Dr Pat O’Donnell
Director of Expert Services

Pat has extensive experience in Quantity Surveying and Project Management with a strong tack record of successful project delivery across multiple sectors including health, education, transport, residential, hospitality, defence, and industrial.

Within Construction Consultants, Pat provides strategic advice to achieve exceptional outcomes in the planning and delivery of projects. Pat excels at seeing issues from the client’s perspective and leverages his experience in capital cost planning, design managements, and life cycle planning to identify solutions that offer the best value for our clients.

Pat also uses his experiences and expertise to help resolve disputes and claims with the preparation of expert reports for legal matters. Ge serves as an expert witness and Strata building bond inspector. His rich expertise provides vital contributions to the CC family from doing peer review work, guiding younger quantity surveyors and project managers, and regularly
consults on industry issues and with banks.

As a Quantity Surveyor and Fellow of the Australian Institute Quantity Surveyors (FAIQS), Pat has also obtained the highest classification of Certified Quantity Surveyor (CQS) and is part of a select group to be appointed to the AIQS College of Expert Witness.

Qualifications, Affiliations, and Memberships

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Construction Economics
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) Quantity Surveying
  • Associate Diploma (AssDip) Building Technology
  • Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FAIQS)
  • Member of the Institute of Analytics Professionals Australia (IAPA)
  • Panelist for AIQS Strata Defects Inspection Panels (NSW)
  • Defect Rectification Costs Panel
  • Building Inspection Panel
  • Expert witness with AIQS

Professional Experience

  • 30+ years in construction, including a number of key leadership roles on the following large infrastructure projects:
  • The new Royal Adelaide Hospital ($2b+).
  • Clem 7 toll-road tunnel in Brisbane ($2b).
  • South East QLD Schools PPP project ($200m).
  • Defence Headquarters Operations Command PPP project ($250m).