A Community of Practice | Major Projects Association

What we are

The Major Projects Association  is a community of practice that is run exclusively by its members, for its members. Members make up our Board and our volunteer committees which determine our programme of events, our studies and reports.

Members determine what topics matter to them and we create opportunities for those issues to be explored at large events, small discussions, online or in person. It is the commitment of our members towards a collective response to the challenges we all face within major projects which are the strength behind the Association.

What we do

Everything that we do is designed to be of tangible benefit to members, and member representatives are engaged at every stage of delivery. There are three key areas of engagement:

Our Programme of Events
Our Continuing Professional Development Programme
Our commitment to Sharing Knowledge

The Programme of Events is devised each year in response to suggestions from members. Typically an annual programme would include a number of in-depth seminars, evening meetings, dinners, project site visits and a residential conference. There are no additional charges for most these events and members can send any number of delegates.

Our  Continuing Professional Development Programme aims to provide opportunities for people at different points in their career to learn more about the particular challenges of working on major projects. We also provide professional mentoring for senior level managers.

Alongside the knowledge repository, the Association hosts and facilitates a regular programme of virtual events, webinars and workshops, which are open to all. We champion knowledge sharing initiatives from our members and provide tools such as discussion groups and roundtable events to connect members with the knowledge each of you can offer.

As well as sharing experience and ideas we believe that capturing and Sharing Knowledge in an accessible format is vital in order to learn from mistakes and improve performance. 

Seminar Reports – We record all of our seminars and produce easy access pdf summaries and detailed reports which are available on our website following the event. This collection of seminar reports has developed into a fascinating library of major projects’ best practice which is available to members only via our knowledge repository.

How To Join

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About Our Community

Our Main Reps

Richard Walker

Programme Director

Arcadis LLP

Manon Bradley

Development Director

Major Projects Association

Fredrick Mukonoweshuro

Associate Director

Arup

Teleah Vos

Learning and Development Manager

London Legacy Development Corporation

Don Mackenzie

Director of Programme Delivery at NATS

NATS

Louise Lenarduzzi

Strategic Account Lead – Major Projects

BAM Nuttall Ltd

Mike Wallace

Managing Consultant

PA Consulting

John Russon

Director of Operations

Environment Agency

David Marsh

Director

Ministry of Defence

Alex Wynne

Head of Knowledge Programmes

Institution of Civil Engineers

David Glazier

Global Major Projects & Project Management Consultancy Director

Ramboll

Alistair Godbold

Senior Consultant

The Nichols Group

Rob Morris

Managing Director

Siemens UK plc

Sue Kershaw

Managing Director

Costain Ltd

Sue Simmonite

Global Project Management & Control Director

BAE Systems

Samantha Foley

Infrastructure & Capital Programmes Consulting

Deloitte LLP

Richard Corderoy

Managing Director

The Oakland Group

Carl Gavin

Senior Lecturer in Project Management

Alliance Manchester Business School

Mike Wright

Programme Management Director

Network Rail Ltd

Katie Callan-Smith

Director of One NDA

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Hester Cameron

Appraisal General Manager

BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd

Alison Rogers

Head of Programme Development

Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority

Natalya Sergeeva

Associate Professor in the Management of Projects

School of Construction and Project Management, UCL

Robyn Gilmour

Head of Marketing and Business Development - UK and Marketing

DAR Group Ltd

Charlie Jordan

Project Director

ScottishPower Renewables

Robert Tubb

Project Director - Major Projects

Viridor

Richard Lewis

Asset Ownership Director

Tideway

Ben Heatley

Director

Copper Consultancy

Maura Launchbury

Head of Project Management

Diamond Light Source Ltd

Robert Musgrove

Real Estate & Facilities Lead

IBM United Kingdom Ltd

Rob Kelly

Capital Programme Manager

Anglian Water

David Harrison

Principal Programme Controls Manager

Transport for Wales

Fiona Spencer

Director

Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Richard Allen

Business Director

Amey plc

Douglas Wilson

Global Lead - Advisory Services

Mott MacDonald

Gordon Masterton

Chair of Future Infrastructure

University of Edinburgh

Naomi Brookes

Professor of Complex Programme Management

WMG: University of Warwick

Marlene Humbert

Senior VP Of Human Resources

Anser Advisory

Andrew Paul

Partner

Gardiner & Theobald

Giorgio Locatelli

Professor of Project Management

University of Leeds

Robert Stacey

Head of Major Programmes UK

Turner & Townsend

Andrew Nash

Head of Business Development

Balfour Beatty plc

Lisa Kelvey

Partner

KPMG LLP

Nadhim Ahmed

Head of Project Delivery

Department for Transport

Kathryn Jones

Director of Programmes and Project Controls

Cavendish Nuclear/Babcock

Jane Jenkins

Partner

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Al Simmonite

Managing Director

Advance Consultancy Ltd

John Hill

Head of Programme Leadership

Raytheon Systems Limited

Ceri Evans

Head of Business Development Rail UK

Bechtel Ltd

Ned Carty

Department of Health & Social Care

Tiffany Grimwade

Discipline Lead - Civil Engineering

Laing O'Rourke

Alun Robinson

System Development Manager

National Grid

Jennifer Whyte

Professor of Systems Integration

Imperial College London

Will Gallagher

Strategy Director

East West Rail

Darren Colderwood

T31B Programme Manager

Network Rail Ltd

Jamie Houghton

Partner

PwC

Simon Mapes

Head of Profession - Project Management

Atkins - part of the SNC-Lavalin Group

Mike Hardaker

Director

Transport for London

Syinyi Phoon

Programme Manager

Jacobs Group

Helen Howe

DWP Change Capability and Profession Management

Department for Work and Pensions

Nicholas Mcgrath

Cabinet Office

John Kinirons

Group Strategy & SHES Director

J Murphy & Sons Ltd

Ian Moore

Head of Function

AWE

Colin Ellam

Managing Director, Industry X.0

Accenture

Andrea Powell

Associate Partner

EY

john Southgate

head of PMO

UK Power Networks

Kevin Murphy

Openreach

Chris Beach

Director - Major Projects & Programmes

Wood

Robbie Owen

Partner and Head of Infrastructure Planning and Government Affairs

Pinsent Masons LLP

Janet Albion

Head of Procurement & Supply Chain

National Nuclear Laboratory

Alistair Keen

Senior Project Manager

SLC Rail

Linzi Horstmann

Capability Manager

QinetiQ

Siobhan Mulcahy

Head of Programme Management Capability

HS2

Mark Coates

Director Strategic Industry Engagements UK

Bentley Systems

Allan Osborne

Subject Director, Project Management

Northumbria University

Simon Vaughan

Managing Director

JCP Consultancy Ltd

Richard Whitehead

Managing Director, B+P, UK+I

AECOM

Andrew Fotherby

Managing Director Defence

Tetratech

Dave Corbin

Head of Programme & Project Management (UK)

Gleeds Management Services Ltd

Nekkhil Mishra

EMEA Regional Director/Project Analyst

IPA Global

Danny Payne

Chief Executive

FCDO Services

Tony Gates

MD Civils

Sir Robert McAlpine

Sarah Cook

Energy Solutions Vice President

Fluor Ltd

Andrew Fraser

Director - Head of Major Bids

WSP

Paul Chapman

Senior Fellow

Saïd Business School

Jason Byrne

Client Director

Moorhouse Consulting

Neil Crewdson

Sellafield Project Director

Sellafield Ltd

Gavin Dunnett

Technical Advisor

European Investment Bank