HKA is pleased to announce that HKA Partner, Damian Waters has been appointed to the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators, the foremost panel for the selection of experienced construction professionals as dispute board members on FIDIC based contracts across the globe.

View Damian Waters full profile on the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Adjudicators.

Damian Waters is a legally qualified quantity surveyor with over 35 years of construction industry experience. Damian has worked on a broad range of projects for a varied UK and international client base in the building, civil engineering, infrastructure, oil and gas, power and utilities, marine and offshore renewable sectors. He has provided commercial and contractual advice to contractors and employers on a number of major international projects and has significant experience in managing large multi- disciplinary teams both in pursuing and defending construction claims. He has strong commercial and contractual knowledge and has worked with a range of standard forms of contract, including JCT, NEC3, FIDIC, GC Works, IChemE, ICE, PW/CF, RIAI and various bespoke forms of contract. Damian has acted as an expert witness and expert advisor on quantum matters on a number of occasions and has extensive experience of dispute resolution acting as client representative in adjudication, Dispute Adjudication Boards, arbitration and mediation hearings, including preparation of statements of claim and responses for arbitration (domestic and international), referral notices and responses in DAB and adjudication proceedings, mediation position papers and negotiation of commercial settlements.