Thomas Thompson

Thomas Thompson has more than three decades of experience executing large-scale construction projects and programs. As an expert in FTI Consulting’s Construction, Projects & Assets practice, Mr. Thompson provides advisory and expert services for a wide range of industry sectors, including major refining, liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), petrochemical, onshore and offshore oil and gas development, pipelines, power and metro rail projects. He provides expertise in project management, contract, operational and commercial risk management to help clients in the engineering and construction industry manage risk and resolve complex challenges.

Prior to beginning his career in the consulting sector, Mr. Thompson delivered major international projects as an owner’s representative and as a direct contractor. In addition, he served as senior vice president of operations and joint venture managing director for a contractor’s engineering, procurement and project management.

In the area of management consulting and risk management, Mr. Thompson served as the vice president and most senior technical and commercial expert of a major engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) Fortune 100 company. In this role, he provided an assessment of $30 billion per annum in proposed and active projects and developed and evaluated the operational cost and schedule risk profiles, liability and contingency positions relative to income expectations.

At this company, Mr. Thompson also served as the corporate director of project risk assessments, evaluating prospective commercial and risk positions of all major fixed-price transactions in progress prior to the company’s IPO, as well as developing indemnification positions. He has developed and managed corporate legal, consultant services and company assets through negotiations as a commercial director for significant construction claims and additional compensation programs.