Black Cat Chat Ep 12 Ben Pountney

In this episode, Andy Clow is joined by Ben Pountney, Associate Director at Black Cat Building Consultancy, to talk about his journey into the business, his rapid progression, and the specialist project management experience he brings to the team. Ben reflects on his first few months at Black Cat, moving from Senior Surveyor to Associate Director, and why the culture of recognising talent early has been such a refreshing change from the corporate world. The conversation explores Ben’s background in large-scale development and regeneration projects, how that experience differs from traditional building surveying, and why it is helping Black Cat secure and deliver increasingly complex schemes. The episode also looks ahead to 2026, covering the challenges facing development projects including planning, regulation and viability, alongside the opportunities created through public-private partnerships, brownfield regeneration and large masterplan schemes across the UK and Ireland. A great watch for anyone interested in project management, development, and how specialist expertise strengthens multidisciplinary consultancy teams. 👉 Subscribe for more conversations with the people behind Black Cat.