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Project & Commercial Management Consultancy

Delivering certainty on complex infrastructure

Full-range of professional services with in-house capability. A versatile, ultra-lean operational structure delivering outstanding value for money on the UK's most demanding infrastructure programmes.

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£25m
Programme value managed across active commissions
£3m+
Cost savings delivered for Transport for Wales
400+
Commissioning deliverables tracked on a major Metro depot programme
NEC4 A, C & E
Forms of contract delivered across our commissions
What We Do

Core Services

Commercial management — laptop dashboard with cost charts, calculator and project paperwork on a desk overlooking a construction site at twilight

Commercial Management

Pre- and post-contract commercial management that protects your financial position throughout delivery. Cost planning, procurement strategy, compensation event management, cost forecasting and final account resolution — giving clients clear, evidenced visibility of their true financial exposure at every stage.

Project manager on site at night with tablet, overseeing infrastructure works

Programme & Project Management

Structured delivery of complex infrastructure programmes and individual projects from inception through to completion. Project management across all RIBA and NEC contract stages — managing programme, risk, stakeholder interfaces and governance to protect your time, budget and quality objectives.

Contract management — open NEC contract document with fountain pen, leather notebook and laptop showing contract dashboard, lit by amber desk lamp at dusk

Contract Management

Expert administration of NEC and other standard form contracts — ensuring contractual obligations are met, early warnings are issued and responded to, and all compensation events are assessed and agreed within required timescales. Complete audit trail throughout, giving clients the governance confidence required on publicly funded programmes.

Where We Work

Infrastructure Sectors

Rail infrastructure

Rail

Highways infrastructure

Highways

Concrete road viaduct at sunset — civil infrastructure

Infrastructure

EV charging bollards at sunset

EV Charging

Aviation infrastructure

Aviation

Focused across England and Wales

Why SAVE
Brett Chatwin, Managing Director of SAVE Project Services

Brett Chatwin, Managing Director of SAVE Project Services, is a former Egis Regional Director and Network Rail employee with over 15 years' experience delivering rail infrastructure and enhancement programmes, primarily across the Wales & Western region.

His career includes senior project delivery roles across multiple major programmes — Great Western Route Modernisation, Gospel Oak to Barking Electrification, and Core Valley Lines Transformation — consistently working collaboratively with clients, supply chain partners, and key stakeholders.

SAVE was founded in 2025 on four core principles that underpin our approach to project and service delivery. Initially focusing across rail, transport, power, and infrastructure within England and Wales, SAVE is strategically positioned to address the unique challenges and opportunities of our target sectors — and committed to providing tailored, impactful solutions that drive success for clients.

What sets SAVE apart is its strategic operational structure and innovative ways of working — designed to attract and retain the very best talent while delivering unbeatable value for money. The firm belief is that premium service and cost-effectiveness can and should go hand-in-hand.

Brett Chatwin
Managing Director

Founded on four principles.

Safety & Sustainability

  • Network Rail Lifesaving Rules alignment
  • Proactive approach to risk management
  • Passionate about embedding sustainability into project delivery

Agility

  • Dynamic, responsive SME
  • Flexible delivery profiles and structures
  • Versatile resourcing options

Value

  • Ultra-lean business structure
  • Viable alternative to internal recruitment
  • Experts in value engineering that drives tangible savings

Excellence

  • Accredited and qualified delivery professionals
  • Consistently high client satisfaction
  • Continuous improvement embedded into business model
Selected Work

Case Studies

Project Management · Transport
NMWTRA / Jones Bros

A55 Kneeshaw Lupton Bridge Repairs

Bridge repair scheme requiring management of the Network Rail interface. Services included BAPA negotiation and amendment, engineering assurance of temporary works proposals, and access strategy development.

Form of contract
NEC4 Option E
Challenge
Stop-start profile
Key result

Uninterrupted PM service with no delays — flexible resource provision minimised cost to the client without sacrificing quality of service.

PM & Commercial · Transport
Cardiff Council

Plug Charging EV Installation Programme

Procurement and delivery of an EV charging programme across multiple public highway locations — National Grid liaison, highway authority engagement, and specialist design-and-build contractor appointment via bespoke contract.

Programme
On time
Budget
Within budget
Added value

Newly-established client supported with introduction of new project delivery processes and procedures — at no additional cost to the core service.

Project Management · Infrastructure
Transport for Wales · Core Valley Lines

CVL Transformation — Cardiff Queen St Complex Remodelling

Procurement and project management service in support of complex track remodelling and level boarding platform works at Cardiff Queen Street. Management and oversight of two NEC Option C contracts in accordance with the 2023 Procurement Act.

Form of contract
2 × NEC Option C
Outcome
On programme, on budget
Key result

Both contracts awarded within budget envelope and timescales required for seamless transition into delivery, with active management of design development, access coordination, and cost forecasting throughout the procurement phase.

Delivery Challenges — lessons embedded in practice

A major Metro depot programme

Purpose-built maintenance, stabling, and operational facility for a major Metro fleet — the first of its type in our client's portfolio. Delivered three months behind programme due to factors largely outside the project management team's control. We're transparent about what happened — and specific about what changed in our practice as a result.

Issue 01

Novel, first-of-type asset

No comparable facility in the client's portfolio. Iterative design changes as the operations team clarified requirements caused programme delays and scope growth that original contingency couldn't absorb.

Now standard practice

Structured requirements definition workshop with formal sign-off at project initiation on every commission, before any design programme is committed.

Issue 02

Contract form under funding pressure

Funding deadline pressure led to an NEC Option E (cost reimbursable) form. External cost shocks — risks a lump-sum contract would have transferred to the contractor — fell to the client.

Now standard practice

Formal procurement strategy recommendation delivered at project initiation as a named deliverable. Programme pressure is never the sole driver of contract form selection.

Issue 03

Maintainer for a novel asset

The depot was excluded from the appointed railway maintainer's scope. Negotiations were severely complicated by absence of a maintenance specification. A pragmatic interim solution enabled timely completion.

Now standard practice

Long-lead appointments register from project outset on all capital work. Maintenance specifications developed in parallel with design from day one.

Programme overrun
3 months
Deliverables tracked
400+
Client
Major Metro programme
Role
NEC ECC Project Manager
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