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

Members Directory

About Our Community

Our Main Reps

Alun Robinson

Business Support Manager

National Grid

Charlie Jordan

Project Director, East Anglia Offshore Windfarm

Scottish Power

Darren Ward

MD

The Orange Partnership

Chris Beach

Director - Major Projects & Programmes

Wood

Richard Lewis

Asset Ownership Director

Tideway

Ned Carty

Department of Health & Social Care

Jane Jenkins

Partner

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Allan Osborne

Subject Director, Project Management

Northumbria University

Siobhan Mulcahy

Head of Programme Management Capability

HS2

Colin Ellam

Managing Director, Industry X.0

Accenture

Robyn Gilmour

Head of Business Development and Marketing - UK and Europe

DAR Group Ltd

Al Simmonite

Managing Director

Advance Consultancy Ltd

Giorgio Locatelli

Professor at University of Leeds

University of Leeds

Fiona Spencer

Director

Infrastructure and Projects Authority

John Russon

Deputy Director - Allocation & National Programme Management

Environment Agency

Nadhim Ahmed

Head of Project Delivery

Department for Transport

Kathryn Jones

Director of Programmes and Project Controls

Cavendish Nuclear

Richard Corderoy

Managing Director

The Oakland Group

Richard Whitehead

Managing Director, Building + Places, UK & Ireland

AECOM

John Owen

Assurance & Governance Manager

UK Parliament

Naomi Brookes

WMG: University of Warwick

Robert Tubb

Project Director - Major Projects

Viridor

Jennifer Whyte

Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Systems Integration

Imperial College London

Eve Chung

Client Events and Marketing Manager

Laing O'Rourke

Andrew Fraser

Director - Head of Major Bids

WSP

John Southgate

Head of Alliance Development and Programme Office

UK Power Networks

John Mellors

Process Manager

Rolls-Royce plc

John Hill

Head of Programme Leadership

Raytheon Systems Limited

Douglas Wilson

Global Lead - Advisory Services

Mott MacDonald

John Kinirons

Group Strategy & SHES Director

J Murphy & Sons Ltd

Andrea Powell

Associate Partner

EY

David Marsh

Director of Project Delivery

Ministry of Defence

Jason Byrne

Client Director

Moorhouse Consulting

Robbie Owen

Partner, Head of Infrastructure Planning and Government Affairs

Pinsent Masons LLP

Alistair Keen

Senior Project Manager

SLC Rail

David Harrison

Principal Programme Controls Manager

Transport for Wales

Andrew Fotherby

Managing Director Defence

Tetratech

Gordon Masterton

Chair of Future Infrastructure

University of Edinburgh

Katie Callan-Smith

Direct of One NDA and Special Projects

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Richard Allen

Business Director

Amey plc

Andrew Garbutt

Director

Berkshire Consultancy Ltd

Richard Walker

Partner

Arcadis LLP

Jamie Houghton

Partner

PwC

Maura Launchbury

Head of Project Management

Diamond Light Source Ltd

Simon Vaughan

Managing Director

JCP Consultancy Ltd

Rob Morris

Managing Director

Siemens UK plc

Gavin Dunnett

Technical Advisor

European Investment Bank

Hester Cameron

Appraisal General Manager

BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd

Teleah Vos

Learning and Development Manager

London Legacy Development Corporation

Nekkhil Mishra

Regional Director, IPA EMEA

IPA Global

Sue Kershaw

Managing Director

Costain Ltd

Joanne Bradshaw

Transformation Director - Crown Commercial Service

Cabinet Office

Danny Payne

Chief Executive

FCDO Services

Kevin Murphy

Openreach

Fredrick Mukonoweshuro

Associate

Arup

Mike Wright

Programme Management Director

Network Rail Ltd

Will Gallagher

Strategy Director

East West Rail

Robert Stacey

Head of Major Programmes

Turner & Townsend

Darren Colderwood

T31B Programme Manager

Network Rail Ltd

Neil Crewdson

Head of Project Management

Sellafield Ltd

Robert Musgrove

Associate Partner

IBM United Kingdom Ltd

Rob Kelly

Capital Programme Manager

Anglian Water

Carl Gavin

Senior Lecturer in Project Management

Alliance Manchester Business School

Mark Hansford

Director of Engineering Knowledge

Institution of Civil Engineers

John Algar

Head of Portfolio, Programme & Project Management

Cranfield University

Simon Mapes

Head of Profession - Project Management

Atkins - part of the SNC-Lavalin Group

Syinyi Phoon

Programme Manager, Sizewell C NNB

Jacobs Group

Rob Ayrton

Operations Manager - Centre

EDF Energy

Andrew Nash

Head of Business Development

Balfour Beatty plc

Ian Moore

Capital Projects – Head of Operations

AWE

Mike Hardaker

Transport for London

Andrew Paul

Partner

Gardiner & Theobald

Mark Coates

Director Strategic Industry Engagements UK

Bentley Systems

Paul Chapman

Fellow in Operations Management

Saïd Business School

Lisa Kelvey

Partner

KPMG LLP

Sarah Cook

Executive Project Director

Fluor Ltd

Tony Gates

MD Civils

Sir Robert McAlpine

David Glazier

Global Major Projects & Project Management Consultancy Director

Ramboll

Helen Howe

Change Capability and Profession Management

Department for Work and Pensions

Samantha Foley

Manager

Deloitte LLP

Ben Heatley

Director

Copper Consultancy

Sue Simmonite

Project Management & Control Capability Director

BAE Systems

Louise Lenarduzzi

Strategic Account Lead – Major Projects

BAM Nuttall Ltd

Alan Couzens

Capital Portfolio Director

Highways England

Don Mackenzie

Head of NATS Programmes

NATS

Mike Wallace

Managing Consultant

PA Consulting

Natalya Sergeeva

Associate Professor in the Management of Projects

School of Construction and Project Management, UCL

Alistair Godbold

Senior Consultant

The Nichols Group