Kenneth MONSON
Dispute Resolution Expert
Kenneth MONSON
ABOUT
Mr. Monson is a Principal in SOCOTEC's Houston office with more than 30 years of experience in construction project management and consulting. His expertise includes project management and project oversight, mitigation of project risk, contract administration, schedule analysis, construction cost analysis and forecasting, and dispute resolution. Mr. Monson has a demonstrated ability to quickly assess and understand the risks encountered by various stakeholders in a construction project or construction dispute, and to perform the relevant analyses and investigations necessary to provide his clients with accurate, meaningful information to improve their decision-making.
Phone +1 (713) 677 0198
ABOUT
Mr. Monson is a Principal in SOCOTEC's Houston office with more than 30 years of experience in construction project management and consulting. His expertise includes project management and project oversight, mitigation of project risk, contract administration, schedule analysis, construction cost analysis and forecasting, and dispute resolution. Mr. Monson has a demonstrated ability to quickly assess and understand the risks encountered by various stakeholders in a construction project or construction dispute, and to perform the relevant analyses and investigations necessary to provide his clients with accurate, meaningful information to improve their decision-making.
Phone +1 (713) 677 0198
Professional Experience & Qualifications
SOCOTEC
2022 - Present | Principal
Veritas Advisory Group, Inc. - a SOCOTEC COMPANY
2003 - 2021 | Senior Vice President
The Barrington Consulting Group, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navigant Consulting, Inc.)
1996 - 2002 | Senior Engagement Manager
Henry Construction Co, Inc.
1993 | Project Manager
Northland Investment Corp.
1992 | Project Engineer
Turner Construction Co., Inc.
1984 - 1991 | Project Superintendent and Field Engineer
COMPANY
Year – Year | Role
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Mr. Monson has worked with owners, developers, investors, government authorities, sureties, contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, and end-users on a wide variety of projects domestically and internationally, including, oil and gas pipelines, storage facilities, and processing facilities, power plants, manufacturing facilities, commercial and residential buildings, highways, rail projects, and public works projects, stadiums and arenas, hospitals, universities, museums, military installations, airports, and theme parks.
Mr. Monson has provided project advisory services to clients on ongoing construction projects, which can include monitoring progress and resource usage, reviewing Contractor invoices for contract compliance, measuring productivity, change order review and/or negotiation, cost and schedule forecasting, asset disposition, and assistance with contract close-out. He has prepared and critiqued construction claims, assisted sureties in project investigations and termination decisions, developed and reviewed recovery schedules and acceleration costs on delayed projects, and monitored the completion of construction projects for completing sureties and lenders. Mr. Monson has provided expert testimony on schedule and cost issues in various State and Federal courts as well as AAA and ICC arbitration proceedings.
Additional representative projects and experience are available upon request.