Understand the whole sequence
Connect tender assumptions, procurement, installation and commissioning before treating a date as a commitment.
About Liongate
Clear thinking.
Practical programme control.
A focused consultancy for data centre planning, scheduling and project controls. Led by Charlie Abdullah, with a close connection between the programme and the people delivering it.
A personal approach to planning
The thinking behind
your programme.
A good programme brings the whole project into focus.
For me, planning is about understanding how the pieces fit together: what the tender promises, what the site can deliver, and what commissioning needs to succeed.
My role is to bring those conversations together — to question the assumptions, connect the interfaces and turn a complex sequence into a clear next step.
That is the approach I bring to Liongate: practical planning, close coordination with the people doing the work, and a clear view of the decisions that matter.
Charlie AbdullahCivil Engineer · Leading Liongate Consulting
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Our approach
Three principles behind the work.
Stay close to the work
Review programme logic with the people managing access, work fronts and installation progress.
Make the next decision clear
Use updates and reporting to show what changed, what matters and which action is needed next.
Who we support
A shared programme.
Different responsibilities.
Main contractors
Programme development and controls that bring packages, procurement and milestones into a coherent plan.
Planning support ↗MEP delivery teams
Sequencing, resource planning and updates that connect installation progress with system readiness.
Commissioning planning ↗Developers & operators
Programme visibility and focused review to support questions about interfaces, dependencies and readiness.
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