Head of Contracts for Engineering and Construction at PREDICT International Construction Claims and Consulting operations in the Middle East. More than 30 year experience in operations, relational management, claims, forensic audits and resolution. I have acted on UK and International disputes concerning engineering, acting as an expert witness on matters of cost, scheduling, delays and disruption on a number of power station projects. These appointments have involved high value complex… Show more Head of Contracts for Engineering and Construction at PREDICT International Construction Claims and Consulting operations in the Middle East. More than 30 year experience in operations, relational management, claims, forensic audits and resolution. I have acted on UK and International disputes concerning engineering, acting as an expert witness on matters of cost, scheduling, delays and disruption on a number of power station projects. These appointments have involved high value complex projects in engineering and construction.I have given strategic advice on matters of private and public dispute resolution. I have also lectured on matters of business development ,marketing and cost management for various degree courses.My experience has spanned major infrastructure project and process engineering through-out the Middle East. My Masters was earned from the University of Bath.I have sat on a number of UK & European Executive Committees in the Power Industry in the past.My experience in claims in construction and engineering started over twenty-five years ago from the time of joining J R Knowles Construction Contract Consultants (now a Hill International company).I am experienced in the strategic management of major international claims and disputes and have headed up major international construction disputes in the Power Industry. Additional areas of expertise include risk assessments, conflict avoidance, pre-contract negotiations, bid management, valuation, final account negotiation/settlement, due diligence and forensic audits.I have also managed integrated teams involved with evaluating complex delay, disruption and acceleration issues on major projects across the world. I have made representation at mediation, conciliation and adjudication forums, Show less

Special bespoke commissions undertaken for international private clients. Managing Consultant.

Head of Engineering & Construction Legal, Commercial, Contracts Management on major engineering projects for clients on an operational basis.Forensic studies of project failures - strategies defined with partners of law firms.My expertise lies in the analysis of delay to engineering and construction projects. I also provide advice in the areas of programme preparation, time risk management and extension of time assessments on engineering and construction projects worldwide. I am… Show more Head of Engineering & Construction Legal, Commercial, Contracts Management on major engineering projects for clients on an operational basis.Forensic studies of project failures - strategies defined with partners of law firms.My expertise lies in the analysis of delay to engineering and construction projects. I also provide advice in the areas of programme preparation, time risk management and extension of time assessments on engineering and construction projects worldwide. I am a chartered builder & engineer with experience in design, construction and project planning, the combination of which constitutes a sound basis for my role as a programming expert. Prior to working in the consulting field, I worked both as a quantity surveyor and planner on large power plant projects and other infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, route option studies and building refurbishments. I have employed critical path methods of analysis to identify the incidence, extent and causes of critical delay to engineering and construction projects including power plants, chemical process facilities, infrastructure projects, hotels, offices.Experienced contract, commercial and claims management professional within the heavy asset industry sector. Including development and implementation of contracting and purchasing strategies, tendering, the generation and negotiation of high value contractual terms and ensuring commercial control.Experienced in the evaluation and management of claims and dispute resolution; competently dealing with claims and disputes both up and down the contractual chain. Experienced throughout the contract lifecycle in various forms of contract such as: FIDIC, IchemE, NEC, JCT and bespoke forms of contract and their associated particular conditionsResponsible for all Subcontractor Contracts, directly managing a team of MEP and Civil Contract Managers. Show less

Responsible for all P&L on projects through out the Indian Ocean and Africa Over 25 years experience in contract, commercial and claims management within the heavy asset industry sector. Including development and implementation of contracting and purchasing procurement strategies, tendering, bidding and negotiation of high value contractual terms & conditions and ensuring full compliant commercial control of all projects to the operational and group boardsExperienced in the evaluation… Show more Responsible for all P&L on projects through out the Indian Ocean and Africa Over 25 years experience in contract, commercial and claims management within the heavy asset industry sector. Including development and implementation of contracting and purchasing procurement strategies, tendering, bidding and negotiation of high value contractual terms & conditions and ensuring full compliant commercial control of all projects to the operational and group boardsExperienced in the evaluation and management of contractual claims and dispute resolution; competently dealing with claims and disputes both up and down the contractual procurement chain. Experienced throughout the contract lifecycle in various forms of contract such as: All FIDIC forms, IchemE, NEC, ICE, JCT and bespoke forms of contract and their associated particular conditions.I have considerable experience in the preparation and analyses of construction claims particularly those involving delay and disruption and have extensive experience of retrospective delay analysis having been appointed as an expert on many disputes involving planning and quantum matters for the provision court submissions of Hong Kong, Paris, Zurich and UAE. Show less

Fluor to Build Coal Power Plants: Irvine Firm Forms Joint Venture With N. Carolina UtilityIn a venture expected to generate $1 billion in sales in three to five years, Fluor Corp. announced Wednesday that it is joining with a North Carolina utility to build coal-fired power plants.Fluor Daniel Corp., the chief operating affiliate of the Irvine-based heavy engineering and construction firm, said it has formed an equal joint venture with Duke Power Co. of Charlotte, N.C., to design and… Show more Fluor to Build Coal Power Plants: Irvine Firm Forms Joint Venture With N. Carolina UtilityIn a venture expected to generate $1 billion in sales in three to five years, Fluor Corp. announced Wednesday that it is joining with a North Carolina utility to build coal-fired power plants.Fluor Daniel Corp., the chief operating affiliate of the Irvine-based heavy engineering and construction firm, said it has formed an equal joint venture with Duke Power Co. of Charlotte, N.C., to design and build coal plants for public utilities and other customers. The new firm, with headquarters in Charlotte, will combine the existing coal generation resources of the two firms and will initially employ about 200 people, Fluor President Leslie G. McCraw said.Dubbed Duke/Fluor Daniel, the company aims to combine Duke's expertise in design and plant operations with the heavy engineering and marketing resources of Fluor Daniel. McCraw said the firms have each agreed to contribute about $100 million of existing contracts to the venture.Parks Cobb, executive vice president of Duke/Fluor, said the company will bid on contracts for construction of new coal-fired power plants and cogeneration facilities, and for the upgrading of existing coal plants. He said the new company will initially have nine major projects contributed by the parent organizations, but he declined to identify all of them.The power industry will need significant additional capacity over the next several years, Cobb added. At least one-third of that new capacity is expected to be in the form of coal-fired plants.The joint venture encompasses most of the resources of Duke Engineering & Services, the 7-year-old contracting subsidiary of the Duke Power, a regulated electric utility. About 20% of Duke Engineering's operations--involving nuclear and hydroelectric power projects--will remain outside the joint venture.Unlike most utilities, Duke Power designs and builds its own power plants. Show less

Worked out of an office in Mayfair, London travelled internationally in support of clients projects.Specialties•Construction and engineering works.•Construction standard forms contracts (including JCT, NEC, ICE and FIDIC). •EU and UK procurement.•Risk management.•Project Finance.•PPP/PFI.•EPC/EPCM.•Infrastructure Projects.•Environment, Health & Safety Measures.•Insurance.•Defects and damages.•ADR and Adjudication.