Sean Downey 

MCIArb, MRICS, MSCSI, FCABE, Director of Specialist Contracting, CIF

 Sean has over 20 years’ experience in technical control, project, contract and development management roles in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe. As a Chartered and Registered Building Surveyor, he is currently Director of Specialist Contracting in the Construction Industry Federation.  

 His role primarily involves acting as secretariat for specialist contracting associations MEBSCA (mechanical), ECA (electrical) and ASCA (master craft) as well as the CIF’s National Construction 4.0 committee which is leading the industry’s development of BIM, Lean and innovation initiatives. He is an industry nominee to the Construction Sector Group’s sub-group on innovation and digital adoption. His work also involves acting as a national representative on committees dealing with building regulations, the negotiation of new forms of contract/sub-contract and establishing appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms.  

 Sean is the Deputy Chairman of the NSAI’s National Construction Standards Consultative Committee, industry nominee to the National Building Control Office’s advisory group, the Office of Government Procurement’s SME advisory group and a Past President of the Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland. 

 A qualified adjudicator, Sean has a particular specialist focus on the adjudication process under the Construction Contracts Act. 

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