UK
Project Assistant, English Heritage, London, UK, Sep 2001 – Nov 2002
Project: English Heritage Major Projects – Projects £5 – 50m
Major restoration and refurbishment works to historical and listed buildings including: Osborne House, Danson House and the Installation of the ‘Werner Collection’ at Rangers House in Greenwich.
Roles and responsibilities:
Background information
Trained as a civil engineer, Ewen has strong technical skills with a sound understanding of both design and construction which compliment his commercial skills and give added value to clients in achieving optimal solutions in complex projects. Ewen also has considerable data analysis expertise and IT skills that allow him to quickly disentangle project issues and present them in a simple and persuasive manner.
Ewen is well versed in any of the standard forms of construction contract including the NEC, JCT, ICE, FIDIC and GC Works Conditions as well as bespoke forms of contracts including PFI contracts.
Commercial management and dispute advice has been provided to a selection of clients on contracts that span major building, civil engineering, oil and gas, mechanical and electrical, highway and fit out works.
Ewen is well versed in any of the standard forms of construction contract including the NEC, JCT, ICE, FIDIC and GC Works Conditions as well as bespoke forms of contracts including PFI contracts.
Ewen has acted in commercial negotiations and settlements, resolving potential disputes as well as providing advice on contract procurement. In particular, Ewen has prepared numerous expert witness reports with respect to delay and disruption and the associated additional costs; drafted standard forms of contract and lectured on various commercial and contractual subjects within the construction industry.
Ewen was a managing director in FTI Consulting’s Forensic and Litigation practice providing first class commercial and contractual expertise as well as being a prominent expert in the field of delay and disruption analysis and associated prolongation costs.
He has worked for both international consultants and contractors and has gained considerable technical, project management, commercial and legal expertise in the construction industry.
Experienced in:
Progress updates, cost loading, resource loading, cost analysis, atending meetings