Our People

Adrian Herr is a commercial manager with 15-plus years of commercial and contractual experience. His in-depth expertise includes NEC, JCT, and bespoke contracts and covers a diverse range of construction sectors, including oil and gas, commercial, residential, and infrastructure, with a particular focus on civil engineering. He is skilled in all aspects of post-contract commercial management and quantity surveying, including claims and disputes. He has extensive experience managing change, claims, and disputes on high-value major infrastructure NEC projects, and expertise in pre-contract commercial management tendering, contract agreements, and managing commercial teams. He also offers valuable planning skills in change and claims and is experienced in using P6, particularly relevant to NEC projects.

Nathan Burman is a project control and planning professional with 20-plus years of experience in the rail, civil, power generation, and water industries. An expert in the NEC form of contract, he advises on project and program strategy to ensure contractors and subcontractors can demonstrate impacts and recover real-time and cost. He champions the change function on projects for multiple clients and is influential in driving positive organisational changes. His opinion and leadership are invaluable. Nathan has led planning teams on several high-profile infrastructure projects and has a proven track record of successfully navigating complex problems using experience gained from multidisciplinary projects.

Will Luck is a commercial manager, chartered surveyor and accredited NEC project manager with 20-plus years experience working in both main contracting and subcontracting skilled in all aspects of commercial management and quantity surveying. He has extensive experience in leading change, claims, and dispute resolution on complex, high-value complex NEC infrastructure projects as well as other commercial management and procurements roles within this sector.  Will has well rounded experience in a diverse set of construction contracts covering an equally diverse set of construction sectors, including civil engineering, MEP, LUL works, commercial, mixed-use schemes, health, education, and residential.

Andrew Farid is a civil engineer with a Master's in construction project management and is highly skilled in Primavera. He has a wide range of experience gained from working on diverse projects, from hospitals and residential buildings to multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

Anna Francis is a civil engineer with a Master’s in construction project management who is highly regarded by our clients who work with her. Having transitioned from site management to planning, Anna has a detailed understanding of construction logistics and dedicates herself to ensuring she has a complete grasp of all aspects of the pre-construction and construction stages of the projects she supports. Anna has good knowledge of the NEC form of contract and puts this into practice drafting and responding to contractual correspondence on behalf of our clients alongside successfully developing and managing clause 31 and 32 programmes on tier 2 works for HS2.

Natalie Maguire is our office manager. She handles all administrative responsibilities behind the scenes, including accounts, social media and website management, and event planning. She is the first face of 1stCurve; if you have any queries or questions for the team, please email Natalie at natalie.maguire@1stcurve.com.

Takwa Bosnina is a civil engineer with experience working on the HS2 project. She is skilled in Primavera P6, Aphex, and MS Project, ensuring project plans align with key milestones. Takwa is dedicated to precise planning and fostering effective team collaboration.

Matthew is a Graduate Quantity Surveyor with a Bachelor’s degree in Project Management. He has a year of hands-on experience working on the Heathrow Maintenance Framework, where he managed the NEC suite of contracts, including Options A and E. Known for his attention to detail and strong technical skills, Matthew ensures projects are delivered efficiently and in line with contract requirements.