Henry Spieker

Henry Spieker is a construction professional with over 30 years of industry experience. He has been appointed as an expert in matters of delay and disruption on more than 25 occasions.

Henry has provided expert testimony in litigation, arbitration and deposition for disputed projects with values in excess of $2 billion. His expertise has been called upon across a range of subjects including construction management, scheduling and delay analysis, cost impact and disruption analysis, labor productivity, calculation of damages, and contract termination.

Henry built a solid experience base from his time in general contracting and has been involved with hundreds of projects across the USA. These have included buildings, from residential and education to commercial, high-rise and leisure; infrastructure; power plants, whether solar energy, coal fired, geothermal or hydroelectric; water and wastewater treatment facilities, industrial, and heavy civil work. He is also experienced in insurance matters.

Henry specializes in the analysis of projects involving complex delay and disruption. He also provides project level advice and support to assist clients to recognize and resolve potential claim issues to mitigate and avoid disputes.

Henry is a fellow of the Project Management College of Scheduling and co-author of the Scheduling and Delay, Suspension of Work and Acceleration chapter of the 2019 Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Construction Law Deskbook. He has appeared as a guest speaker and panellist for the American Public Works Association (APWA), regarding reducing conflicts during design and construction, and as a guest lecturer for the University of Washington’s master’s in construction management program, CM 500 Design and Construction Law.