About
Owen is a senior associate in the Construction and Engineering team, specialising in non-contentious construction and engineering, with particular focus on defence, major infrastructure and transport. Clients include governmental departments, public sector bodies, developers, major banks, funders, investors, and tier 1 and 2 contractors.
He is experienced in drafting, negotiating, and carrying out due diligence on standard form contracts, including the NEC, JCT, MF/1, FIDIC, IChemE suites and bespoke documentation, and has significant experience in the public sector.
Experience
- Government departments: Developed the call off terms for various government departments for the procurement of FM services.
- Government departments: Advising various government departments in developing, negotiating, and troubleshooting contracts across various key defence infrastructure projects as well as various NEC-based construction contracts for refurbishment and new build projects.
- Major developer: Providing strategic advice to a major developer relating to a new regional train station, as well as contract drafting and negotiation, and interfacing with third parties (including Network Rail, funders, and public bodies).
- Utilities and train operators: Developed framework contracts for various utilities and train operators based on NEC3 and NEC4 PSSC, PSC (multi-option), ECSC, and ECC Option A, B, and C for network-wide asset maintenance contracts.
- Tier 2 contractor: Advising on and negotiating a significant HS2 earthworks contract for a tier 2 contractor.
- Institutional lenders: Various due diligence exercises for institutional lenders in relation to funding solar and wind projects across the UK.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2015)