Tim DeBarro is an experienced project management professional with a proven ability for working with senior management teams to lead, develop and deliver major infrastructure programmes and projects in complex stakeholder environments. He brings over 15 years experience from roles in consultancy and construction organisations in the UK and globally. Tim’s specialisation and passion is bringing innovation to the delivery of complex, risk inherent infrastructure projects.
Since joining Nichols in 2011, Tim has worked with Crossrail and Transport for London. At Crossrail, he was responsible for resolving significant and emerging programme wide risks and issues raised and prioritised by the Programme Director and Executive. In his current role as Innovation Programme Manager, he has led the strategic conception and implementation of the World’s first innovation programme in a temporary organisation at Crossrail. Tim co-authored Crossrail’s Innovation Strategy.
Tim is a Nichols Innovation Champion, providing thought leadership, knowledge sharing and ensuring innovation is at the heart of all Nichols work. He has published papers on the subject of Innovation published in the Project Management Journal “Making Innovation Happen in a Megaproject: London’s Crossrail Suburban Railway System” (Davies et al. 2014) and in the Institute of Civil Engineers Journal “From Mantra to Method: Lessons from Managing Innovation at Crossrail” (DeBarro et al. 2015). Tim is also a guest lecturer on the module ‘Managing Innovation and Technology’ on the MSc programme in Strategic Management of Projects at University College London.
Tim has worked overseas in Australia with Evans & Peck, on major infrastructure projects such as Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme, Traveston & Wyaralong Dams and Port of Brisbane Motorway.
Tim spent 10 years working with Costain Ltd as a Construction Project Manager, where he was responsible for the delivery of a suite of complex, capital expenditure projects for Thames Water on Europe’s largest water treatment works in London.
