Contracts Director, Solway Structural Steel, Glasgow, UK
Eur IngPaul McCreadie
BEng (Hons) CEng MICE MCIOB MCIArb LLM
Director
QUALIFICATIONS
BEng (Hons)
Civil Engineering
University of Glasgow
(1990)
LLM
Master of Laws in
Construction Law
Glasgow Graduate School
of Law (2005)
CEng
Chartered Engineer
Eur Ing
Federation European d’Associations Nationales d’Ingénieurs (FEANI)
PhD Law
University of Strathclyde
Commenced 2013
MEMBERSHIPS & ACCREDITATIONS
MICE
Member,
Institution of Civil Engineers
MCIOB
Member,
Chartered Institute of Building
MCIArb
Member,
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Approved listing in the
Sweet Maxwell
Directory of Expert Witnesses
Society of Construction Law
Member
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2014 –
McCreadie & Hughes Limited
Glasgow, UK
Director
2012 to 2014
High-Point Rendel
London, UK
Associate Director
2007 to 2012
Acutus Programme Management
London and Glasgow, UK
Associate Director
2005 to 2007
Barr Construction
Glasgow, UK
Chief Engineer
2004 to 2005
Barr Technical Services
Glasgow, UK
Engineering Manager
2001 to 2004
Solway Structural Steel
Glasgow, UK
Contracts Director (2001)
Contracts Manager (1997)
1990 to 1997
Barr Construction
Argyll & Bute and Ayrshire, UK
Area Manager (1995)
Project Manager (1993)
Site Engineer (1990)
CONTACT DETAILS
Tel: +44 141 433 8428
Mob: +44 788 149 0402
Email:
Address: 129 Mugdock Road
Milngavie
Glasgow
G62 8NW
Scotland
UK
Website: / CAREER SUMMARY
Paul McCreadie is a chartered civil engineer with over 23 years of experience in the construction industry. Dual qualified in civil engineering and construction law, Paul’s extensive experience has been gained on a variety of major building,civil engineering and energy projects. He has in-depth knowledge of a wide range of technical, practical, process and commercial aspects of construction projects, as well as a high level of experience in construction planning programming, design management, health safety management and contract management.
Paul’s specialism is in the provision of independent expert advice in the resolution of construction delay and quantum disputes through negotiation, mediation and third party determination, and the provision of risk advice to parties involved in construction projects.
He has provided testimony at a variety of dispute resolution forums, including opinion evidence relating to professional negligence claims arising from structural steelwork and concrete elements of the new Wembley Stadium; written opinion on the design and construction of the Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad, to a governmental Commission of Enquiry;and testimony on behalf of a European local authority before the President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, in connection with waste management facilities.
Paul’s experience spans a wide range of sectors that include commercial and public buildings, civil infrastructure, healthcare, hotels, power generation, oil & gas, nuclear, residential, retail, sport leisure facilities, and water & wastewater treatment.
He commenced his career with Barr Construction based in Paisley, Scotland. He spent a total of 17 years working for companies in the Barr group, including construction and structural steelwork, specialising in the design and construction of civil infrastructure, sports and leisure facilities, commercial developments and retail complexes.
Prior to forming MHL in 2014, Paul spent two years with High-Point Rendel based in Dubai, UAE, and prior to that four years with Acutus Programme Management providing expert advice in planning, programming and commercial transactions.
Paul lectures on behalf of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to engineers working towards their professional membership, and is currently undertaking legal research through the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, into construction delay and quantum disputes.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Associate Director, High-Point Rendel, London UK and Dubai, UAE
- Responsible for the provision of specialist contract support and advice to contractor and client organisations in relation to major international projects. Duties include providing commercial and technical risk advice, quantum and time related claims preparation, and the provision of strategic advice in connection with commercial risks and entitlements, the preparation of contract documentation and the management of programming, planning and design issues.
- Responsible for the provision of independent expert advice in relation to commercial construction disputes to contractors, construction professionals, client organisations and financial institutions. Duties included the identification and interrogation of factual evidence, consideration of the legal positions of the parties, preparing risk assessments, delay analyses, expert reports and presentations, and communicating findings, conclusions and opinions to key stakeholders.
- Responsible for the management of the Unit’s engineering functions, including tender preparation, procurement, design management, risk assessment and installation. Duties included client, developer and statutory authority liaison, and advising the commercial and construction departments on dispute management, health & safety management and quality control.
- Responsible for the pre- and post-tender design management of civil and structural design carried-out both internally and externally. Prepared Barr Construction’s Design Management Procedures and instigated and assisted in the introduction of the company-wide intranet. Devised a bespoke system of project monitoring and oversaw its implementation.
Contracts Director, Solway Structural Steel, Glasgow, UK
- Overall responsibility to the Board of Barr Limited for the procurement, planning, programming, fabrication and construction of structural steelwork, precast concrete, metalwork and cladding carried out nationwide. Duties included commercial reporting, health & safety management, quality management and dispute resolution.
- Responsible for the regional operation in Scotland of Solway Structural Steel, including planning, programming and erection of structural steelwork, precast concrete, metalwork and cladding.
- Varied programme of civil and building contracts, including the design and construction of sports stadia, commercial and leisure developments, and infrastructure projects. Responsible for contract planning, programming, procurement, health and safety management and quality control.
- Design and construction of six water treatment plants in Argyll and at Penwhapple, Girvan. Initially responsible for post tender design coordination, quality assurance and planning. During the construction phase, was responsible for the management of all site operations, including procurement, client liaison and commercial performance.
- Involved in a variety of infrastructure projects, including, trunk roads, railways and bridges.
ENERGY
- Ichthys Onshore LNG Plant, Darwin, Australia
- Ignalina Nuclear Power Station, Lithuania
- Browse LNG Plant, Western Australia
- Ninh Thuan 2 Nuclear Power Project, Vietnam
- Auchrannie Hotel and Leisure Centre, Isle of Arran, UK
- Wembley Stadium, London, UK
- Celtic Park, Parkhead, Glasgow, UK
- Brian Lara Cricket Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago
- Upton Park, West Ham, London UK
- St.Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, UK
- Jakarta MRT, Indonesia
- Edinburgh Trams, UK
- Marmaray Tunnel, Istanbul, Turkey
- Railway underbridge, Kirkconnel, UK
- Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, UK
- Boulevard Retail Park, Aberdeen, UK
- Kingsway Retail Park, Dundee, UK
- Grants Distillery ,Girvan, UK
- Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Ballymount Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), Dublin, Ireland
- Whitehall Road, Leeds, UK
- West Langland Street, Kilmarnock,UK
- Castlehill Hospital PFI, Hull, Yorkshire, UK
- Crosshouse Hospital Extension And Refurbishment, Kilmarnock, UK
- Mesar Tower, Benbecula, UK
- HMND Clyde, Sports Facilities, Argyll & Bute, UK
- Cleveland Police Firearms Training Facility, North East England, UK
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