A construction/ engineering professional with 25+ years experience in providing commercial management, delay and disruption analysis and dispute advice to client organisations, contractors, sub-contractors, solicitors and professional practices in connection with contractual and financial problems on UK and International construction and civil engineering projects including major schemes involving rail, signalling, highways, defence, airports, prisons, oil and gas, utilities, health, communications, commercial and residential sectors
Specialising in quantum and delay analysis, contractual reviews, preparation and negotiation of contracts, subcontracts, supplemental agreements, warranties and guarantees, gap analysis, provision of contractual advice and likely success of claims, claims preparation and negotiation of claims and counterclaims, professional and technical support in litigation and arbitration proceedings, commercial management, quantity surveying (pre and post-contract activities), contract administration, cost modelling, risk management, due diligence, project monitoring reviews, programme preparation and analysis, productivity measures, extensions of time and ascertaining due entitlement
Direct responsibility for directing teams of up to 30 professionally qualified surveying/ claims personnel plus technical support staff. Working closely with expert, solicitor and barrister teams on complex quantum and delay claims
Familiar with traditional (JCT, ICE, NEC, FIDIC) contracts as well as forms such as CRINE, ECC, PPC and numerous bespoke forms of PPP / PFI conditions, including head and under-lying contracts, including lump sum, cost plus and target cost arrangements