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Soben is a global construction consultancy specializing in project controls, project and program management. We save our clients time and money on their construction investments. Our proactive approach targets providing our clients with timely information, allowing them to make informed decisions.
North America
The Soben mission is about driving value for money in our services – we demonstrate hard dollar savings by demonstrating a return on your investment in us. target cost avoidance and minimize the impact of risk on the success of the project.
Our staff are determined to provide a no surprises approach, drawing on our local knowledge and global reach, allied to the technical excellence and experience within the company to deliver successful projects.
Key People
Scott Smyth
Founder & Group CEO, Global
Scott is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 30 years of experience and is the Founder and Group CEO of Soben. Scott spent the first ten years of his career in private practice with a local authority before undertaking commercial management roles with main contractors. He experienced first-hand the lack of specific contractor-focused expertise and established Soben to fill this gap. Scott devised the approach, values, and service standards upon which Soben was founded and continues to this day.
Joe Cusick
CEO, Americas
Joe joined the business in April 2021 to head up our exciting expansion into the Americas regions. Joe is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has over 30 years’ industry experience working on many prestigious projects around the world. Joe originates from Scotland but has been based in America for over 20 years and now leads his growing team who are working on the data centre, infrastructure, hi-tech manufacturing, renewable energy and life sciences sectors.
Peter Kiernan
Director – Technology, North America
Peter is an experienced professional in the construction industry and has over 20 years’ experience with an international portfolio working for high profile companies on various projects. He joined Soben in 2021 and came with a demonstrable track record for proving practices at both pre and post contract stages of construction projects across the globe. Peter is an ambitious and driven team player and adopts best working practices to ensure his clients’ expectations and budgets are successfully met.
Robert Kim
Director, North America
Robert is a Chartered Surveyor and has been working in the construction industry for over 15 years where he has led teams across multiple sectors, companies and continents. In that time he has become a specialist in program management and project controls focusing on driving value, improving efficiency and building high-performing teams. Robert’s experience has given him a unique insight into a huge variety of construction and real estate delivery models which has proved to be a huge asset when working with new clients.