Chris is a director in the Construction and Projects team. He specialises in projects, energy and commercial contracts and advises both public and private sector clients in relation to major projects, including all types of PFI/PPP, infrastructure projects (health, education, transport), general development work and contractual negotiations. Chris works on a range of Renewables matters and acts for clients in the wind, district heating, energy from waste and wave and tidal sectors. He also has experience on nuclear projects.
Chris previously completed a year on secondment to the Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste, advising on commercial contracts, infrastructure projects, disputes, redrafting the Procurement Law of the country and working directly with the Finance Minister and Prime Minister on a range of strategic and commercial projects. More recently he was seconded to Galliford Try for a number of months to assist with a range of major projects in Scotland from the Contractor point of view.
Chris Horsley provides very strong leadership and a commercially focused approach to assignments. He is skilled in shaping and selling proposals, providing reassurance as well as persuasive reasoning when negotiating points.
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