Leadership
General Overview
Jack is a commercial and project management professional with over 15 years’ of experience in the infrastructure/construction industry, having worked for tier 1 contractors in the UK, Ireland, North America, and Australia. Jack is currently a consultant for Macquarie Capital, responsible for asset creation and management within their Infrastructure & Energy Capital division.
As part of his role with Macquarie, Jack is a board adviser for several companies that operate within social housing in Ireland, telecommunications in the UK and data storage infrastructure in Benelux. Jack is also the Assistant General Manager for a PPP SPV, delivering six new higher education buildings across multiple campuses in Ireland.
Prior to joining Macquarie, Jack gained extensive experience working on distressed projects, where the roles involved leading the commercial function and improving the project’s financial position by establishing a recovery plan, implementing new procedures and processes, repairing damaged stakeholder relationships, and assessing and negotiating upstream and downstream contractual claims.
Key Strengths
Supporting companies to achieve scale through strategic planning, development of target operating model and championing business transformation plans
In-depth knowledge of various forms of contracts and all stages of construction, from pre-construction to handover
Able to provide industry best practice guidance on project controls, planning and risk management
Experienced in assessing and negotiating commercial claims and overseeing adjudications
Highlights
Employment History
2023 - Present CostPro - Advisor
2022 – Present Macquarie Capital | Infrastructure & Energy - Consultant
2020 – 2022 Balfour Beatty – Commercial Manager
2018 – 2020 Systech International - Senior Consultant
2015 – 2018 OHL & OHL Ireland – Senior Quantity Surveyor
2008 – 2015 CPB Contracors – Contract Adminstrator
ICE/ICC
NEC
RIBA
FIDIC
JTC
Bespoke Contracts
Debt Facility Agreements
Sales and Purchase Agreement
Contracts
United Kingdom
Ireland
Benelux
Australia
Geographical
Qualifications
Sector Experience
BSc (Hons) in Construction Management and Economics (Quantity Surveying)
MCIArb Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Health
Education
Marine
Commercial
Oil & Gas
Super-prime Residential
Rail
Highways
Infrtastructure
Public-Private Partnerships
Telecommunications
Data Centres
Social Housing
Jack Robson
Board Advisor