Colin Jones has spent more than 35 years consulting and providing service, as a Costing Engineer, to the Project Estimating and Costing and Scheduled Accountability industry for international and well recognized Owner’s and EPCM corporations.
He has the distinguished history of being the Costing Engineer sought after when the commonly applied solutions to a project, primarily in the construction, mining or energy industries do not work. Multi-billion dollar, international companies such as SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors, Cofely Fabricom/GDF Suez and Aecom, as well as others, have brought Colin on their teams because of his inherent skill to develop unique solutions for their projects and guarantee the work he provides.
Due to his high level of professional accuracy, Colin has been trusted and accountable as a Cost Professional for projects of up to $30 billion in total installed costs.
Colin is well versed in engineering specifications and equipment, materials and labor costs for all disciplines including civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, piping, instrumentation and controls.
The breadth of the sectors that Colin has experience within is seldom matched as it spans across nuclear, mining, petrochemical, oil & gas, major city transportation infrastructure, municipal water & sewage treatment, military, hospitals, agriculture, automotive, commercial, private and public sectors.
Colin’s international project experience includes projects located in Madagascar, Liberia, Tanzania, South Africa, Brazil, Guyana, Spain, Germany, Trinidad, Jamaica, Canada and the USA.
Colin has served as a member of many professional organizations, such as the American Society of Civil Engineers and includes being the President of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International. He is a Professional Quantity Surveyor and maintains continuous professional development in compliance with Shell Open University.