Who we are > Paul Gibbons
Director
Professional Profile
Paul is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Member of the CIOB with over 23 years’ experience in construction. Paul started his career with a major international contractor, working on major civil engineering projects.
He developed his career further, working on the Jubilee Line Extension Project. He entered the field of Expert Witness and delay analysis with Keith Pickavance in 2000. At Pickavance, Paul worked with world leading experts helping employers, main contractors, subcontractors and their advisors resolve complex problems.
In 2001 Paul founded the consultancy firm Decipher and he now heads the Decipher Group of companies. The firm’s focus is quantity surveying, project and programme management and dispute resolution.
Paul has experience and is comfortable acting as party representative in all forms of dispute resolution. He’s an accredited expert witness with expertise in both quantum and delay matters. Paul keeps abreast of current issues by working with clients on all aspects of construction and engineering projects.
Paul’s also an RICS APC Assessor and Counsellor and takes pride in training the professionals of tomorrow.
Paul Gibbons' Qualifications and Professional Membership
Bachelors Degree in Quantity Surveying – BSc (Hons)
Masters degree in Construction Law and Arbitration – MSc
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – FRICS
Fellow of the Institute of Construction Claims Practitioners – FICCP
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Engineering Surveyors – FInstCES
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – MCiArb
Member of the Chartered Institute of Building – MCIOB
Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence – APAEWE
Other Leadership Members
Andy Hewitt
Managing Director
Bill Bordill
Head of Contracts and Commercial
Tom Francis
Head of Project Controls