Doug is a chartered civil and structural engineer with over 35 years of experience in multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy design. He has acted as a technical expert on over 25 occasions.
Doug qualified as a chartered engineer in 1981 and worked with leading engineering design consultancies for almost three decades. He has a comprehensive understanding of civil and structural engineering design and construction, gained through experience in many industry sectors ranging from buildings and infrastructure to power, industrial and oil and gas. He completed a master's in construction law in 2012.
As a practicing expert witness in civil and structural engineering, Doug is mainly involved with the provision of advisory and expert services in connection with construction industry dispute resolution. His specialisms include forensic civil and structural engineering, professional competence and standard of care, and project procurement and performance.
Doug has been cross-examined in many international arbitrations, including participation in concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) and in several adjudications.
Doug authors articles and delivers seminars on the role of a technical expert, the role of the engineer and the practice of hot-tubbing. Doug is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a practising member of the Academy of Experts.
Doug was formerly a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers' (ICE) structures expert panel and a member of the editorial board of the ICE’s Forensic Engineering Journal. Doug has also been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Thought Leader in Construction.
Clients and colleagues agree that Doug is "knowledgeable, thorough and reliable".
Doug is a chartered civil and structural engineer with over 35 years of experience in multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy design. He has acted as technical expert on over 25 occasions.
Doug qualified as a chartered engineer in 1981 and worked with leading engineering design consultancies for almost three decades. He completed a master’s in construction law in 2012 and has worked across the globe on projects ranging from buildings and infrastructure to power, industrial and oil and gas.
Doug is mainly involved with the provision on advisory and expert services relating to technical construction disputes. His specialisms include forensic civil and structural engineering, professional competence and standard of care, and project procurement and performance.
Doug has been cross-examined in many international arbitrations, including participation in concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) and in several adjudications. He works closely with lawyers and QCs regarding dispute resolution matters and utilises his knowledge of what can go wrong on a construction project, to advise on contract formation and dispute avoidance.
Doug produces articles and delivers seminars on the role of a technical expert, the role of the engineer and related considerations. Alongside his varied engineering qualifications and fellowships, he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a practising member of the Academy of Experts. Clients and colleagues agree that Doug is “knowledgeable, thorough and reliable”.
Doug Neville excels in his capacity as a construction expert, bringing a "logical thought process" to all aspects of his work.
Doug is a chartered civil and structural engineer with over 35 years of experience in multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy design. He has acted as a technical expert on over 25 occasions.
Doug qualified as a chartered engineer in 1981 and worked with leading engineering design consultancies for almost three decades. He has a comprehensive understanding of civil and structural engineering design and construction, gained through experience in many industry sectors ranging from buildings and infrastructure to power, industrial and oil and gas. He completed a master's in construction law in 2012.
As a practicing expert witness in civil and structural engineering, Doug is mainly involved with the provision of advisory and expert services in connection with construction industry dispute resolution. His specialisms include forensic civil and structural engineering, professional competence and standard of care, and project procurement and performance.
Doug has been cross-examined in many international arbitrations, including participation in concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) and in several adjudications.
Doug authors articles and delivers seminars on the role of a technical expert, the role of the engineer and the practice of hot-tubbing. Doug is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a practising member of the Academy of Experts.
Doug was formerly a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers' (ICE) structures expert panel and a member of the editorial board of the ICE’s Forensic Engineering Journal. Doug has also been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Thought Leader in Construction.
Clients and colleagues agree that Doug is "knowledgeable, thorough and reliable".