With more than 20 appointments providing independent advice as a delay expert, Stephen has provided written and oral evidence in arbitration hearings in Hong Kong, India, Singapore and South Korea, and dispute adjudication board hearings in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
Contract experience FIDIC, JCT, NEC and bespoke forms
Geographic experience Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the United Kingdom
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Experience across complex projects
Planning, delay analysis and independent expert work across aviation, buildings, hospitals, energy and infrastructure. Confidential assignments remain unnamed.
Aviation
Retrospective delay analysis
Airport expansion and terminal assignments include Dubai Airport, Dubai Cargo Terminal, Etihad Interim Terminal in Abu Dhabi and Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong.
Planning and site management
Fit-out planning at Athens and London Luton airports; site management of the Athens Satellite Terminal fit-out.
Infrastructure and interfaces
Kuala Lumpur International Airport assignments covered the 41 km dedicated highway, Satellite Terminal, earthworks, drainage, aircraft movement and express rail interfaces. Earlier work included planning support at Macau International Airport.
Buildings & commercial developments
Major developments
Tender and construction programming for a contractor on the Petronas Twin Towers, and retrospective delay analysis at the O2 Shopping Centre in London.
Expert and claims work
Independent extension of time assessment on a UAE mixed-use development; expert witness work on mixed-use arbitration in Hong Kong; retrospective delay analysis and claim preparation in Hanoi.
Specialist buildings
Assignments include a theme park resort in China, a manufacturing facility in Singapore, a UAE equestrian development, and bank branches, offices and trading centres in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Hospitals & healthcare
Hospital development | Singapore
Prepared the main contractor’s extension of time claims for a hospital development in Singapore. The project name remains confidential.
Energy & power
Nuclear power
Appointed expert witness for time-related matters in a nuclear power plant arbitration in South Korea. Further experience includes retrospective delay analysis on nuclear power projects in Europe for a major German contractor and in the Middle East for a major Asian contractor.
Conventional generation
Expert appointments and analysis on power projects in Saudi Arabia, Laos and Africa. Planning responsibilities included a 700 MW combined-cycle plant in Thailand and an assignment on a 310 MW peak-load station in Victoria, Australia.
Programme review and dispute support
Contract programme audit on a live open-cycle plant in Oman; retrospective analysis on combined-cycle plants including Qatar; leadership of delay analysts supporting a DAB-appointed expert in South Africa.
Process plants and renewables
Process-plant assignments in Bahrain and Indonesia, retrospective delay analysis on three wind farms in Vietnam, and an independent extension of time assessment on a Vietnam wind farm.
Infrastructure
Rail and roads
Expert appointments on rail projects in Singapore, the United Kingdom and India; leadership of rail claim preparation in Malaysia; retrospective delay analysis on a major Singapore expressway.
Ports and wider infrastructure
Port extension of time claim preparation in Malaysia and an expert appointment on a port project in Thailand. Further assignments include infrastructure claims in Hong Kong and Malaysia, and expert appointments in Thailand.
Team leadership and independent assessment
Led delay analysts assessing joint-venture culpability in the Philippines, and multidisciplinary teams preparing infrastructure extension of time claims in Oman and Thailand. Experience also includes sewage treatment-plant claims in the Middle East.
EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE
Selected project case studies
Selected assignments showing the project context, Stephen’s role and the work undertaken, while respecting project confidentiality.
ASSIGNMENT AT A GLANCE
Design & procurement
Construction interfaces
Fit-out delivery
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01 / Aviation | Greece
New Athens International Airport
Coordinating terminal fit-out from planning to site delivery.
Project context
Fit-out works to the Satellite Terminal Building, with planning responsibilities spanning the Main and Satellite Terminals.
Role undertaken
Site management and programme preparation.
Work undertaken
Managed the Satellite Terminal fit-out works and generated design, procurement, construction-interface and coordination programmes at contract and short-term planning levels.
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02 / Buildings | Malaysia
Petronas Twin Towers
Supporting a contractor from tender planning into construction.
Project context
A contractor’s tender and construction planning for the Kuala Lumpur City Centre development.
Role undertaken
Planning Engineer seconded to a local contractor.
Work undertaken
Prepared the contractor’s tender programme. Following the successful tender, the secondment was extended to include preparation of the contractor’s construction programme.
Training and former memberships: Academy of Experts training sessions; previously held AMAE, ACIOB and ACIArb memberships.
Stephen has experience with Primavera Project Planner, Artemis, MS Project, Powerproject and standalone programme review and risk software.
Stephen has delivered presentations to international contractors and law firms and designed and led workshops on critical path method programming and delay analysis methodologies.
Client feedback on Stephen’s work
“I found Stephen’s advice and opinions to be well researched, presented and independent.”
Legal feedback
“I found Stephen to be highly professional, personable, and driven to achieve results by delivering a very client focused service. Who is responsible, trustworthy, and having a very high level of dedication and integrity.”
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