Brian McHugh
Castlederg
Summary
Experienced professional with expertise in contract management, including NEC, ICE, and PWC frameworks. Demonstrates strong capabilities in team mentoring and development, client liaison, stakeholder engagement, and contractor assessment. Skilled in resource coordination across management, direct labour, and contractors while ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, Quality Control, and Environmental standards. Proficient in performance management, risk analysis, and reporting to drive operational excellence. Committed to delivering results through strategic planning and effective communication.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Contracts Manager
Northstone Materials Ltd
Carrickmore, Tyrone
07.2004 - 08.2026
- Overall responsibility for successful delivery of both one-off and term contracts across public and private sectors.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to site managers and apprentice engineers for personal development and long-term succession planning.
- Co-ordinate multiple concurrent contracts to avoid resource conflicts within own division and to complement simultaneous activities within other departments.
- Primary point of contact for clients, developing and maintaining strong relationships to ensuring satisfaction throughout contract lifecycle.
- Management of direct labour, subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure efficient and effective project execution.
- Ensuring full compliance with contractual requirements and legislative obligations.
- Monitoring and management of Health & Safety, Quality, Environmental and Commercial Performance across all contracts and reporting to Senior Management.
- Negotiation and agreement of variations and final accounts with clients and subcontractors.
Site Agent / Project Manager
Northstone Materials Limited
Carrickmore, Tyrone
09.1999 - 07.2004
- Assist contracts manager in planning, programming and cost control of projects.
- Supervise site activities, ensuring works were completed safely, efficiently and to specification, through to project completion and handover.
- Coordinate labour, plant, materials and subcontractors to meet programme requirements.
- Maintain site records, reporting progress and performance to contracts manager and director.
- Prepare, submit and agree monthly valuations to client and payments to subcontractors.
Site Engineer
WJ McLaughlin & Sons Ltd.
Drumquin, Tyrone
06.1998 - 09.1999
- Liaison with clients to agree scheduling and delivery of work packages.
- Development of risk assessments and method statements for planned works. Communication to site operatives through Tool Box talks.
- Regular site safety inspections and feedback to foremen.
- Collection and storage of site records.
- Preparation and agreement of monthly valuations.
- Collation and preparation of commercial information to assist with tender submissions.
Site Engineer
RJ Maxwell & Son Ltd.
Carrickmore, Tyrone
09.1995 - 05.1998
- Setting out works to ensure accuracy of line and level.
- Site surveying and collation of data to compile as-built drawings.
- Assist with site supervision and maintenance of site records.
- Measure and quantify completed works with Client's site representative and assist with preparation of valuations.
- Daily site inspections, resolution of issues arising and reporting to Project Manager.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering
University of Ulster
Jordanstown 10.1990 - 05.1994
Christian Brothers Grammar School
Omagh 09.1983 - 06.1990
Skills
- Contract management - NEC / ICE / PWC
- Team mentoring and development
- Client liaison and stakeholder engagement
- Contractor assessment and review
- Resource co-ordination - management / direct labour / contractor
- Health & Safety, Quality Control and Environmental compliance
- Performance management, analysis and reporting
- Risk Management
Custom
- Full, Clean UK driving licence.
- CSR card (Platinum).
- Streetworks (Supervisor) card.
- First Aid at Work.
- Graduate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
- Member of Engineers Ireland.
- Member of the Institute of Asphalt Technology.
Timeline
Contracts Manager
Northstone Materials Ltd
07.2004 - 08.2026
Site Agent / Project Manager
Northstone Materials Limited
09.1999 - 07.2004
Site Engineer
WJ McLaughlin & Sons Ltd.
06.1998 - 09.1999
Site Engineer
RJ Maxwell & Son Ltd.
09.1995 - 05.1998
Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering
University of Ulster
10.1990 - 05.1994
Christian Brothers Grammar School
09.1983 - 06.1990