Why Chris Spencer ..?

• Experienced independent interim manager and consultant
• Detailed knowledge of PFI/PPP market, process and financing from 15 years experience of managing concessions from conception through bidding, closing transactions & asset management from both private and public sector perspectives
• Direct experience of 9 sectors – education, healthcare, MoD, courts, prisons, roads, street-lighting, waste water and power networks.
• Experienced in turning around programmes and projects.
• Client side perspective from construction management, property development and asset management roles.
• Large project experience with capital values up to £550m
• Developed bid strategies and provided bid direction and management for complex infrastructure bids up to £300m with a successful track record in winning projects.
• Led a team of 85 actively managing 18 concessions and support functions with a cumulative capital value of £2.5bn.
• Director of 30+ SPCs and chairman of most of these at some time
• Developed and delivered operational strategies focusing on minimising hazards and risks to the public; maintaining and strengthening relationships with clients, investment partners, contractors, operators and other key stakeholders and delivering new facilities on time, good customer service and target or improved investment returns.
• Completed 60 new school facilities, 3 major healthcare schemes, new street lighting schemes and other phased completions over 3½ years with smooth transition into the delivery of the operational services and receiving the income streams.
• Promoted business improvements - health & safety, risk, engineering, sustainability and quality & the company management system.
• Worked in Saudi Arabia and the Sudan
• Delivered highly profitable office and retail developments earlier in my career.

Curriculum Vitae ...

• Director of Spencer Consulting Limited from 2010
• Managing Director Operations and a director of Balfour Beatty Capital from 2006 to 2009
• Managing Director of the PFI Division at Sir Robert McAlpine from 1999 to 2005
• Development Director in the Tarmac (now Carillion) Private Finance Unit from 1995 to 1998
• Senior Project Manager at P&O Developments
• Project Manager at Schal International

Education ...

• Henley Management College, MBA
• Cambridge University, Engineering Tripos, MA