PROFILE: SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEER / FORENSIC, DELAY & CLAIMS ANALYST
KEY FACTS:
Over 40 years of experience; Wide Sector Experience; Wide Ranging Role Experience to Managerial Level; Senior Planner / Forensic Planner / Planning Manager; High Skill Levels with Planning Software & Tools
Qualifications:
MCInstCES. ~ Chartered Institute Civil Engineering Surveyors; ONC / HNC in Civil Engineering; LLB (Hons) Law (Incomplete due to work commitments: Elements completed: Skills in Law, Legal System, Contract Law, Comparative Legal Systems, The Law of Tort)
Planning Software & Tools Experience / Skills:
Primavera P6/P3 (Expert); MS Project (Expert); Asta (V Comp); Microsoft Office (Expert); MS Power Point (Expert); AutoCAD (Very Comp); Westlaw (Competent); Complex Spreadsheet Solutions (Expert); 3D Modelling / Graphics
Sector Experience:
Infrastructure; Transportation; Utilities; Civil Engineering; Building / Property; Bldg Services; Energy; Oil & Gas / Water Tech; Nuclear; Natural Resources:
Geographical Experience:
Europe; America; Middle East; Africa
SUMMARY:
Neil has 40 years of extensive ‘hands on’ experience supplying professional services to both client and contractor in numerous roles including but not limited to:
· Claims Consultant / Delay Analyst (impact analysis, time slice, retrospective, EoT, compensation events);
· Senior Planner/Planning Manager/Project Controller & Contract Manager – Tender, Live & Post Contract;
· Expert Witness Support Services (Acting as 2nd) for Adjudications / Arbitrations, ADR – collation and presentation of data through tables, charts & narratives together with Schedule impacting etc
· Project Manager / Site Agent;
· Resident Engineer;
· Topographical Surveyor / QS / Setting Out Engineer;
Neil has also gained Engineering & Contractual experience in:
· Project Planning and Software incl weight methods of progress calcuations (EVA, SPI, CPI etc);
· Estimation, Tendering & Project Management;
· Document Control;
· Procurment;
· Construction Methodologies;
· Commercial management;
· Sub-Contract Management
· Alternative Dispute Resolution – Mediation, adjudication etc
Neil has worked in numerous sectors of construction (see list to left) using various types of contract including but not limited to NEC, ICE, FIDIC, JCT:
Neil understands the Engineering/Design, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of the various construction sectors and is experienced in all stages of a contract from tendering and estimation through project management, commercial management and on to claims consultancy. He has provided some 15 or so years’ service as expert witness support, collating data, providing charts, narratives and planning for the purpose of Dispute Resolution.