Joem is an Associate at Rawlinsons and available for engagement as Construction Adjudicator, Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert Determiner
When there is gratitude, there is calmness.” AREAS OF EXPERTISE /
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PROFILE /
Joem's passion to help others is one of the factors why he became a dispute resolution practitioner. Combined with his wide range of skills and experiences, his goal is to provide an affordable resolution of disputes to the parties. His flexibility to deal with various disputes provides an efficient way that will benefit the parties in dispute.
Joem has nearly 20 years of international post-qualification experience in engineering, procurement and construction with more than half that time spent in New Zealand. He has worked on projects throughout the Middle East, Asia and New Zealand. Throughout his career, he has worked on projects ranging from under $500,000 to over $1 Billion. This includes commercial buildings, offices, retail, residential, hotel/leisure resorts, industrial, healthcare, civic/educational, church/faith-based, highways, railways, dams, defence, and other civil engineering, and infrastructure projects. Over the years he has been working collectively and inclusively with other professionals in dispute resolution including dispute adjudication/avoidance boards ("DAAB") and has been appointed as adjudicator and dispute resolver on several occasions. He has been instrumental in resolving commercial disputes between parties under the Construction Contract and has worked as a consultant for both client/developer organisations and construction companies primarily in engineering, technology, procurement and construction. He has been involved in roles such as Contract Administrator, FIDIC Engineer and Engineer's Representative. He is a multi-qualified professional: Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Chartered Building Engineer, Professional Civil Engineer, Project Management Professional and a Construction Law specialist. He has worked with various international standard and bespoke forms of construction contracts (including NEC, JCT, FIDIC, NZS, RMBA and NZIA). |
EDUCATION, ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS & ELIGIBILITY /
- LLM – Master of Laws in Construction Law, Arbitration and Adjudication
- MBA – Master of Business Administration, Strategic Management and Leadership
- ICC International Mediation Training
- Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Law, Arbitration & Adjudication
- AMINZ Arbitration Skills Intensive Training
- Harvard University Certificate in Contract Law
- Professional Diploma in Leadership and Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management
- BSc in Civil Engineering w/ electives in Construction Management & Structural Engineering
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY /
- Empanelled as a dispute resolution practitioner under the Natural Hazards Insurance Act 2023 [2024]
- Accepted as member of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative ("RAI") [2024]
- Co-opted as a Council Member of the Society of Construction Law New Zealand ("SCL NZ") [2023]
- Admitted as Member of Adjudicators Association of New Zealand ("MAANZ"), Current Committee Member [2023]
- Appointed to the RICS DRS Panel of Adjudicators for New Zealand [2023]
- Admitted as a member of Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration ("ICCA") [2023]
- Admitted as Associate of Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand ("AAMINZ") [2021]
- Admitted as Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK ("MCIArb"), Current Member Insight Panel [2020]
- Admitted as member of Society of Construction Law New Zealand [2019]
- Appointed as Member of Ministry of Justice’s Canterbury Earthquake Tribunal QS Expert Advisors’ Panel [2019]
- Classified as Member of New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors ("MNZIQS") [2018], Current MNZIQS Assessor [2023]
- Appointed as APC Assessor and Counsellor of Royal Institution of Chartered. Surveyors ("RICS") [2021]
- Entered into the Registry book as Registered Quantity Surveyor, New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors ("Reg QS") [2019]
- Registered Expert Witness, New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors ("NZIQS") [2019]
- Accredited, International Cost Engineering Council, New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors ("ICECA") [2018]
- Elected as Fellow of Chartered Association of Building Engineers, UK ("FCABE"), Current Secretary, New Zealand Chapter [2017]
- Past Build Environment Programme Adviser, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand (Kuratini Tuwhera o Aoteroa) [2017]
- Past President, Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors New Zealand Chapter ("PICQS") [2015-2017]
- Elected as Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ("MRICS"), UK [2016]
- Qualified as Certified Quantity Surveyor, Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors, PH ("CQS") [2016]
- Registered as Chartered Building Engineer, Chartered Association of Building Engineers, UK ("C.Build E") [2016]
- Recognised as Member of Engineering New Zealand ("MEngNZ") [2014]
- Young Profressional's Forum, International Federation of Consulting Engineers ("FIDIC") [2013]
- Elected as Associate member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ("RICS"), UK [2013]
- Qualified as Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, USA ("PMP") [2012]
- Young Profressional's Committee, Past Vice Chairman, AACE International, USA [2011-2013]
- Admitted as Member of Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers ("MPICE") [2011]
- Entered into the Registry Book as a Licensed/Professional Civil Engineer, Professional Regulations Commission, PH, ("CE") [2011]
ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS, NOMINATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS /
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YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD - HIGHLY COMMENDED / 2022
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) CHAIRMAN'S MERIT AWARD / 2018
Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors (PICQS) LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE AWARD / 2017
Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors (PICQS) FEATURED "YOUNG PROFESSIONAL" IN THE AACE INTERNATIONAL SOURCE MAGAZINE / 2013
The AACE "Associate for the Advancement of Cost Engineering" International, USA OUTSTANDING TOASTMASTER / 2012
Toastmasters International, USA COMPETENT LEADER / COMPETENT COMMUNICATOR / 2012
Toastmasters International, USA PRTC PRESIDENTIAL AWARDEE / 2011 & 2012
Toastmasters International, USA 3RD PLACE TABLE TOPICS CONTEST / 2011
Toastmasters International, USA 3RD PLACE TABLE TOPICS INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST / 2011
Toastmasters International, USA PRESIDENTIAL AWARDEE / 2011
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) |
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