Breen

Marc Breen is a senior project manager with the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). Marc joined the SPS Estates Department in 2009, working as environmental advisor supporting the first SPS Carbon Management Strategy. Following this, Marc moved to various project manager roles where he worked on various new build, maintenance, demolition, and site disposal projects at HMP Perth, HMP and YOI Polmont, HMP Shotts, HMP Aberdeen and HMP and YOI Grampian. More recently, Marc worked on the Women’s Estates Strategy including the new Women's National Facility at HMP Stirling, and the site selection, design and build of the Community Custody Units in Dundee and Glasgow. He has been the Estates project manager for HMP Highland since early 2021.