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Various: Construction and Engineering

Planner, Sindall Construction, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
July, 1978
END Date: 
April, 1982

David's first employment as a planning engineer was as part of his industrial placement in 1977 then subsequently he began his career  proper as a planning engineer in 1978 with Sindall Construction both head-office based pre-tender and contract planning for a number of projects and site-based leading planning teams on major hospital projects.

Company Planner, John Willmott Construction, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
May, 1982
END Date: 
June, 1985

Head-office based/site visiting pre-tender and contract planning responsible for the planning function for the main and a number of subsidary companies.

Senior Planner, J A Elliott, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
July, 1985
END Date: 
April, 1991

Head-office based pre-tender and contract planning for a number of projects and site-based leading planning teams on major  residential projects.

As a result the fall of the residential market in the late 1980’s David returned to head office and, in addition to his previous duties he also carried out delay analysis on completed projects, ultimately leading to his first appointment as an expert witness in 1989 where he used innovative network techniques to analyse the delays.

Regional Planner, HBG Construction, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
May, 1991
END Date: 
May, 2001

David joined Kyle Stewart (subsequently HBG Construction and now BAM Construct) as Deputy Chief Planner in a department of 12 planners.

Regional Planner, HBG Construction, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
May, 1991
END Date: 
May, 2001

David joined Kyle Stewart (subsequently HBG Construction and now BAM Construct) as Deputy Chief Planner in a department of 12 planners.

Planning and Programme Director, Buro Four Project Services, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
June, 2001
END Date: 
October, 2004

Planning, programming, project management and delay analysis; both on live work (tender and contract programmes, monitoring and progress monitoring and forecasting) but in particular in giving contractual advice and preparing time delay claims, reports for arbitrations and litigation and appointments as an expert witness. 

Associate, GVA Grimley LLP, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
November, 2004
END Date: 
January, 2007

Planning, programming, project management and delay analysis; both on live work (tender and contract programmes, monitoring and progress monitoring and forecasting) but in particular in giving contractual advice and preparing time delay claims, reports for adjudications, arbitrations and litigation and appointments as an expert witness. 

Associate Director, Driver Group, Various: Construction and Engineering

START Date: 
February, 2007

Current Role

Planning, programming and delay analysis; both on live work (tender and contract programmes, monitoring and progress monitoring and forecasting) but in particular in giving contractual advice and preparing time delay claims, reports for adjudications, arbitrations and litigation and appointments as an expert witness.

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