Matthew Astles

About

Matt has over 25 years of experience in the Commercial and Industrial Construction Industries gained in both contracting and consulting fields. Prior to joining MKA, Matt was engaged in a project management, safety and quality management role in a wide array of building envelope and construction projects such as health care facilities, residential condominiums, educational facilities, large scale mining and upstream oil and gas operations expansions as well as major airport expansions.

Since joining MKA Canada in 2016 Matt has provided his construction expertise to adjusters, insurance carriers, lawyers, contractors and property owners in project management consulting, project audits, property loss and builder’s risk claims, and construction litigation and arbitration support.

He has been involved in projects in which he has prepared detailed repair and replacement cost estimates; consulted on various roofing and building envelope claims, performed site scope documents, quantity surveys and associated cost validations; undertaken invoice analysis of project costs, prepared repair scope bid documents; evaluated construction dispute claims, developed analysis reports for arbitration and assisted with settlement negotiations.

Matt has extensive experience in consulting on projects as a result of catastrophic loss, namely: the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire, 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the US Virgin Islands, 2019 Northern Alberta Wildfires, 2020 Northern Alberta Floods and the 2020 Southern Alberta Hail Storm.

Matt is a Certified Project Management Professional, an international designation issued by the Project Management Institute.