Tom Francis Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for delivery of assurance, project controls and expert services to HDP's clients in the MENA region.

Manchester

Responsible for development of the project controls and delay aspects at Decipher. Business development of existing and new clients in the building, civils and process sectors. Development of a project controls and delay team including; recruitment, personal development, processes and procedures. Fee earning on preconstruction, live project and ADR commissions in relation to planning programming and delay matters.

Macclesfield

Decipher Programme Management is a subsidiary business of the Decipher Group, offering prospective and retrospective programme support to Clients; Main Contractors; Sub-contractors and Lawyers.

Uk

Provision of bid planning, site planning and delay analysis services to clients in the infrastructure and engineering sectors.Commissions include - Working on a variety of Power projects: Energy from Waste (EFW), Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) and Biomass including tendering, site planning and delay analysis.Providing programming services at Heathrow Airport for the security system on the £2.5 billion Terminal 2 Project. Role included detailed site planning, Earned Value Management reporting and NEC3 based programme management (EWN, NCE & PMI).

Working on a variety of tender, claims and arbitration commissions in the petrochemical, rail, renewable energy, water and aviation sectors.Providing planning, delay analysis and contract administration across a variety of contracts (NEC3, MF/1, FIDIC, bespoke).Projects include:1. Lead planner for a team of 4 planners at a FTSE 100 signalling & technology contractor. Development of an NEC3 compliant programme for a £400 million rail OJEU signalling tender.2. Analysis of project delays and report writing for a number of upstream petrochemical projects between £4 million and £200 million in value. Projects located in the North Sea, Mediterranean and Middle East.3. Seconded to a waste water and water treatment mechanical & electrical contractor on a number of M&E contracts in Ireland to provide planning, delay analysis and contract management advice.4. Planning advice to various clients in the wind energy and aviation sectors.

Roles include pre-construction planning advice, detailed site and contract claims analysis on major infrastructure and building projects. Other roles undertaken at Mace include project controls and programme management.Projects: Manchester City Council Town Hall Complex Refurbishment£168 million - Design & BuildProgramme ManagementTerminal 2, Dublin Airport€690 million - Construction Management Northgate Development, ChesterMixed Use (Retail, Residential, Leisure, Infrastructure)£300 million - Design & BuildPM commissionIslington Wharf, ManchesterResidential£30 million - Design & BuildPM commissionGMPTE Metrolink Delivery Partner Bid, Manchester£Undisclosed Delivery Partner BidHolt Town Waterfront, East Manchester Circa £400 million - Lead Developer Regeneration & Residential SchemePM commissionQuality Bus Corridor (Programme Management) GMPTE, Manchester £85 million - Programme Management Commission

2003 - 2005 Tender & Site Planner on various schemes between £10 million and £40 million value.2000 - 2003Site Engineer / Assistant Site Manager / Assistant EstimatorWorked on various design & build and traditionally procured construction projects in a variety of roles. Developed a full understanding of project planning from construction first principles - quantities take-offs, rate build up, setting out to drawings, etc.

Msc, Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, Merit

Dissertation - 'an Investigation into the delay and disruption methods in use within the construction industry: To determine the most.

Ba Hons, Building Management & Technology, 1St Class With Honours