Charlie Saunders Director, Emerson Bond Charlie, tell us about your experience, contributions, and reasons for leaving, along with your perspective on the JCT YPG and future goals. Experience and Contributions: Question: Can you describe your role and responsibilities during your time as a member? My responsibilities included identifying trending topics and leveraging industry contacts to arrange relevant CPD and networking events for young professionals. I also contributed to shaping the group’s strategy during monthly meetings with JCT and other group leaders. My involvement extended to…

JCT’s Young Professional Group (YPG) have held their ‘Construct and Connect’ networking event in partnership with members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Matrics UK, and the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Tomorrow’s Leaders. The event, which was attended by 114 guests, and hosted jointly between the three groups and KPMG, took place on Wednesday, 27 November 2024 at KPMG’s Canary Wharf offices in London. It was the second occasion that the YPG has joined with peer groups from professional bodies across the…

Full name: John Bugg Title or occupation: Trainee Quantity Surveyor How long have you been a YPG member: 4 months Professional Spotlight Tell us a bit about your background; what is your current role, and why did you decide on a career in the construction industry?  In 2020, I left my position as a Project Manager for an event traffic management contractor to go travelling for 2 years with my partner. During that period, I worked on construction sites in both the UK and Australia which…

Following a successful 2023, the JCT Young Professionals Group (YPG) is making improvements to its online resources, as well as continuing to offer a range of networking and learning opportunities. The YPG ended last year having hosted a number of events and continued to grow its membership with a variety of networking and information resources. The YPG participated in a highly successful joint event with young member groups from the industry’s professional bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Tomorrow’s Leaders, and the Royal…

JCT: Tell us a bit about your background; what is your current role, and why did you decide on a career in the construction industry? I am a senior associate at CMS, specialising in construction, energy and infrastructure disputes. I advise clients in all sectors from project advisory through to formal dispute resolution forums like court, arbitration and adjudication. I qualified in 2015, have a LLB and LLM from Edinburgh University, am accredited in Construction Law by the Law Society of Scotland and a Member of…

JCT’s Young Professionals Group continues a productive 2023 with a series of events, activities, and initiatives for construction professionals in the first few years of their career. On 1st September, the group hosted a breakfast seminar covering Letters of Intent, presented by Charles Edwards, JCT Council member, barrister, and head of chambers, Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers. This interactive, small group, workshop explored the potential issues around the use of Letters of Intent and the dos and don’ts to follow when parties choose this early method…