Paul has a wealth of first hand experience working on large and complex international construction and engineering contracts. He has specialist experience in the oil & gas industry:

• Oil & Gas (onshore): well manifolds; processing facilities; tank batteries; piping & pipelines; water treatment plants; substations and power distribution; power generation; administration buildings; access roads & well pads; hook-up; commissioning & start-up.

• Oil & Gas (offshore): fixed platforms; FPSO’s (floating production storage offloading); processing facilities; subsea production systems; umbilicals; flowlines and risers; hook-up; commissioning & start-up.         

• Infrastructure: major railway upgrade; tunnelling to major metro extension; various roads & bridges.

• Buildings: major museum upgrade; offices; warehouses & distribution centre.

• Contract types: FEED, EPC, Construction, Services, Term, Purchase Order, Rental

• Contracts familiarity: Bespoke, FIDIC, BIMCO, LOGIC, ICE, JCT

• Arbitrator on 65+ arbitrations (scheme) leading to an enforceable award. 

Career highlights

• 2017-present  Independent Practitioner – contracts, claims, variations and Arbitrator services (65+ scheme arbitrations)

• 2009-2015 Head of Contracts, Facilities Projects to Oil & Gas operator, Bahrain

• 2007-2009 Contracts Manager, FPSO to major Oil & Gas operator, U.S.A & U.A.E.

• 2004-2006 Senior Contracts Engineer to major Oil & Gas operator, France.

• 2001-2003 Contracts Administrator to major Oil & Gas operator, Venezuela

• 1998-2000 Contracts Engineer to major Oil & Gas operator, Venezuela.

• 1995-1997 Senior Quantity Surveyor to national quantity surveying firm, U.K.

• 1988-1994 Quantity Surveyor to national quantity surveying firm, U.K.

Other

Languages:
English – mother tongue.
Spanish – conversational and basic business.

Nationality: British

Full Curriculum Vitae available upon request.