Aled Williams brings three decades of experience working in higher education, having held senior roles at the University, University of Salford, LJMU and the Higher Education Academy. With substantial leadership experience in built environment education, he has led innovative developments across academia and industry, shaping both institutional strategy and sector-wide initiatives.

As a member of the Executive Team, Aled leads strategic engagement with industry, education, and the wider community. He focuses on building impactful partnerships, influencing national policy, and driving educational innovation to support a more sustainable built environment sector.

Aled supports and interacts with a broad range of stakeholders to actively influence (and be influenced by) our communities, helping to inform both institutional direction and national policy and practice. He is widely connected across the sector and actively contributes to national forums and collaborative initiatives.

His work with bodies such as the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), Construction Industry Council (CIC), and the Council of Heads of the Built Environment (CHOBE) contributes to sector-wide strategies, events, reports and toolkits that enhance learning and workforce development across the built environment sector.

His leadership philosophy centres on collaboration, with a strong commitment to creating real-world impact for learners, employers, and education providers.

External leadership roles include:

Chair, CIC Education & Future Skills Committee
Chair, Council of Heads of the Built Environment
Board Member, Supply Chain Sustainability School
Member, CLC People & Skills Network and Chair of the Routes into Industry Group
Member, Construction Skills Delivery Group (cross-government collaboration)
Member, the Edge, Built Environment Think Tank