Doug Walters
Mickleham,UK
Summary
Flexible, resourceful, adaptable, dependable, with 35+ years commercial contracting experience.
Client-side experience imposing commercial governance on large scale Super-prime and mixed-use developments to £2.5bn. Managing client consultants, securing client value, challenging contractor entitlement and initiating control procedures from inception to final account.
Tier 1 contracting experience in pre-construction, procurement and project lead commercial roles on large scale civil engineering, infrastructure and construction projects.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Programme Conflicts of Interest Lead
NHSE New Hospital Programme
London
11.2024 - Current
- Managing the NHP Conflict of Interest Team and Legal Team to create and administer policy and procedure across the NHP, upstream to DHSC, and throughout the Network of Hospital Trusts.
- Safeguarding the programme against legal challenges from consultant and construction supply chains during the procurement framework through ensuring level playing fields for competitive bidding.
- Ensuring no incumbent advantage is inherent within tendering processes.
- Scenario permutation planning for potential conflict of interest developments within multiple strands of supplier, consultant and sub-consultant involvement across design, procurement, Trust advisory and assurance roles.
- Establishing Ethical Wall Agreements for conflicted personnel within incumbent supplier organisations.
Commercial Director
Northacre
11.2019 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: Super-Prime Developer
- Accountable for the commercial performance of Northacre's UK and International Super-Prime developments, including the £250m Palace Street scheme, and the £450m mixed-use Broadway development. Managing the Commercial and PM & Contract Administration consultants. Overseeing governance of the valuations and change management. Managing the counterclaims and contractual strategy of contractor delay claims and adjudications. Conducting commercial negotiations with Tier 1 contractors.
Commercial Director
Finchatton Development Management
06.2017 - 10.2019
- Company Overview: Super-Prime Developer
- 20 Grosvenor Square Development. Management of the Client side commercial and procurement team. Management reviews of main contractor commercials, primary and secondary consultants, direct contractors, and public realm works. Preparation of counter claims strategy papers to counter main contractor EOT claims. Production of commercial strategy papers, review of CM consultants' valuations, assessment, and validation of Project Management / Cost Management Change Control.
- Whiteleys £1bn Redevelopment. Oversight and management of all client consultants for commercial, project management and design. Management of the first phase of pre-con, demolition and enabling works. Establishment and instigation of the procurement strategy, selection criteria and scoring matrix for the frame, envelope and fit out works. Scrutiny and validation of cost plan sufficiency. Oversight and input into contract and insurance negotiations. Commentary and sign-off of all project's commercial reports.
Commercial Manager on Battersea Power Station Phase 3
Battersea Power Station Development Co.
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Company Overview: Developer
- Representing the commercial interests of the client during the negotiations for a £120m Fixed Price Civil Works package. Negotiation of the CM Contract £0.7bn Phase 3a stage of the Battersea Power Station development. Responsibilities involved coordinating the Project Manager and PQS. Overview and challenge Commercial Impacts to the design, Client representative to oversee procurement governance, organise Consultant Peer reviews when required, challenge PQS Cost Plans, report to Senior management, establish CM processes and cost reporting mechanisms.
Commercial Manager on Battersea Power Station Phase 2
Battersea Power Station Development Co.
10.2015 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: Developer
- Representing the commercial interests of the client during the negotiations for a Fixed Price Lump Sum agreement to redevelop and construct the £1.8bn Phase 2 stage of the Battersea Power Station development. Responsibilities involved coordinating the Project Manager and PQS to best achieve strategic solutions for ensuring client value during Tendering and cost review on the route to contract. Typical package review contracts included the £60m Substructure package, £70m Steelwork package, £140m Preliminaries package. Further responsibilities extended to overseeing the Change Management and ensuring continued best value for the client.
Commercial Design and Change Manager on TM CLK Southern Viaduct
Gammon Construction Limited
11.2013 - 08.2015
- Company Overview: Large Main Contractor in Hong Kong
- Introduced a Design Review process to track and monitor the development of construction costs against the Tender design baseline on the new HK$8.6bn, 6km Design & Build bridge link between Kowloon and Lantau Island. Overseeing commercial teams in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. General contractual safeguarding and pursuit of entitlement claims. Preparation of negligence claim against the Consulting Engineer
Heathrow T2B Estimating and Commercial Change Manager
Balfour Beatty Special Projects
07.2008 - 10.2013
- Company Overview: Large Main Contractor
- Responsible for negotiating the cost of the £600m Heathrow T2B Terminal Design & Build project and administering the Change Control and Commercial Design Review process as Commercial overseer. Controlling unnecessary design development, managing commercial aspects of the Main Contractors Design Consultants, managing and administering the NEC contract.
Commercial Management Consultant
D Walters Associates Limited
09.2006 - 10.2008
Commercial and Pre-construction Manager
Balfour Beatty Refurbishment Limited
07.2004 - 07.2006
Pre-construction Director
YJL Limited
06.2001 - 06.2004
Senior Estimator
Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd
01.1995 - 02.2001
Commercial Trainee
John Laing Southern Ltd
08.1988 - 12.1994
Education
MCIOB Professional Exams -
01.1988 - 01.1993
Skills
- Contract negotiation
- Commercial strategy
- Problem-solving
- Strategic planning
- Leadership
- Resourcefulness
- Calm under pressure
- Cost validation
- Team supervision
- Procurement strategy
- Risk assessment
- Financial forecasting
- Stakeholder engagement
- Scenario planning
Key Attributes
- Flexible, resourceful, adaptable, dependable, with 35+ years commercial contracting experience.
- Client-side experience utilising my contracting background to impose commercial governance on large scale Super-prime and mixed-use developments to £2.5bn. Managing client consultant teams, securing client value, challenging contractual and commercial entitlement, and initiating control procedures and protocols to ensure effective due diligence from project inception to final account.
- Tier 1 contracting experience in pre-construction, procurement and project lead commercial roles on large scale civil engineering, infrastructure, and construction projects. Together with dedicated commercial design roles on design and build projects, monitoring design development, and identifying and problem-solving construction risk.
Accomplishments
Member of the Chartered Institute of Building
Affiliations
Hiking, mountain biking, fishing, reading, theatre, swimming, gym, cricket.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Programme Conflicts of Interest Lead
NHSE New Hospital Programme
11.2024 - Current
Commercial Director
Northacre
11.2019 - 07.2024
Commercial Director
Finchatton Development Management
06.2017 - 10.2019
Commercial Manager on Battersea Power Station Phase 3
Battersea Power Station Development Co.
08.2016 - 06.2017
Commercial Manager on Battersea Power Station Phase 2
Battersea Power Station Development Co.
10.2015 - 08.2016
Commercial Design and Change Manager on TM CLK Southern Viaduct
Gammon Construction Limited
11.2013 - 08.2015
Heathrow T2B Estimating and Commercial Change Manager
Balfour Beatty Special Projects
07.2008 - 10.2013
Commercial Management Consultant
D Walters Associates Limited
09.2006 - 10.2008
Commercial and Pre-construction Manager
Balfour Beatty Refurbishment Limited
07.2004 - 07.2006
Pre-construction Director
YJL Limited
06.2001 - 06.2004
Senior Estimator
Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd
01.1995 - 02.2001
Commercial Trainee
John Laing Southern Ltd
08.1988 - 12.1994
MCIOB Professional Exams -
01.1988 - 01.1993
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