Our Team

Abbas Ahmed is a seasoned Forensic Quantity Surveyor with a remarkable 35 years of experience in the rail and construction industries. Skilled in managing various aspects of construction contracts, he possesses extensive knowledge in NEC, FIDIC, and JCT forms of contract management, MEP cost planning, and project cost reporting.

Abbas has contributed significantly to diverse projects, including hospitals, exhibition centers, Crossrail, the DLR, and stadiums. His academic background includes a BSc (Hons) in Cost Management of Building Engineering Systems, and he is fluent in Spanish.

Abbas’s career highlights include roles at notable companies such as Sir Robert McAlpine and Gleeds Chartered Quantity Surveyors, where he played pivotal roles in high-rise developments, data centers, and football stadiums. His diverse skill set, combined with his proficiency in multiple facets of quantity surveying, makes him a valuable asset to MPGQS.

Fluent in Spanish Abbas enjoys travelling, spending time with his family and watching most sports.

Mark O’Neill is a highly experienced Chartered Architect and Technical Expert Witness with approximately 40 years of experience in the architecture, design development, and construction industry. His career has spanned various sectors, including education, retail, residential, public buildings, leisure, and hospitality. Mark has held senior roles in both public and private sectors, contributing to multiple award-winning projects nationally and internationally. He has a strong focus on mentoring and team development, believing in a collaborative approach to efficient project delivery. Additionally, Mark has been involved in the development and implementation of Quality Management Systems, leading to ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations. His extensive experience includes roles such as Managing Director at Edge Architecture and Design, Operations and Design Director at Peppiatt Contracts, and Technical Director at 5plus Architects. Mark is an advocate of effective communication and strategic project management, ensuring that projects stay on time and within budget.

Prior to joining MPG, Shaun worked for BBESL, VVB and Inviron Ltd as a senior quantity surveyor. His considerable experience is wide and varied, working in mechanical and electrical, and his skillset includes post tender analysis, management of procurement compilation and agreement of EWNs and CENs, vetting contractor’s tender bids and cost analysis of contract progress and projected final costs. He has worked on projects for Northcroft at Credits Suisse, Docklands, Crown House Technologies and Haden Young.

Simon Sutcliffe is a seasoned Chartered Surveyor with over three decades of experience in the construction industry, focusing on dispute resolution within the built environment. His expertise spans a wide range of areas, including landlord-tenant disputes, for which he has produced over 900 reports, and significant projects like the construction of the New Safe Confinement at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Simon holds an MSc in Construction Law, is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He began his career as an Estimator/Quantity Surveyor and has since developed his skills in various aspects of dispute resolution and surveying in the construction sector.

Geoff has over 30 years experience of residential and commercial development, petrochemical, power, engineering, piping, communications technology, rail and construction projects worldwide, in particular the UK, Europe, Africa and the Gulf States and has acted as Adjudicator in numerous disputes.  He is renown for providing clear, concise and reasoned decisions, receiving compliments from instructing Attorneys and Parties alike. Geoff has considerable experience in many forms of contract including the NEC, FIDIC and JCT suite of contracts and is a regular contributor to the NEC3 reachback forum as well as providing mentoring support to the Construction and Engineering Industries involving commercial and contractual issues.

An enthusiastic Apprentice Quantity Surveyor who, supported by MPG, has successfully completed RICS Foundation in Quantity Surveying and is now one of our Apprentices in his second year of a four year Construction Surveying degree as at London Southbank University.  Has assisted Senior QS on projects including Crossrail and London University Hospital, working out of client’s sites and offices as well as those of MPG.

David is a Mechanical HVAC specialist and expert in heating, cooling, ventilation and overheating of buildings and an M&E QS and Expert Witness/Independent Technical Expert with 38 years’ experience in Building Services Engineering consultancy, management, Detailed report writing including property estate condition surveys. He has worked as  Engineering Director, Senior M&E Consultant and Technical Lead, MEP Project Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Account Director on projects across the construction sectors including hotels, education, retail, industrial, residential, commercial offices, defence, sport and leisure and arts and heritage and has strong communication and team motivational skills.

Martin is an experienced QS who has been with MPG for a number of years, working on high profile and complex projects including Safehost 4 Data Centre, South West Regional Health Authority, Bond Street Crossrail, Tottenham Court Road and Liverpool Street upgrades, Eurostar, Wellcome Foundation research centre, Met Police HQ refurbishment and a new primary care hospital, luxury apartments, office complexes and hotels.  His areas of expertise include producing comparisons and reports for delay, claims and adjudications and document spreadsheets.