Chris Everett

Quantum Expert

Expert Highlights

  • 22 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries
  • A Chartered and Qualified Quantity Surveyor, with extensive experience resolving disputes in mediation, adjudication and litigation
  • Recent expert appointments in commercial, healthcare, education, and super-prime residential buildings, nuclear decommissioning, power transmission and data centre construction
  • Specific experience in claims alleging professional negligence of design, consultant and project management performance
  • Experience working for Employer’s and Multi-Disciplinary Consultants with specific experience in avoiding and resolving professional negligence claims
  • Ability to articulate complex construction issues for Clients and Counsel calling on practical experience gained working within the industry
  • Excellent report writing skills with an ability to retrieve, analyse and dissect large volumes of project data and present complex issues in a coherent manner for the benefit of a tribunal
  • Providing services globally with specific experience in the UK, Europe and Middle East regions
  • Chris continues to provide live project, contract and commercial assurance services keeping abreast of current industry practices and developments
  • chris.everett@ccint.co.uk
  • +44 (0)7870 665730
  • Manchester

As a Quantity Surveyor with 22 years’ experience in the construction industry, I provide expert quantum services to counsel, commercial and contracting organisations, supporting clients, contractors, consultants and sub-contractors across a broad range of sectors.

I have experience with large projects up to £4billion in value and extensive experience of UK statutory adjudication, working alongside or appointed by counsel in adjudication and litigation on numerous disputes, providing expert quantum opinion and reports.

Major construction project experience; Super Sewer London (£4bn), New Port London (£1.5bn), PFI Acute General Hospital Midlands (£0.5bn), Street Lighting PFI North of England (£0.3bn), HS2 (£0.2bn)

Detailed experience in construction contracts particularly NEC and JCT, with wide knowledge of IChemE, FIDIC, ICE, NR12 and bespoke forms of contract. International forms of contracts in Germany, Doha and Denmark.

Qualifications

BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
CIArb Adjudication Pathway Qualification
NEC3 PM Accreditation

Professional Memberships

Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (MCInstCES)