Our Team
A positive culture
The company culture at FC International is all about having a positive attitude, embracing new technology and innovations and treating peers and clients with respect. Much of the success FC International has achieved is because we attract and retain the very best people who are experts in their respective fields. We do this by investment in on-going training programmes and sharing learnings across the business, as well as offering excellent remuneration and benefits.
Managing Director
Fouad El Chikhani
Delay Analyst | Programme Assurance Specialist | Expert Witness
Fouad El Chikhani is the Founder and Director of FC International, an independent consultancy specialising in construction delay analysis, disruption assessment, programme assurance, and expert witness support.
Recognised for his technical expertise in forensic scheduling and project controls, Fouad advises developers, project owners, contractors, insurers, and legal teams on some of the construction industry's most complex programme and delay-related matters. His work focuses on establishing the facts behind project delay, assessing causation and entitlement, and delivering independent, evidence-based opinions that support informed commercial and legal decision-making.
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Senior Project Manager/Planning Engineer/Delay Ana
Hani Al Olabi
Hani is a Civil Engineer with Bachelor and Master of Engineering Studies and is currently undertaking his PhD in Construction Law at Massey University. His PhD is focused on forensic delay analysis and concurrent delays.
Over the last fifteen years of his professional career in the Construction Industry, Hani has been providing our clients with true independent advice and forensic analysis on major claims and disputes. Hi vast exposure as a Planning Engineer, Forensic Analyst on delay and disruption claims and his hands on experience in project management provides our clients with invaluable practical knowledge
Senior Scheduling Engineer / Delay Analyst
Ahmed Ejaz
Ahmed is a claim analyst with excellent communication, organisation and co-ordination skills. With over 15 years’ professional experience, Ahmed has successfully managed different aspects of projects including contract administration, claim reviews and detailed project schedules. He has handled reporting, highlighting concerns regularly and proposing mitigation strategies. Ahmed has also evaluated the detailed construction schedule submissions by various contractors in terms of suitability, schedule health and buildability. Ahmed has hands on experience in the evaluation of variation order requests and extension of time claims. He is fully conversant with Society of Construction Law Delay