Graham Plant

Director, Graham Plant Consulting Ltd
Director, acumen7

Graham has 40 years of international experience in the design, management and implementation of engineering projects. He focuses on operational delivery, primarily in major projects in the broad areas of project and peer review, value engineering and contract administration. A founder member of acumen7.

Career details and achievements

• Successfully acted as client advisor, interim manager and independent consultant since 1999
• Programme Director for £15.9Bn Crossrail project and Executive Director of Crossrail Ltd 2008/09
• Interim management to Ørestedsseleskabet for the £800m Copenhagen Metro
• Head of Engineering and member of the Executive team for new Hong Kong International Airport, 1992-1999, which had a capital outturn cost of £6Bn
• Ove Arup & Partners, 1973-1992, London and South Africa (1976-1987) where he was a Director
• First Class honours degree and doctorate in civil engineering from Sheffield University
• Fellow of ICE, former Member of Council and Chairman of the Asia Pacific Committee; Fellow HKIE, Member SAICE and ASCE

Skill detail, track record and services provided

Since 1999 major activities have included San Francisco, Hong Kong and Sydney airports; Gateway review of Sydney Metro; client advisor to DP World and interim management to Ørestedsseleskabet.  As Crossrail’s Programme Director, Graham put in place the framework for project delivery. Graham is client advisor to Virginia Ports Authority for the expansion of Craney Island to allow the development of a container terminal.  He is a Dispute Review Board Member for Chacayes Hydroelectric Power project in Chile and a Member of the London Mayor’s steering committee examining the potential opportunities within the Thames Estuary.

In South Africa Graham was part of the initiative which developed the civil engineering business establishing Arup as a major civil consultant in addition to its core business in building engineering.  Graham is the author of numerous articles and technical papers with particular emphasis on practical solutions to engineering issues.  He was awarded the prestigious Telford Medal by the ICE.