Matt Hanson

Matt Hanson is a chartered civil engineer with 18 years of construction industry experience. Matt’s expertise covers the design, construction, strategic delivery and due diligence of complex capital projects and programmes across multiple sectors and international jurisdictions.

Matt has a proven track record of leading teams in the delivery of large-scale, complex capital program engagements across multiple service offerings, generating value and cost savings to clients’ capital expenditures (“CAPEX”) programs and portfolios. His comprehensive technical and practical industry and advisory experience makes him a trusted advisor to clients delivering major capital programmes.

Matt supports clients to set-up, deliver and assure major capital projects and provides technical services and expertise, including operating model design and implementation, portfolio management, project controls, engineering design and construction, health-checks, due diligence, cost and schedule risk modelling, and digital twins and building information modeling (“BIM”).

Matt holds an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nottingham and an M.Sc. in Digital Built Environments from the University of Salford. He also has an APM Project Management Qualification (“APMP”) from the Association for Project Management.

Relevant experience:

• Deloitte Middle East: senior leader in the capital projects advisory practice delivering operating model, digital transformation and project review, and assurance engagements for public sector sovereign wealth funds and tier one contractors in UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman
• PwC: engagement lead and analyst supporting UK clients set-up, analyse and review their major capital projects, including project controls transformations, technology implementation, programme performance reviews, governance frameworks, management reporting and stochastic risk modelling (QSRA and QCRA)
• Atkins Realis: Chartered Civil Engineer leading and supporting civil and structural engineering inspection, assessment and design of railway (heavy and light rail) and highway infrastructure; performed project and design management roles on multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects