Read about project manager Ronald Athiyo's experience.

My career started after my BSc degree in civil engineering with a contract as a team engineer on a value for money school construction audit within the education sector. Following this, I joined Leeds University to do an Msc in construction management and engineering and stayed on as a researcher evaluating collaborative procurement of infrastructure projects. This gave me a well-rounded understanding of procurement methods for infrastructure delivery and, more recently, the competitive dialogue procurement procedure.

I then joined Carillion PLC carrying out value management for scheme bids within the transport maintenance MAC contracts. Together with my training I was able to develop a good understanding of value management in scheme development, especially with business cases/appraisal of project options and bid reports, its application to project management and a realisation of client objectives.

Since joining Mott MacDonald in July 2006, I've been involved in project management and technical advisory work, particularly with the academies and Building Schools For the Future education programmes. I've been a part of Mott MacDonald’s local government team helping local authorities successfully deliver projects.

I've also been involved in infrastructure project finance work, for instance, in due diligence commissions lead up to financial close for private sector investors and lenders. I have a keen interest and sound knowledge of PFI/PPP, and strengths in this area include infrastructure project finance strategy, project finance structuring, risk mitigation, financial analysis plus financial models backed by structured training in Public Private Partnerships.