Experience

Commercial judgement built across the full project lifecycle.

More than 25 years of director experience across aviation, rail, water, utilities, facilities management, healthcare, retail, housing and specialist building services.

Career experience includesNEC & JCT£15m aviation programme10-year NEC3 TSCMajor capital projectsCommercial leadership

Sector track record

Experience that reaches beyond a single sector or contract form.

Tom Emerson's career combines quantity surveying, commercial management, contract administration, project delivery and safety-critical operational experience.

AVIATION01

Commercial leadership on airport programmes

Managed the commercial function for an airport projects business, led a team of quantity surveyors and acted as a senior escalation point across live projects.

Led a £15m Gatwick Airport upgrade and refurbishment programme under NEC3 Option E.
Supported bidding, contract review, commercial reporting and stakeholder engagement.
Provided commercial assistance on a long-running Heathrow operations and maintenance contract.

WATER & ENVIRONMENT02

Long-term NEC service contract management

Held commercial responsibility for a 10-year NEC3 Term Service Contract supporting operational delivery and additional works.

Managed payment applications, early warnings, compensation events, task orders and the NEC plan.
Led three quantity surveyors supporting contract compliance, forecasting and reporting.
Prepared tender enquiries and evaluated returns for bespoke schemes and major additional works.

RAIL & TRANSPORT03

Rail projects, estates and safety-critical operations

Experience spans rail commercial support, construction management, station enhancement and frontline safety-critical operations.

Supported NEC early warnings, compensation-event notifications, payment, claims and adjudication preparation in a rail contracting environment.
Oversaw works connected with the redevelopment of Nottingham station, retail fit-out and estate enhancement schemes.
Earlier operational roles developed practical knowledge of railway rules, track, signalling, performance and delay attribution.

RETAIL & COMMERCIAL04

Major development and live retail environments

Managed subcontract packages and commercial delivery across new-build and refurbishment projects involving multiple operational stakeholders.

Worked on the £340m Derby shopping centre development from procurement through to final account.
Supported refurbishments, shop fit-out, mall reconfiguration and car-park enhancement projects.
Contributed to a £20m food court scheme at Merry Hill, coordinating with leasing teams, centre management and tenants.

HEALTHCARE & FM05

PFI, maintenance and facilities commercial support

Commercial experience includes healthcare capital works, maintenance, refurbishment and leadership across facilities and project businesses.

Supported the £310m Kings Mill PFI hospital scheme with bills of quantities, budget analysis and subcontract account setup.
Worked on Newark hospital maintenance and refurbishment, focusing on budgets, asset life and best value.
More recently managed commercial matters across facilities and projects, including subcontract negotiation, NEC support, cost reporting and debt recovery.

HOUSING & REGENERATION06

Decent Homes, planned works and final accounts

Delivered commercial and surveying support across local-authority and housing-provider refurbishment programmes.

Commercially managed a £3.5m Decent Homes scheme, including valuations, variations, subcontract payments and estimates.
Reviewed and audited annual final accounts over a five-year programme, resolving queries through records and joint inspections.
Managed budgets, cash allocation, remeasurement, condition surveys and final accounts across maintenance and regeneration works.

Commercial capability

From contract formation to final account.

Previous roles demonstrate hands-on responsibility for both the strategic and day-to-day controls that keep projects commercially accountable.

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Contract formation & negotiation

Reviewing proposed terms, negotiating revised conditions, preparing subcontract documents, assessing design liability and aligning risk with delivery.

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Live contract administration

NEC early warnings and compensation events, task orders, payment applications, forecasts, programme alignment, variations and commercial reporting.

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Resolution & close-out

Final-account negotiation, overdue-payment recovery, claims support, dispute avoidance, adjudication preparation and evidence-led resolution.

Professional foundation

Technical expertise backed by practical leadership.

Tom's commercial experience is supported by surveying qualifications, accredited NEC knowledge and training in adjudication, contract systems and leadership.

BSc (Hons) Building Surveying
HND Estate Surveying
NEC3 Term Service Contract Service Manager Accreditation
CEMAR training
Preparing for Adjudication training
Leadership development in managing and leading teams

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