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.
Our Main Reps
David Glazier
Global Major Projects & Project Management Consultancy Director
Ramboll
Rob Morris
Managing Director
Siemens UK plc
Mark Coates
Director Strategic Industry Engagements UK
Bentley Systems
Jamie Houghton
Partner
PwC
Danny Payne
Chief Executive
FCDO Services
Siobhan Mulcahy
Head of Programme Management Capability
HS2
Rob Kelly
Capital Programme Manager
Anglian Water
Robbie Owen
Partner, Head of Infrastructure Planning and Government Affairs
Pinsent Masons LLP
David Marsh
Director of Project Delivery
Ministry of Defence
Gavin Dunnett
Technical Advisor
European Investment Bank
Alistair Godbold
Senior Consultant
The Nichols Group
Alan Couzens
Capital Portfolio Director
Highways England
Richard Corderoy
Managing Director
The Oakland Group
John Southgate
Head of Alliance Development and Programme Office
UK Power Networks
Lisa Kelvey
Partner
KPMG LLP
Mike Wright
Programme Management Director
Network Rail Ltd
Nick West
Head of Programme Management Office
Transport for London
Jennifer Williamson
Associate Director
LogiKal Projects
Andrea Powell
Associate Partner
EY
Richard Whitehead
Managing Director, Building + Places, UK & Ireland
AECOM
Kathryn Jones
Director of Programmes and Project Controls
Cavendish Nuclear
Joanne Bradshaw
Transformation Director - Crown Commercial Service
Cabinet Office
Colin Ellam
Managing Director, Industry X.0
Accenture
Richard Walker
Partner
Arcadis LLP
Darren Colderwood
T31B Programme Manager
Heathrow Airport Ltd
Jennifer Whyte
Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Systems Integration
Imperial College London
Darren Ward
MD
The Orange Partnership
Douglas Wilson
Global Lead - Advisory Services
Mott MacDonald
Alun Robinson
Business Support Manager
National Grid
Allan Osborne
Subject Director, Project Management
Northumbria University
Paul McCracken
Strategic Development Director
BAM Nuttall Ltd
John Hill
Head of Programme Leadership
Raytheon Systems Limited
Fiona Spencer
Director
Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Andrew Garbutt
Director
Berkshire Consultancy Ltd
Russell Smith
Vice President Global Concept Development BP Upstream Global Projects Organization
BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd
Don Mackenzie
Head of NATS Programmes
NATS
Ian Moore
Capital Projects – Head of Operations
AWE
John Mellors
Process Manager
Rolls-Royce plc
Andrew Fraser
Director - Head of Major Bids
WSP
Andrew Fotherby
Managing Director Defence
WYG
Teleah Vos
Learning and Development Manager
London Legacy Development Corporation
Richard Allen
Business Director
Amey plc
Ben Heatley
Director
Copper Consultancy
Alistair Keen
Senior Project Manager
SLC Rail
Kevin Murphy
Openreach
John Kinirons
Group Strategy & SHES Director
J Murphy & Sons Ltd
Carl Gavin
Senior Lecturer in Project Management
Mike Wallace
Managing Consultant
PA Consulting
Charlie Jordan
Project Director, East Anglia Offshore Windfarm
Scottish Power
Graham Winch
Professor of Project Management
Alliance Manchester Business School
Simon Vaughan
Managing Director
JCP Consultancy Ltd
Molly Dudley
Department of Health & Social Care
Joe Dowse
Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Department for Work and Pensions
Mark Hansford
Director of Engineering Knowledge
Institution of Civil Engineers
Robert Tubb
Project Director - Major Projects
Viridor
Nekkhil Mishra
Regional Director, IPA EMEA
IPA Global
Al Simmonite
Managing Director
Advance Consultancy Ltd
Naomi Brookes
WMG: University of Warwick
Nadhim Ahmed
Head of Project Delivery
Department for Transport
Jason Byrne
Client Director
Moorhouse Consulting
Neil Crewdson
Head of Project Management
Sellafield Ltd
Gordon Masterton
Chair of Future Infrastructure
University of Edinburgh
Giorgio Locatelli
Professor at University of Leeds
University of Leeds
Tony Gates
MD Civils
Sir Robert McAlpine
Sue Kershaw
Managing Director
Costain Ltd
David Harrison
Principal Programme Controls Manager
Transport for Wales
Will Gallagher
Strategy Director
East West Rail
Paul Chapman
Fellow in Operations Management
Saïd Business School
Simon Mapes
Head of Profession - Project Management
Atkins - part of the SNC-Lavalin Group
Jane Jenkins
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Robert Musgrove
Associate Partner
IBM United Kingdom Ltd
Katie Callan-Smith
Direct of One NDA and Special Projects
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
John Algar
Head of Portfolio, Programme & Project Management
Cranfield University
Fredrick Mukonoweshuro
Associate
Arup
Maura Launchbury
Programme Manager
Diamond Light Source Ltd
Rob Stacey
Head of Major Programmes UK
Turner & Townsend
Richard Lewis
Asset Ownership Director
Tideway
John Owen
Assurance & Governance Manager
UK Parliament
Chris Beach
Strategy Director PMO
Wood
Andrew Paul
Partner
Gardiner & Theobald
Natalya Sergeeva
Associate Professor in the Management of Projects
School of Construction and Project Management, UCL
Andrew Nash
Head of Business Development
Balfour Beatty plc
Robyn Gilmour
Head of Business Development and Marketing - UK and Europe
DAR Group Ltd
John Russon
Deputy Director - Allocation & National Programme Management
Environment Agency
Rob Ayrton
Operations Manager - Centre
EDF Energy
Sue Simmonite
Head of Project Control
BAE Systems
Mark Stanton
Project Director
Fluor Ltd
Syinyi Phoon
Programme Manager, Sizewell C NNB
Jacobs Group
Eve Chung
Client Events and Marketing Manager
Laing O'Rourke
Samantha Foley
Manager
Deloitte LLP
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