Doha, Qatar – 14 January 19: The construction industry is a commercial enterprise with companies trading their services with the aim to return profits for shareholders… but construction carries big risks in delivery.
During a recent presentation to over 60 member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), entitled ‘Effective Construction Management – An Early Warning’, Sean Vernon, Quantum Technical Manager discussed the difficult issues surrounding low profit margins and big risk.
The presentation, part of the Quantum lecture series, also explored the use of various construction management techniques and particularly identified what project teams can do to develop early warning systems to spot and deal with potential issues.
Quantum Technical Manager, Sean Vernon is an experienced Quantity Surveyor and Contract and Claims Manager from a building and civil engineering background. Sean has worked on projects ranging from small local authority refurbishment projects to a multi-million dollar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) nuclear power station.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is the global professional body promoting and enforcing the highest international standards in the valuation, management and development of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.
About Quantum Global Solutions
As a trusted partner to global construction contractors and developers, Quantum is one of the world’s leading independent construction claims and dispute avoidance consultancies.
With our solution-based philosophy we bring clarity, insight and professional experience to difficult construction disputes facilitating open discussions to reach an amicable resolution for both parties on contractual and commercial matters, dispute resolution, dispute avoidance, forensic planning and litigation support.
Our expert consultants specialise in mediation, arbitration and adjudication providing expert reports, expert opinion and testimony in matters of Quantum, Delay, Construction Management and Technical Review at cross examination under ICC rules at international arbitration.
In addition, our unique differentiators include our partnership with construction delay and disruption technology specialists, Construction Dynamics and Quantum Digital, our inhouse claims movies creative specialists bringing visual clarity to the most complicated construction problems.
Quantum is also strongly committed to sharing our industry knowledge and experience with our clients and through the Quantum Lecture Series provides online, team and one-to-one training to promote a non-adversarial approach to construction projects.
With over 200 consultants, Quantum works across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the USA, Australasia and Asia where it also works it partnership with Plus 3 and CCR.
Quantum is regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and is an award-winning member of the communities we live and work through our CSR programme, Q-munity.