Principal Consultant
London, UK
Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 30 years experience in quantity surveying and contract administration and significant experience of both pre and post contract administration on a wide variety of civil engineering, building and process projects. Over 15 years experience providing cost, quantum, procurement and risk advice to the Insurance market on a wide range of property and energy losses.
Provides cost, procurement and contractual advice to Insurers, Re-Insurers and Loss Adjusters on a wide range of Property and Energy losses in the UK and Internationally. Produces Orders of Magnitude estimates to assist with the setting of reserves, Reinstatement Cost Value (RCV) estimates to assess the claim, Value at Risk (VAR) estimates to assess the total value of the insured asset and Actual Cost Value (ACV) or depreciated estimates to assess the cash value of the asset. Advised Insurers on the most appropriate procurement strategy and Form of Contract and the potential risks during the procurement and construction phases including potential mitigation strategies.
Worked for both private and public sector clients on a wide variety of construction projects carrying out a range of activities including due diligence, tender / contract preparation and administration, contractual advice, cost planning and estimating, measurement, tender evaluation, interim valuations, final account preparation, rating and claims assessments, risk identification, analysis and costing and cost and value engineering.
Procured and managed numerous projects under various forms of contract including NEC, ICE, JCT, FIDIC, IChemE and various bespoke forms of contract and has worked in a range of sectors including Insurance, Rail, London Underground, Highways, Ports and Maritime, Power Stations, Defence, Water Treatment, Residential, Private Developments and Waste Management Schemes.
Countries Worked in: Bahrain, British Virgin Islands, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, Norway, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA.