About
Senior planning expertise
vplangroup provides senior planning, project controls, and delay analysis consultancy for complex engineering and construction programmes, with experience spanning rail, infrastructure, oil and gas, mining, marine, aviation, defence, datacentre, and major EPC and EPCM delivery environments.
Professional summary
Detailed career overview
With more than 22 years of experience, this consultancy brings specialist capability in planning, scheduling, project controls, forensic delay analysis, extension-of-time strategy, and claims support across major capital works. Programmes have included rail and road infrastructure, rail telecommunications, offshore and onshore energy, mining, marine works, airport development, defence infrastructure, datacentre delivery, and pharmaceutical laboratory projects.
The core focus is the creation and governance of robust Primavera P6 baselines, disciplined change control, earned value reporting, critical path analysis, schedule health reviews, and practical look-ahead planning. This experience extends from prospective planning and delivery controls through to retrospective delay analysis, disruption assessment, quantum support, negotiation preparation, and dispute-related programme evidence under FIDIC and bespoke contract frameworks.
Credentials
Qualifications and recognition
Professional credentials include Chartered Professional Engineer status, Engineers Australia membership, National Engineering Register recognition, APEC Engineer registration, International Professional Engineer recognition, Association for Project Management membership, and formal study in construction law. Academic qualifications include a Master’s in Construction Project Management from Heriot-Watt University and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, supported by advanced Primavera P6 training and specialist claims education.
This combination of engineering, project management, planning systems, and claims knowledge supports clients who need both delivery discipline and defensible programme analysis on technically demanding projects.
Strengths and sector depth
Key strengths include baseline development, multi-project planning, earned value and SPI reporting, critical path and schedule health analysis, interface and possession coordination, recovery planning, and extension-of-time and claims management. Recent programme examples include Nokia rail telecommunications works, Strike Energy and Kent energy portfolios, FMG Solomon Spur rail, Ichthys LNG, Project Seabird marine infrastructure, Dubai Metro utilities, and major airport fuel network delivery.
CPEng, MIEAust, NER, APEC Engineer
MAPM, Engineers Australia, Int.PE recognition
Master’s in Construction Project Management
Developing junior planners and stronger planning teams
★★★★★
“Clients benefit from disciplined programme leadership, practical controls, and delay analysis that stands up to scrutiny across complex construction environments.”
Professional focus
Planning, project controls, and forensic delay analysis
Mentoring-led capability uplift
Enquiries
Discuss consultancy support
For planning leadership, project controls support, schedule assurance, delay analysis, or claims-related input, vplangroup welcomes confidential project enquiries.