Bio
Mr. Ladbrook introduces himself as a reformed engineer. Warren has purposefully built up broad experience in business cases, planning, surveying, engineering, construction, project delivery, program management, and business operations. He has 35+ years of international industry experience, in a progressive range of different roles.
Warren presently leads the Project Management transformation at WithersRavenel, a growing mid-sized consultancy. In this role, he leads the development of policies & procedures, software tools & dashboards, quality assurance & quality control, KPI reporting & compliance monitoring, plus ongoing training for a large number of assistant project managers, project managers, senior project managers, project coordinators, directors, and more.
He has worked as a sole proprietor on small engineering projects, for a variety of different size firms on mid-size projects, and up to a large multinational AEC company where Warren directed large international infrastructure projects. He is astute in the diplomacy required in challenging situations and has extensive experience in the resolution of different stakeholder objectives. While Warren has led many teams into many remote and challenging locations, he is accustomed to providing calm leadership within dynamic situations. He exudes confidence and leadership built on proven success and a steadfast commitment to continuous improvement.
Mr. Ladbrook is a Professional Engineer in six US states. He is also an International PE, APEC Engineer, LEED-AP ND, PMP, Chartered Professional Engineer in New Zealand, and Fellow of Engineering NZ.