Matthew Charles

Profile

Matthew is a Senior Planner and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Member of the Association of Project Managers. He has 16 years’ construction industry experience in both Client and Tier 1 Principal Contractor environments.

Matthew started his career in an engineering capacity as a Site Engineer progressing to Senior Site Engineer, where he developed an interest in project planning and optimisation of construction sequencing. He has been working as a Senior Planning Engineer for the last 9 years. Matthew has a specialist knowledge of the New Engineering Contract (NEC3) Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) having worked solely with these contract conditions for his entire career. Matthew has worked as a lead planner on projects ranging from £8m to £200m and portfolios up to circa £400m. His sector experience includes electricity transmission, rail and tunnelling. He has constructed tender programmes in their entirety based on client Works Information, and managed large programmes throughout the delivery phase. He has an expert knowledge of Primavera P6.

Matthew is a competent Earned Value practitioner having monitored the metrics throughout his engineering and his planning career. His appreciation of technical engineering, construction practicalities and various permit requirements mean that he can efficiently programme works. Crucially, he can offer practical engineering solutions when Cost Performance or Schedule Performance Indexes are signalling project inefficiencies. His NEC ECC background means that he can advise on the best use of time-risk allowance, project float and terminal float reducing project delays and increasing cost efficiency. Similarly, his understanding of project risks and NEC philosophy of early identification through the early warning mechanism, means that programme risks are often mitigated in their entirety.

A well-rounded construction professional, Matthew has a Degree in Civil Engineering, and a Master’s Degree in International Construction Management. His is also Incorporated Engineer with Institution of Civil Engineers and Member of the Association of Project Managers.