Robert Sasson

With over 16 years of experience, Robert’s core areas of expertise include capital project execution, tailored project delivery strategies, comprehensive project controls with a focus on cost and schedule adherence, and overall risk management. He manages capital projects across the United States, successfully leading teams on high-stakes, complex projects with tight timelines and budgets, including the successful delivery of capital projects through mergers and acquisitions.

Key Specialties Include:

• Capital Project Governance and Strategic Planning:
  • Tailored project delivery strategies
  • Procurement strategy and implementation
  • Project controls implementation, including critical path method (CPM) scheduling, and cost and change management.
• End-to-End Project Management:
  • Owner’s project management (OPM) services
  • Cost management
  • Contractual compliance reviews
  • Schedule review and analysis
  • Cash flow management
  • Executive reporting
• Claims Mitigation and Dispute Resolution:
  • Construction claims analysis
  • Mediation and litigation support

Key Experiences Include:

• Led a team providing advisory services for capital improvement projects nationwide for a Fortune 500 company in life sciences and drug development. To date, the team has guided the strategy and execution of over 1.3 million square feet and more than $500 million in capital expenditures for various biosafety level laboratories and support facilities.
• Led a team focused on risk management for an over $500 million hospital expansion and new cancer center development. This included real-time CPM scheduling, invoice, and change order reviews, strategically ensuring compliance with contract documents and alignment with the project’s status, while managing comprehensive risk for the program.
• Provided advisory services for several multimillion-dollar residential developments. Responsible for procurement strategy, contract review and implementation, daily coordination among project team members, financial and schedule adherence, and proactive risk management.
• Engaged to assist with project completion and resolve a multimillion-dollar dispute due to delayed completion and cost overruns on a science/tech clean laboratory building at a private university. This ground-up, 130,000-square-foot, three-story facility included specialized engineering laboratories, cleanrooms, offices, support spaces, and a lecture hall. Responsibilities included managing project completion and performing schedule and cost analyses on project impacts.
• Retained by a large Connecticut corporation to review their internal capital investment policies and procedures to mitigate future risk. Conducted financial audits on six construction projects and issued a report of findings. Reviewed documents, including proposals, commitments, contracts, invoices, insurance documents, and waivers.
• Reviewed contract documentation and made recommendations for future contract structures for a national disaster recovery firm. The scope of work included determining the optimal contract structure and customizing contract language to reduce risk and improve controls.
• Provided integrity monitoring for the New York Department of Investigations’ Rapid Repair Program. Verified code and scope compliance, documented issues and risks, tracked progress, and reviewed billings.