Nigel Grout is an experienced and impartial construction professional having spent over 30 years as a practising Quantity Surveyor working exclusively on civil engineering projects. Included 16 years predominantly site based for national and regional UK contractors, before establishing and running successful QS practices from 1991 until 2006. His QS consultancies provided commercial support services for a number of major construction projects including the M25 road widening, London Underground Jubilee Line Extension, Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Patras Ferry Harbour in Greece.