Profile
Chris Rainbird (Client Service Director)
Chris Rainbird is a Director within our Government and
Infrastructure Advisory team. Chris joined Grant Thornton from
PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was a Director in their Public
Private Partnerships team and a lead adviser to the public and
private sectors on strategies for capital investment and service
delivery and the procurement of capital projects and services using
various forms of Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Experience
Chris has provided strategic and financial advice to clients in
a range of sectors including education, health, transport,
utilities and waste, and over the last ten years has been closely
involved in the development of the PPP markets in both Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Chris was the lead adviser to
the Department of Education on its strategy for planning, procuring
and delivering investment in the schools estate in Northern
Ireland. He also advised the Northern Ireland Water Limited on the
procurement of a major programme of water supply and wastewater
investment and operational services using PPP (Projects Alpha and
Omega).
Chris's expertise covers:
- Infrastructure
- Accommodation and Property
- Energy
- Health
- Outsourcing
Qualifications
- Master of Engineering, Southampton University (1992)
- Member of Institute of Management Consultants