March 2001 - Present

Oakport Limited representing Alstom Power
Position: Commercial Manager
Location: Baden ( Switzerland ) / Newcastle upon Tyne ( England )
Project: Corporate Global Issues

Duties include remeasurement and agreement of main civil and mechanical Erection pipework. Tender support within sales team on civil element of turn key projects for Pricing future power stations. Station in United Kingdom 400MW CCGT, Civil value circa. £22 m. Station in Spain 1200 MW CCGT, Civil value circa £35m and numerous others. Nominated member of combined claim team (Company 3No. / Contractor 3No.) working under a disclosed non-contractual umbrella to endevour to develop the settlement of a notified dispute within a civil build. Value of dispute £4m. Development of a standard hybrid method of measurement to use within Main civil works contract document at enquiry and execution stage. Method of Measurement to be used on a global basis. (Ongoing).

July 1999 - February 2001

Oakport Limited representing ABB Alstom Power
Position: Commercial Manager
Location: Brighton and Hove / Shoreham
Project: Shoreham Power Station – 400MW CCGT

Initially working from previous location, negotiated and developed with a single source tenderer the main civil works contract bill of quantities. After successfully finalising the contract price developed and agreed a commercial strategy with the contractor to facilitate the development of a timely measure and value account and set up procedures through a steering committee to develop and agree any commercially contentious items. Managed and overviewed the development of the main civil account (£20m), reporting to management on budget requirements and highlighting through a non-conformance procedure any internal system cost transfers. Later involved in assuring that documentation was in place in order to negate spurious claims and for any claim defence necessary. Preparation and evaluation of owner variation orders associated with additional civil requirements. Overviewed contractual response to notification of notice of delays associated with main mechanical erection contract (£8m).

June 1998 - June 1999

Oakport Limited representing ABB Power Generation Ltd
Position: Commercial Manager
Location: Enfield – North East London
Project: Enfield Energy Centre – 400MW CCGT

Post contract administration of the main civil works (£12m) including the management of the measured account. Negotiation and agreement of all star rates and agreement of all commercially contentious items. Developed and executed strategy of fragmenting sections of work out of the umbrella of the main civil package in order to limit exposure to the Company of extension of time claims due to excessive interface with other main contractors within the turnkey. Responsible for the development of claim defence information as the build progressed and ultimately for the negotiation of the claim settlement within a team of three.

May 1998 - February 1997

Oakport Limited representing ABB Power Generation Ltd
Position: Chief Quantity Surveyor
Location: South Humber Bank - Immingham
Project: Stallingbrough Phase II – 550MW

As part of a team of two prepared main civil works bill of quantities for tender enquiry (CESSM3). As part of a team of three adjudicated submitted tenders and consolidated report proposing successful contractor. Post contract administration of the main civil works including the management of the measured account (£13m). Negotiation and agreement of all star rates, agreement of all commercially contentious items. Responsible for the development of claim defence information as the build progressed and ultimately for the negotiation of the claim settlement within a team of two.

September 1995 - January 1997

Oakport Limited representing ABB Power Generation Ltd
Position: Chief Quantity Surveyor
Location: South Humber Bank - Immingham
Project: Stallingbrough Phase I – 750MW

Post contract administration of the main civil works including the management of the measured account (Offshore £30m/Onshore £23m). Negotiation and agreement of all star rates, agreement of all commercially contentious items. Responsible for the development of claim defence information as the build progressed and ultimately for the negotiation of the claim settlement within a team of four.

March 1995 - August 1995

Oakport Limited representing Henry Boot (Management) Ltd
Position: Claims / Quantity Surveyor
Location: Dronfield, South Yorkshire – Head Office
Project: Various Bank Refurbishments

Responsible for both claim submission to the client were appropriate and claim defence against numerous subcontractors involved in several national bank refurbishments contracts including negotiation and agreement of all star rates and agreement of all commercially contentious items within the various subcontracts.

November 1992 - February 1995

Shell International representing Petroleum Development Oman
Position: Senior Contract Engineer
Location: Sultanate of Oman – Muscat , Head Office
Project: Various Projects

Responsible for the preparation of tender documents within the process of establishing a successful contractor to execute the works. Documents were structured for both lump sum, call off and or remeasurement contracts. Works varied in content and included Mechanical, Piping, Civil and Building, Earthworks, Ad-hoc and common service facilities disciplines. Duties also included the adjudication of submitted tenders and recommendation of proposed contractor to execute the works.

October 1990 - October 1992

Conoco ( UK ) Limited
Position: Site Contract Administrator
Location: Mablethorpe (Gas Terminal for Pickerill), Lincolnshire
Project: New process train for incoming gas

Duties include general contract administration of all site contracts including the responsibility for remeasurement and agreement of all disciplines of construction on the project which included Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Piping, Methanol Tanks, Insulation, Civil and Building Construction and agreement of all additional works and variations to contract. Production of monthly budget forecasts for management.

January 1990 - October 1990

Franklin & Andrews
Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Easington (Gas Terminal for Amethyst), East Yorkshire
Project: Extension of Onshore Gas Terminal

Responsible for the complete remeasurement and agreement of the mechanical works and associated disciplines, cost reporting to Client compilation of detailed records in connection with claim defence and evaluation.

May 1988 - December 1989

B. P. Exploration
Position: Project Quantity Surveyor
Location: Welton Gathering Station, Sudbrook, Lincoln
Project: Extension and upgrade of Onshore Oil and Gas Centre

Duties included the responsibility for remeasurement and agreement of all Disciplines of construction on the project which included Mechanical, Piping, Insulation, Civil and Building construction and agreement of all additional works and variations to the contract. Producing monthly budget forecasts for management and analysing manhours expended in relation to output achieved.

April 1987 - April 1988

Currie & Brown
Position: Quantity Surveyor
Location: B. P. Chemicals Limited, Saltend, Hull
Project: Construction of Acetyls Plant Development

Working for consultants within the management service provided by John Brown Engineering. The strategy of this project was to construct large sections of the work offsite in the form of pre-assembled units with a view to integrating the units at site location. Duties included the remeasure and agreement of Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation, Scaffolding and Civil contractor accounts.

September 1986 - March 1987

Self Employed representing Wimpey Construction U.K. Limited
Position: Quantity Surveyor
Location: South Humber Bank, Immingham Docks, Humberside
Project: Extension of existing large factory Development

Duties included working with the site Quantity Surveyor on the preparation of a disruption claim on I.C.E. standard form with amendments.

November 1985 - August 1986

George Corderoy & Co
Position: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Basrah , Iraq
Project: Basrah International Airport

Working for the consultants on the construction of a new airport. Executed the remeasure and agreement for the final account of various sections of the works including the water treatment plant and ancillary works, Av. Gas fuel farm and distribution system and agreement of monthly interim payments.

September 1983 - September 1985

Taylor Woodrow International
Position: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Baghdad , Iraq
Project: Baghdad University , Baghdad , Iraq

One of a team of three looking after subcontractor accounts under a management consultancy service provided for the State Contracts included Laboratories, classrooms, library, auditorium,and lecture theatres. Duties included all remeasurement and agreement of monthly payments, agreement of variations and assistance in material control systems.

February 1982 - August 1983

Taylor Woodrow International
Position: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Masirah Island , Sultanate of Oman
Project: Upgrade and extension of airbase facilities

One of two assistants involved in the preparation of sections of the works for inclusion in the monthly application. Payments of various subcontractors, preparation of take off's of overall quantities of materials required for the project. Monitoring progress of various sections of the work and reporting results to project management.

November 1973 - January 1982

George Houlton & Sons Limited
Position: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Kingston upon Hull
Project: Various

One of a team of surveyors looking after contracts ranging in scope from Banks, public houses, warehouses, road works, eel farms, maisonettes, and large storage facilities. Types of contracts were remeasures, lump sum, cost plus, cost plus variable fee, J.C.T. standard forms – with quantities and without quantities, package deals and serial tenders.