Leadership Team

Steve has over 25 years’ experience of scoping and delivering major property and infrastructure schemes. He has worked with CPC since 1993 and since becoming Managing Partner in 2004 he has grown the business to be listed as the largest independent project management company in the UK in 2019.

Steve is an excellent relationship builder and thrives on bringing people together to build teams with complementary skills and experience, as part of a ‘One Team’ approach, that realise business and social benefits with significant returns on investment.

Steve has held a variety of posts at Executive level, predominantly in the transport sector and has led multi-million pound strategic programmes and initiatives ranging from capital investment portfolios to major organisational change programmes. He is adept at managing his key stakeholders, from Executive Board Members to University Pro Vice Chancellors in a collaborative manner with an ability to elicit consensual outcomes.

As Managing Partner of CPC, Steve has lead the business to triple in size over the last six years, both through organic growth and the acquisition of a number of private businesses. He has overseen the accompanying organisational change and seamless integration to create high performing composite teams and business divisions that deliver exceptional client services across multiple sectors and regions within UK and overseas.

Tim is one of the founders of CPC and specialises in leading complex and challenging property developments to maximise financial and social value from each scheme.

Tim leads the Property and Construction division at CPC and is focussed on growing the team, managing its strategic direction and, fundamentally, providing service excellence to clients.

He has a track record spanning over 30 years, managing major projects in the private and public sectors; specialising in complex and stakeholder-sensitive property portfolios.

Tim is a Client’s trusted advisor delivering the right strategies, resources and processes to enable successful project outcomes.

He is overseeing programmes of work for capital estates in higher education; private and social housing schemes for developers and local authorities; and PMO services for private and public health providers.

Brandon leads the operational management at CPC, and as Partner, plays an integral role in providing strategic insight and direction to the senior management team.

Brandon is responsible for CPC's financial sustainability as CFO and has overseen CPC's growth from a turnover of £6m in 2011 to over £24m in 2019, which has included three successful commercial acquisitions.

He previously worked for a top 10 accountancy practise where he provided organisations and high net worth individuals (HNWIs) with strategic and compliance advice.

Brandon ensures that the right financial structures are in place for all CPC’s operational and commercial activities and is critical to developing its strategies for future growth and innovation.

Graham is leading and developing our consultancy services in the North of England and Scotland to create a strong national presence.

Having joined CPC in September 2014, as Partner, Graham has successfully overseen the development and growth of CPC’s regional reach and capability, creating a strong presence in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow and the Midlands.

With nearly 30 years’ experience in delivering projects internationally and across the UK, Graham’s tenacity, business management and development project skills continue to be instrumental in helping clients achieve their business and project objectives.

Graham is a trusted advisor, drawing on his depth and breadth of experience in project, cost and development management to deliver some of the most complex and sensitive of projects.

He has performed at Partner level for the past 17 years, working with private developers, investors, owners, retailers, central and local governments to help them succeed.

Graham is qualified in Quantity Surveying, is a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

John has more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry and became an equity partner of CPC Project Services in 2004. He plays an integral role in shaping CPC's strategic direction and future growth, as a Board Member.

Having trained as a quantity surveyor, John progressed through the ranks culminating in director designate of Mace Ltd in 1996. John has been responsible for a portfolio of projects valued up to £400m, providing construction management and project management services on many forms of construction contracts.

John formed his own construction group in 2002, which was recognised as the 38th fasted growing company in the Sunday Times’ ‘Fast Track 100’ ranking of 2007. Whilst growing his group, John’s entrepreneurial skills saw him co-invest with a turnaround investment company, which led to him acquiring a number of distressed assets, most notably Rock Ashpalt in 2005. All these companies John has either remainder as an investor or successfully traded to the market.

John is currently taking a more hands-on role in supporting the growth of CPC’s private sector business within its Property & Construction division.

Sean is a respected business leader and entrepreneur with extensive board and legal experience, and is a critical member of CPC’s Board, shaping and influencing the company’s strategic growth.

Sean also fulfils the role of Group General Counsel and oversees CPC’s legal relationships and responsibilities.

Sean has held a number of non-executive board positions, directing and implementing business critical change projects, and realising corporate vision, goals and shareholder value.

After studying a double degree in Law and Finance Sean worked with global advisory firms KPMG and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Having practiced as a corporate M&A lawyer he has advised a number of international companies and organisations including Multiplex, PepsiCo, Cable & Wireless, and the World Bank.

He has also negotiated key commercial contracts with the Governments of Gauteng and Rio de Janeiro in the lead up to the FIFA World Cups in South Africa and Brazil.

Sean was granted the Freedom of the City of London in 2008 in recognition of his services and is currently engaged on several projects in mining, property, media and technology.

Siobhán is a dedicated HR professional, responsible for growing, nurturing and retaining the professional and vibrant culture of CPC.

Siobhán has over 10 years’ experience in HR and people development and is a Chartered Member of the CIPD. Siobhan works to deliver the right resources and learning and development environments to attract, support and recruit talented people.

Siobhán ensures that HR achieves the right balance between managing staff needs and the needs of the business. Her passion is to support CPC’s Management team build dynamic and engaged teams who are delivering exceptional services for clients and are fervent ambassadors of CPC, enabling the business to flourish and grow its reputation for excellence.

Tom joined CPC in 2020 as Partner and Head of Residential to lead its cost consultancy service for property and construction projects in London and the South East.

Tom has led and delivered some of London’s most notable and high profile residential and mixed use commercial projects with blue chip investors, developers and housing providers.

Tom was previously a Partner at Arcadis, managing a large team of surveyors across multiple complex mixed- use projects. Tom’s extensive residential delivery experience covers all tenures from super prime to mid-market to PRS and affordable housing. Prior to Arcadis, Tom worked at Turner & Townsend and Skanska, delivering projects within the mixed use commercial and residential markets.

Tom prides himself on his pro-active, positive approach to problem solving and maximising value for Clients.

Allen joined CPC, as Partner, in March 2021 and is leading its cost and commercial management consultancy services in the Health, Education, Science and Technology (HEST) sectors. Allen has over 18 years’ experience in cost management and nine years specifically in the HEST sectors driving value and efficiencies through the design of complex clinical environments, climate control systems, and bringing together interdepartmental stakeholder needs.

Mark has 30 years’ experience of shaping and leading some of the UK’s highest profile award winning projects across multiple sectors in both cost consultancy and project management roles. Mark joined CPC in 2019 to lead its Property & Construction business in London and UK South.

Previously a Partner in both EC Harris and Davis Langdon, Mark has a strong cross-sector background having led projects across 4 major markets – commercial offices, science and education, residential and sport and leisure. Mark excels in growing businesses organically through motivating and developing their people and their technical skills. He brings a very strong focus to client engagement and relationship management to develop bespoke consultancy services by regularly talking to the market to understand clients ever evolving needs.

Operating at strategic leadership level, Mark was previously Head of Commercial Development at Arcadis where he was responsible for developing 'Go-to-Market' strategy across the UK and EMEA regions and he was also a member of the UK Buildings Board and formally EC Harris sector leader for science and education. He has a reputation for driving growth and business improvement and is known within the UK industry as a regular commentator and thought leadership author.

Nicholas is responsible for our Infrastructure Delivery service within the Transport and Infrastructure division, which provides project and programme management, alongside cost and commercial management. The service spans major projects and programmes within both rail and highways industries across the UK and Ireland.

He has over 10 years of experience in providing programme advisory and project management services, where he has led integrated teams across all stages of the project life cycle, successfully delivering both social and financial benefits. He is a highly effective leader who drives innovation and sustained common purpose.

With a background in construction management and the built environment, Nicholas is a chartered builder and a member of the Association for Project Management. After joining CPC in 2012, he has progressed through the business and joined the Partnership in 2019.

He is a keen programme management practitioner and passionate about driving down risk to deliver projects and programmes efficiently and bring speed to value for our clients.

Andy is responsible for managing and growing CPC’s Transport Advisory expertise in the Rail & Airports sector. Andy has over 27 years’ experience in the project management industry.

A highly qualified Partner and leader, Andy has delivered complex and innovative projects and programmes at Director level, predominantly in rail-related projects and programmes, and often within politically sensitive and multi-stakeholder environments.

He is a respected industry speaker and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics of Transport & Logistics (FCILT); the Association for Project Management (FAPM); the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI); and the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB).

He has led roles on: the National Joint ROSCO Project for the Digital Railway; the Department for Transport’s Smart Ticketing and Network Services programmes; and franchise bidding for various Train Operating Companies.

Jonathan is an experienced project leader and a trusted advisor for CPC’s clients in health, education, science & technology (HEST) sectors.

Jonathan has delivered multi-million pound property and construction projects over the last 17 years, providing invaluable advice to clients from conception of a project through to completion.

As Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Prince2 Practitioner, Jonathan joined CPC’s Board in September 2017, and is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of this sector throughout the UK.

Jonathan has been instrumental in the development of key client relationships with the University of Oxford, the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Andrew specialises in working with people, processes and organisations to develop, deliver and embed better ways of managing projects. He has delivered complex organisational and project-based programmes and portfolios in a variety of sectors for over 20 years.

He joined CPC’s Board in 2020 and leads it management consultancy division overseeing PMO projects; organisational/operational change management programmes and lean efficiency and business case projects.

Andrew is qualified in Psychology, Lean Six Sigma and is a Prince2 Practitioner. Andrew is also a Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM) and Institute of Leadership and Management (MInstILM).

Andrew has recently led PMO and project portfolio programmes for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust, the Gambling Commission, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), London Underground and Oxfordshire County Council.

Anthony is an experienced quantity surveyor and employer’s agent, leading all residential projects for CPC’s clients in the Midlands and North of England. He was promoted to CPC’s Board as Partner in August 2020.

With a background in Chartered Surveying and an active RICS APC Assessor, Anthony provides the strategic knowledge to manage complex multi-stakeholder projects in all residential types tenures including affordable housing, Care & Extra care and Older Persons housing.

Anthony is passionate about supporting Registered Providers, Local Authorities and developers to meet their housing needs and provide much needed accommodation for their local communities to thrive.

Phil understands the complexities of a wide range of railway management and technical systems and brings innovative solutions to meet the challenges facing today’s modern integrated railways.

A founding Director of CPC’s Railway Systems division, Phil works closely with rail systems operators at strategic and operational level to deliver complex systems projects.

He is a Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and Institute of Quality Assurance, and provides invaluable technical advice to clients and builds bespoke and technically skilled teams to meet project needs.

Phil is committed to driving performance and maintenance improvements for TBTC and CBTC railways around the world including London, Singapore, Toronto, and Istanbul.

Joe leads CPC’s railway systems management division, focussed on delivering technical advice and performance enhancements for signalling systems on rail networks around the world.

Joe is an experienced and accomplished Director with extensive rail project management capability gained in a highly regulated industry. He is a Project Management Professional from the Chartered body, APM. He manages a specialist team of engineers, operators and project managers who are embracing the latest technologies to interrogate rail systems and provide customised and innovative solutions to deliver capacity and reliability improvements and desired client outcomes.

Joe has been instrumental in developing a range of diagnostic and modelling tools capable of being tailored to specific railway networks. This has included the introduction of Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) for multiple mass transit Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) railways in North America, Asia and the Middle East.

Malcolm is an experienced industry professional, providing strategic advice, mentoring support and guidance to CPC’s Railway Systems division.

Malcolm’s career spans over 45 years, involving major rolling stock design, engineering design, project and programme management, maintenance management and business management.

His previous role was Head of Train Systems for London Underground, leading the engineering teams for rolling stock, signalling track and power.

Most recently, Malcolm has led CPC’s team who are advising London Underground how to operate ATO trains a little faster in capacity-critical locations.

As well as being a Governor at two schools in Milton Keynes, Malcolm’s other interests are writing for the Rail Engineer trade magazine, providing rolling stock engineering advice and support, and judging IMechE’s annual railway challenge for graduate and apprentice engineers.