Joel Everson ChPP MAPM

About Joel Everson ChPP MAPM

I lead complex capital programmes in regulated, safety-critical infrastructure environments, with commercial accountability across multi-million-pound fee lines and competitive tenders up to £30m+. My experience spans upstream project development, business case shaping, procurement strategy, NEC governance and delivery mobilisation within nationally significant infrastructure. I have operated at the interface between sponsors, contractors and government stakeholders, including cost assurance advisory input to central government portfolios.

Experience

1. Managing Consultant

   BTTC

   Jun 2026 — Present · London Area, United Kingdom

2. Senior Project Manager (TfL & Central Government)

   Costain Group PLC

   Apr 2024 — Jun 2026 · City Of London

   • Commercial accountability for £3m+ annual fee line within £3bn capital upgrade programme. • Led multi-disciplinary design and survey teams across complex, regulated infrastructure environment. • Delivered 30% acceleration in programme outputs through structured digital workflow governance (NEC4 Option E). • Directed 24/7 critical asset service contract, securing contract extension through performance optimisation. • Provided cost assurance and programme risk advisory input to central government stakeholders. • Contributed to forward pipeline shaping and strategic account growth across emerging infrastructure opportunities.

3. Senior Project, Programme & Portfolio Consultant

   Costain Group PLC

   Oct 2023 — Apr 2024 · London, England, United Kingdom

   • Designed and implemented end-to-end capital delivery lifecycle framework for regulated utility client. • Mobilised resilience programmes, defining governance structures, scope controls and resource forecasting. • Expanded client commission footprint from 3 to 10+ personnel through strategic positioning and delivery performance. • Facilitated QCRA / QSRA risk workshops and embedded structured reporting controls. • Supported organisational chartership development and professional capability uplift. • Set up and mobilised programmes using P3M governance: integrated plans, RAID controls, resourcing forecasts and success criteria. • Authored end-to-end capital delivery lifecycle framework for regulated utility client, improving delivery clarity and measurability. • Expanded client commission footprint from 3 to 10+ personnel through strategic positioning and delivery performance. • Facilitated QCRA / QSRA risk quantification workshops and embedded structured reporting and assurance controls. • Drove capability uplift across advisory teams (development pathways, chartership engagement, professional standards).

4. Project, Programme & Portfolio Consultant

   Costain Group PLC

   Aug 2021 — Oct 2023 · City Of London, England, United Kingdom

   First P3M Consultant grade to become a chartered project professional. Key author for the Career Development Frameworks, and Role Profiling on behalf of Costain’s P3M Advisory function. Created and delivered a P3M upskilling event for 60 colleagues across the wider business, driving continuous improvement.

5. Project Manager - Interdisciplinary Design

   Amey

   Apr 2021 — Aug 2021 · Swindon, England, United Kingdom

   Accountability for the delivery of multi-disciplinary design for Cardiff Bay and Penarth Route sections of the Core Valley Lines, on behalf of Transport for Wales. Creation of staged programmes to deliver efficiencies, identify risks and create successful design outcomes.

6. Project Manager (South West Rail Resiliency Programme)

   Network Rail

   Mar 2020 — Mar 2021 · Swindon, England, United Kingdom

   • Managed £4.5m+ capital budgets with full commercial and schedule accountability. • Led procurement and competitive tender process for £30m+ detailed design and construction package. • Embedded quantitative risk governance (QCRA / QSRA) within programme controls. • Supported statutory approval processes and government funding submissions. • Led senior stakeholder alignment across scope, funding and delivery strategy

7. Scheme Project Manager

   Network Rail

   Jan 2019 — Mar 2020 · Swindon, United Kingdom

   • Delivered early-stage development and stakeholder strategy for coastal resilience programme (proposed £1bn construction value). • Led public consultation programme engaging 3,000+ stakeholders. • Commercially managed design contracts, strengthening Outline and Full Business Cases. • Coordinated multidisciplinary engineering and environmental inputs within regulated planning framework.

8. Rail Accident & Assurance Investigator (Western)

   Network Rail

   Oct 2016 — Jan 2019 · Swindon, United Kingdom

   • Led major incident investigations across route network, producing executive-level recommendations. • Delivered 50%+ reduction in road traffic collisions through root-cause intervention strategy. • Provided formal assurance reporting to regulatory and investigative bodies.

9. Investigator

   National Crime Agency (NCA)

   Jun 2014 — Oct 2016

   • Part of complex multi-agency investigations under statutory warrant powers. • Directed operational activity in high-risk, time-critical environments. • Built prosecution-standard evidential cases within strict governance frameworks. • Redesigned regional evidential retention policy, improving compliance and review efficiency.

10. International School Activities and Project Manager

    Lewis School of English

    Jul 2013 — Aug 2013 · Reading, United Kingdom

Education

• Aberystwyth University

  Bachelor of Science (BSc) · Business and Management

  2011 — 2014

Skills

• Infrastructure Project Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Systems Integration
• Critical Thinking
• Management
• PRINCE2
• ITIL
• Customer Service
• Team Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Project Engineering
• Contract Management
• Defining Requirements
• Infrastructure
• Investigation
• Design Management
• Communication
• Microsoft Project
• Training
• Time Management
• Interviews
• Interpersonal Skills
• Risk Management
• Professional Services Industries
• Jira
• Strategic Planning
• Large-scale Projects
• Project safety management
• Strategic Management
• Profit Margins
• Consulting
• Organization
• Client Requirements
• PowerPoint
• Program Management
• Railway Systems
• Team Building