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KenNGAI

Construction Claim Consultant &AI Solution Product Builder

  • Claims Consultancy
  • Contract Administration
  • Construction Delivery
  • Structural Design

Engineering meets ideas

7+Years Experience

AI-edited portrait of Ken Ngai, arms crossed, wearing his navy blazer and light blue shirt

What I bring to
claims & contracts teams.

  • Claims & entitlementLinking events, records and contract provisions.
  • Delay & time impactsProgramme analysis with planning teams.
  • Commercial contextTime, cost, variations and compliance.
  • Practical engineeringUnderstanding how work happens on site.

Move the project forward.

I turned everyday workflow problems into practical digital tools.

Experience& Education

Professional qualifications
  • MCIArB
  • NEC4 Project Manager (NECReg)
  1. NOW

    Experience

    Consultant

    Contract Dispute Consultant

    09/2023 – Present

    Lyric Theatre Complex, West Kowloon Cultural District

    • Prepared contractor claim particulars and responses to client correspondence concerning critical delay events affecting façade and structural works, including roof canopy, skylights, glass balustrades, glass ceilings and doors, alongside ABWF and MEP packages.
    • Constructed the design change chronology and technical causation narratives through reviews of design drawings, RFIs, shop drawings and structural calculations.
    • Identified original design limitations that contributed to subsequent design revisions despite incomplete contemporaneous records.
    • Analysed how repeated design revisions led to trade stacking and cumulative disruption, reducing installation productivity and contributing to further delays and associated cost impacts.
  2. 2026

    Education

    Bachelor of Law (Hons)

    Manchester Metropolitan University

    2023 — 2026

  3. 2023

    Experience

    Contracts Engineer

    China State Construction Engineering
    (Hong Kong) Limited

    Jan 2023 — Sep 2023

    Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant
    Design, Build and Operate · Stage 1

    • Substantiated disruption, acceleration and prolongation claims for additional time and cost on a major design-build-operate project.
    • Supported joint venture disputes through contract, programme and quality analysis.
    • Advised quantity surveyors and engineers on compensable delays, compliance and entitlement preservation; supported insurance claims, including contractors’ all risks.

    Education

    Master of Laws in
    Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

    The University of Hong Kong

    2021 — 2023

  4. 2022

    Experience

    Assistant Engineer

    Lambeth Associates

    May 2022 — Jan 2023

    Hong Kong Airport T2 Expansion and office / residential projects

    • Designed temporary works and permanent steel structures for site constraints, buildability and cost efficiency.
    • Resolved design conflicts with architects, consultants and site teams to reduce revisions and support timely construction.
  5. 2019

    Experience

    Assistant Engineer

    Gammon Construction Limited

    Jul 2019 — May 2022

    LOHAS Park Phase 11
    The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel

    • Developed programme acceleration options and secured client acceptance of designs to reduce construction time and cost.
    • Resolved workmanship and subcontractor-responsibility disputes while coordinating permanent and temporary works and site layouts.
    • Prepared variation and subcontractor payment records supporting payment claims and extension-of-time submissions.

    Education

    Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    2016 — 2019

SELECTED WORK