01 / CONTRACTS
Commercial & contractual advisory
Contract risk, FIDIC, NEC and JCT administration, variations, change control, payment exposure and entitlement assessment.
Independent international advisory
Engineering Insight.
Commercial Judgment.
Contractual Strategy.
Independent commercial, contractual and construction-disputes advisory for complex projects and international infrastructure.
ContractsClaims & disputesCommercial governanceArbitration supportInternational projects
Practice areas
Independent judgment at critical commercial moments.
Defined reviews, specialist advisory mandates and executive commercial support for contractors, project owners, boards, consultancies and legal teams.
02 / DISPUTES
Construction claims & dispute support
Claim and defence reviews, evidence analysis, contractual and commercial narratives, negotiation preparation and dispute avoidance.
03 / GOVERNANCE
Executive commercial governance
Board-level assurance, independent project diagnostics, procurement strategy, commercial recovery and risk reporting.
04 / COLLABORATION
Law-firm & specialist consultancy support
Construction delivery insight, records assessment and commercial assistance for legal and arbitration teams, including ICC-related disputes.
Selected experience
Contractor-side, owner-side and independent perspectives.
International commercial and project leadership experience across the UK, GCC and Asia-Pacific, including appointments involving Costain, McAlpine, the Government of Dubai, Accor and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
UK & GCC
Contractor-side and owner-side commercial management across major construction and infrastructure programmes.
Asia-Pacific
Executive commercial, procurement and contractual responsibilities across hospitality and infrastructure portfolios.
Independent
Commercial diagnostics, governance reviews, contractual strategy and construction dispute support.
Selected organisations and projects reflect professional appointments and experience; they do not imply client endorsement. Specific responsibilities varied by project.
Major-project exposure
Dubai International Airport expansion, Burj Khalifa, Palm Island & The World, Atlantis the Palm, Metro Manila Subway, Atimonan Power Plant, The Estate Makati and Asia-Pacific hospitality developments.
Responsibilities varied by appointment and project.
Engagement approach
Confidential, scoped advisory reviews and remote international collaboration, supporting senior management and external legal or specialist teams where appropriate.
FIDICNECJCTEPC / EPCMICC arbitration support
About John
Commercial clarity when projects become complex.
I bring together engineering and project-delivery experience with senior commercial management and advanced studies in construction and international commercial law.
Having worked in contractor, client and independent advisory environments, I examine not only what a contract provides, but what happened on the project, what the records establish and what decisions are commercially workable.
The strongest contractual position must also withstand the realities of construction delivery.
Professional background
BE Civil Engineering · MSc Construction Project Management · MBA · LLM International Commercial Law · LLM Construction Law · Executive Studies in Artificial Intelligence.
Typical reasons to engage
- Unresolved variations, claims and payment exposure
- Commercial reporting that requires independent scrutiny
- Stalled negotiations or prospective disputes
- Legal teams needing project-specific commercial insight
- Boards requiring independent commercial assurance
Perspectives
Construction law is not the same as understanding construction.
Commentary on contractual entitlement, commercial governance, project delivery, claims and dispute strategy from both engineering and commercial perspectives.
Professional insights
Read recent articles and analysis on LinkedIn, including practical questions confronting contractors, owners, executives and legal teams.
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Discuss the commercial challenge.
For confidential advisory enquiries, project-specific reviews, executive commercial support or collaboration with legal and specialist consulting practices.
International engagements are delivered remotely from Southeast Asia. Any proposed assignment is subject to scope, availability and conflicts review.
Email
John.wells.consultant@gmail.com
LinkedIn
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Engagements
Remote international advisory · Defined commercial reviews · Executive support · Law-firm collaboration