Mr James Beckwith

I am an experienced and commercially astute Quantity Surveyor, Project Manager and Construction Consultant. Having qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 2008 (MRICS), I am a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). I also hold Masters Degrees in Surveying (MSc), Construction Law (LLM) Arbitration and Adjudication and an MA in History.

Having worked on projects in the UK, Australia and the Middle East I have had an international career spanning 15 years in Construction. Clients I have worked with include Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Knight Dragon, Kew Gardens, FKP Developments, Queensland Health, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Natwest/RBS, Metro Bank, Sainsburys, IGA Supermarkets, Medicx, Queensland Health, Queensland Education, Brisbane City Council, FKP Developments, Meriden Property Development, Vision Australia, Latitude Developments, Shell, Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, Cambridge Housing Society, Westgate Department Stores, Laing O’Rouke, Lambeth Council and the City of London.

I specialise in dispute avoidance and resolution within the Construction Industry. I hold a Masters Degree in Construction Law (LLM), including both Adjudication and Arbitration processes and am a Fellow of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. I have acted as party representative in Adjudication proceedings and supported the production of expert witness reports for both Adjudications and Arbitrations. In addition I approach my Project Management and Contract Administration duties in a collaborative mind set and have been asked to work on several schemes in distress where project recovery was an issue. I support dispute avoidance through collaboration and approach my work embedding the principles of project management best practice with clear commercial management supporting my client’s goals on their construction projects.

My Specialties Include: All Aspects of Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying (All RIBA Stages), Adjudication, APC Coaching, Arbitration, BIM, BOQ Production, Contract Administration ( FIDIC, JCT, SBCC, NEC 3 & 4 and Bespoke Forms), Contract Auditing, Contract Formation, Contract Management, Cost Planning (RIBA Stage 0-4), Expert Witness, Loss and Expense Evaluation, Career Development and Mentoring, Procurement Advice, Post Contract Commercial management of Construction Works (Both Contractor and Client Side), Project Auditing, Project Management, Project Monitoring, Risk Management.