Sector
Water and wastewater infrastructure.
Commercial leadership on alliance and framework water programmes. Operator-level fluency in NEC Option C target-cost mechanics, primary interface with utility-client leadership, and a track record of recovery on the kind of long-cycle, change-heavy programmes that increasingly define the Gulf water sector.
Where the experience comes from
Commercial Lead on a £300m strategic water programme delivered under an NEC3 alliance framework, including primary interface with utility-client leadership at director level. Long-cycle target-cost commercial governance, pain/gain management, and change control across a multi-year programme.
Earlier and parallel experience on flood defence and flood alleviation infrastructure, including critical flood defence barrier upgrades and pumping stations delivered under NEC3 Option C target cost. The underlying commercial mechanics (alliance discipline, transparent cost reporting, programme-driven CE management) are the same mechanics increasingly being adopted across Gulf utility programmes.
What the work usually involves
Pre-contract: alliance commercial framework setup, target-cost build-up, risk-and-reward mechanics, governance structure for the multi-party alliance team.
Mid-project: change control across a high-volume CE pipeline. Programme submission discipline. Transparent cost reporting under target cost. Periodic pain/gain reconciliation. Bilateral commercial close-out on completed work packages.
Disputes: alliance disputes are commercially different from main-contract disputes. The relationship matters more, the mechanics work differently, and settlements rarely break clean. Experience of both running them and helping resolve them.
Relevant insights
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