Newcastle University

Professor Peter McDermott

• Chair of the iBUILD Expert Advisory Board
• Professor of Construction Management at the University of Salford

Joint co-ordinator of CIB (International Building Research Council) Commission W92 Procurement Systems– having been a founder member (1989) – I became Joint Co-ordinator from April 2005.

HM Treasury/Infrastructure UK /Cabinet Office – Invited member of Joint Committee for Infrastructure Cost Review Implementation and Construction Strategy

Chair of Shadow Infrastructure Cost Review Implementation Group for the North-West – to support my role on the national group (see above) – including - ICE (north-west) United Utilities, Network Rail, Sellafields, GMPTE, NWConstruction Hub, Mersey Gateway (Runcorn Bridge), Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester City Council, Aecom, Morgan Ashurst.

Cabinet Office, Construction Strategy - Efficiency Reform Group, - Academic Advisor to the Procurement Stream Implementation – drafted a report on the Effectiveness of Frameworks - reviewing evidence from the national government departments and the “wider public sector” (local authorities) July – published on line July 2012.

An independent academic/procurement advisor on the board of the North-West Construction Hub (a regional construction framework established by the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership for the Built Environment).

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce – Construction Committee/ Policy Committee – infrastructure and construction related matters

Salford Construction Partnership (City of Salford as a construction client with developer and contractor partners seeking to maximize impact of local spend in the City)