CV – GNI CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD

IAN WEATHERBURN FRICS, FCIOB, FCInstCES, FCIArb.

Panel Adjudicator with RICS, CEDR, CIArb, CIC and UKAdj.

Accredited mediator with RICS, CIC and panel mediator with CEDR

Owner/Director

Profile
I am a highly experienced construction professional with more than 45 years in commercial, operational and managerial roles across Britain and Europe. My career spans large corporate and medium‑sized construction and development businesses, including my own, with extensive experience at site level, main board level and every stage in between.

I am a Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Construction Manager, Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, with a long track record of advising on commercial, contractual and dispute‑related matters across a wide range of sectors and project types.

Professional Qualifications & Accreditations
• FRICS – Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• FCIOB – Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building
• FCInstCES – Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors
• FCIArb – Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Panel Adjudicator: RICS, CEDR, CIArb, CIC and UK Adjudicators
• Accredited Mediator: RICS, CIC and panel mediator with CEDR
• RICS Conflict Avoidance Process (CAP) Ambassador

Career History

2014 – Present
Owner / Director, GNI Construction Management Ltd
Providing independent commercial, contractual and dispute‑related advice to employers, consultants, contractors and the supply chain.

2008 – 2014
Contracts Director, Bouygues UK Ltd
Senior leadership role overseeing commercial and contractual matters across major projects.

2000 – 2008

Owner / Director, Eugena Ltd
A £55m (2008 value) construction and development business working across health, education, residential, leisure, commercial and fit-out sectors in London and the South East of England.

1993 – 2000
Surveying Director, Bovis Construction (Bovis Lelliott Division)
Board‑level responsibility for commercial management across multiple sectors of the £220m (1999 value) division.

1984 – 1993
Regional Commercial Manager, John Lelliott Construction
Commercial leadership across regional operations and project delivery

Sector & Project Experience
Experience across new‑build, refurbishment, restoration and fit‑out projects in:
• Health
• Education
• Residential (Social to Super Prime)
• Office and commercial
• Retail and leisure
• Civil engineering and infrastructure

Project values include individual schemes up to £230m and programme portfolios exceeding £400m.