About SCCSI
The Society of Construction Claims Specialists International.
The Society of Construction Claims Specialists International was founded by N.M.Raj, an internationally renowned construction claims and contracts specialist. The SCCSI operates under the auspices of its parent association, The Society of Construction Professionals International, also founded by N.M.Raj, which has approximately 60,000 members worldwide.
Objectives
The objectives of the SCCSI.
Objective 01
Structured LMS-based training
Provide construction professionals with an opportunity to receive structured Learning Management System (LMS) based training in order to qualify as a Certified Construction Claims Specialist (CCCS), Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) and/or Certified Construction Delay Analyst (CCDA).
Professionals who complete the training and pass the online exam are entitled to use the post-nominal title CCCS, CCCA and/or CCDA after their name. (Please refer to the Certification section for more information.)
Objective 02
Achieve top-tier international recognition for certified members and make CCCS, CCCA and CCDA the gold standard for all construction claims specialists worldwide.
Objective 03
The SCCSI will actively co-operate with the best construction companies and consultancies in the world in order to spread awareness of the immense calibre of our certified professionals.
Objective 04
Provide a platform and forum for construction claims and dispute resolution specialists to network and share knowledge, expertise, opinions, leads and opportunities.
Founder and President
N.M.Raj, President.
The Society of Construction Claims Specialists International
N.M.Raj
N.M.Raj, President of The Society of Construction Claims Specialists International and Managing Partner of Prime Consulting, is an internationally renowned and highly sought-after claims and contracts specialist (FIDIC and other contracts).
Raj has more than 30 years of commercial and claims management experience on iconic projects across the UK and Ireland, Europe, Russia/CIS, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East.
He is the author of Quick Guide to Construction Claims and the creator of several online master courses in construction claims, delay analysis and FIDIC contract administration (with thousands of students from 140 countries).
Raj has the highest-ranked videos in the world on Google and YouTube for construction claims and FIDIC (with a combined view count of over 1.2 million).
In November 2013, N.M.Raj co-operated with FIDIC (Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils) as an external, independent claims expert to present FIDIC’s first ever online seminar on construction claims. The seminar was extremely successful and over 450 delegates registered for the event.
Qualifications
Dual qualifications in engineering and law
Raj holds dual qualifications in engineering and law, with more than 30 years in commercial and claims management on projects across the UK and Ireland, Europe, Russia and the CIS, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Raj has a degree in civil engineering and is a member (MCIArb) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and SIDiR (FIDIC National Member Association, Poland), and a former member of the SCL (Society of Construction Law, UK), DRBF (Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, USA), AACE (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, USA), RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK), CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building, UK) and APM (Association for Project Management, UK).
Key specialisms
Claims, contracts and commercial management
- Construction claims and contracts consulting (specialised in FIDIC): assisting companies to prepare, manage, negotiate, settle and defend against construction claims.
- Construction Claims Management System: implementation of N.M.Raj’s proprietary claims management system on projects in order to manage and prepare claims.
- Commercial management and contracts administration: providing a diverse range of commercial and contracts management services on projects.
Masters Conferences
In the room with the best.
N.M.Raj with Sir David Steel, Sir Robert Akenhead, Tony Bingham and delegates at SCCSI Masters Conferences.
Our events
SCCSI and CCCS/CCCA/CCDA events.
