Our Leadership Team

We have a professional and highly skilled team of leaders who manage the production of detailed Bills of Quantities. To talk to one of our staff - contact us.

Scott L Smith

Managing Director

Scott has worked in the construction industry for nearly 40 years. After graduating from UNSW with Bachelor of Building (Hons), Scott worked for Cordells Cost Book as editor and estimator for NSW, Victoria and Queensland. During this time he wrote the Cordell’s Alterations and Additions Cost Book.

He then joined W McNamara Pty Ltd a design and construct building company as chief quantity surveyor for 7 years. During this time he was responsible for the successful estimating and tendering on numerous large projects.

In 1985 he established Project Analysis which has been involved in a number of significant projects and consultancies.  He undertook efficiency reviews into various government day labour forces in NSW and Queensland.

Scott has been an Expert Witness for a large number of construction disputes.

Since founding Project Analysis, the company has grown to become one of Australia’s most respected measurement firms with clients in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Chris Saunders

Director

Chris has worked in the construction industry for nearly 34 years.

Following employment with small QS practices in England he joined Rider Hunt in 1981 and worked at the Sydney practice for 23 years. During this time he gained experience in various public hospitals, health facilities and rural roll out health programmes, Homebush Bay Showground development, Olympic overlay works for the 2000 Sydney Olympic games, Bank roll out programmes for NAB and CBA, Harcourt Hill golf course, major retail redevelopment projects, project programming and planning, plus an assortment of new build and refurbishment projects in brewery, retail and commercial developments.

Chris joined Project Analysis as a director in 2003.

Jim Driscoll

Associate/Senior Quantity Surveyor

Jim has worked in the construction industry for nearly 40 years, having worked in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. Jim worked on site for 15 years culminating in being a sub-foreman with a building company.

Jim worked as an estimator of a number of building companies including Welch Bros, McNamara Group Constructions and Cordukes.

Jim has worked for Project Analysis for nearly 12 years and brings a wealth of construction knowledge to the organisation.

Bruce Langley

Bruce has worked in the construction industry for well over 40 years. Bruce started his career as an architectural draughtsman however after 12 years he transferred to quantity surveying working for Hennessey, Farman and Lancaster and then Chas. A Harding, Widnell and Trollope.

In 1984 Bruce joined the project management company Ian Turner and Partners as an estimator. He has worked for a number of building companies including Triden Contractors, Turner Corporation, Costain and Abigroup. He then worked as a contract estimator for W McNamara, Fletcher Constructions, Abigroup, Barclay Mowlem and Evans and Peck.  In 2000 Bruce joined Project Analysis.

Glenn Tait

Team Leader/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

Glenn has worked in the construction industry for 16 years. He initially undertook a cadetship with quantity surveying firm Rider Hunt (now Rider Levett Bucknall) and has also gained vocational education qualifications which has allowed him to work with TAFE NSW where he worked for a number of years teaching quantity surveying.

Glenn joined Project Analysis in 2007.

Yvonne Chow

Team Leader/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

Yvonne joined Project Analysis in 2006 after she graduated from UNSW with Bachelor of Building Construction Management.

She gained three months overseas summer internship (on site) with Ngo Kee Construction in Hong Kong.

Following that she worked as a junior estimator of a sub-contractor company during her final year of university where she was responsible for measuring, cost estimating and preparing monthly progress claims.

Eric Leung

Team Leader/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

Eric has worked for PA for 4 years. Eric gained an Honours degree in Bachelor of Construction (PM) at UTS.