A Chartered Building Surveyor and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, Malcolm began his career in the construction industry almost 30 years ago.

Initially working with a number of small house builders, in the 1980's Malcolm's involvement in the regeneration of Victorian tenement properties in Glasgow, led him to specialise in Building Surveying.

In the latter part of the decade, Malcolm joined Scottish Homes, where he was responsible for managing their new build, refurbishment and maintenance works programmes.  Whilst at Scottish Homes, Malcolm helped establish a new Housing Association to acquire housing stock in public ownership and was appointed its Director in 1999.

In 2001, Malcolm joined NHBC as Director of NHBC in Scotland; he is immediate past Chair of the Scottish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Building. In 2006 he was co-opted onto BSAC (Building Standards Advisory Committee) and recently sat on the Expert Panel convened by the Scottish Government to develop a strategy for the introduction of low carbon Building Standards.