Case studies
Real engagements. Real outcomes.
A selection of recent SOMA work — named where we can, anonymised where client confidentiality requires. Written in plain English, not sales copy.
Energy & industrial construction
Quantitative Risk Analysis — New-Build Energy Facility
Confidential — £300m NAECI project
Independent QRA on a £300m new-build energy facility ahead of final investment decision — revealing £24m in unquantified risk and 2.2 months of schedule exposure the contractor’s submission had missed.
Read the story →Capital projects
Risk Management Framework Pilot — Project PUMA
Bilfinger UK
A practical, contract-agnostic risk management framework piloted on a complex capital project — scalable across Bilfinger UK’s wider portfolio.
Read the story →Industrial processing / chemicals
Project Controls PMO Delivery — Natara
Natara — via RRL Group
Embedded project controls function across 9+ concurrent projects on a COMAH-regulated industrial site — from the flagship Project NEO capital investment through to site-wide portfolio reporting aligned to the client’s corporate governance.
Read the story →Nuclear / Decommissioning
Independent Programme-Level Risk Assurance — Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield Ltd — £1bn+ nuclear capital programme (specific programme confidential, under NDA)
Expert risk manager providing independent programme-level assurance on a £1bn+ confidential nuclear capital programme — reviewing delivery confidence, interrogating contingency, and delivering structured findings with constructive challenge to senior stakeholders.
Read the story →Capital infrastructure
Investment Assurance Ahead of Final Funding Approval
Confidential — major capital project
Independent schedule and cost assurance ahead of a major project’s final investment decision — giving decision-makers confidence in the robustness of the time and cost position.
Read the story →Public sector
Planning Capability Uplift for a Public-Sector Capital Programme
Confidential — UK public-sector capital programme
Independent planning assurance and capability uplift across a live capital works portfolio — practical outcomes, not theoretical best practice.
Read the story →Highways / major infrastructure
Programme Risk Lead — National Highways QRA Framework
National Highways (via AtkinsRéalis)
Programme-level Quantitative Risk Analysis leadership across a £1bn+ regional investment portfolio — moving QRA reporting from output decks to decision-grade insight.
Read the story →Nuclear
Programme Risk Management — Cavendish Nuclear (PP&E Portfolio)
Cavendish Nuclear
Principal Risk Specialist embedded in Cavendish Nuclear’s Process, Plant & Equipment (PP&E) portfolio — running integrated cost-and-schedule risk analysis, advising on Joint Confidence Levels, and upskilling the in-house risk function.
Read the story →Water & utilities
PMO Risk Transformation — Northumbria Water
Northumbria Water (via Gardiner & Theobald)
Risk transformation inside Northumbria Water’s PMO function — 400+ projects, £350m portfolio, 70 man-weeks of operational effort reclaimed and a 96% uplift in risk-identification capability.
Read the story →Defence
What a CADMID engagement looks like — methodology walkthrough
Methodology piece — not a specific past engagement
A practitioner walkthrough of how SOMA structures project controls work across the UK MoD CADMID lifecycle — from option-level QRA at Concept to sustainment forecasting In-Service — and the evidence shape that survives IPA Gateway and NAO scrutiny.
Read the story →Energy & industrial construction
What a QRA engagement looks like — methodology walkthrough
Methodology piece — not a specific past engagement
A practitioner walkthrough of how SOMA structures a Quantitative Risk Analysis engagement — from kickoff and data gathering, through workshop facilitation and Monte Carlo modelling, to board-ready reporting that holds up under independent challenge.
Read the story →Infrastructure
What a planning & scheduling engagement looks like — methodology walkthrough
Methodology piece — not a specific past engagement
A practitioner walkthrough of how SOMA structures a planning and scheduling engagement — from baseline review and DCMA 14-point assessment through schedule integrity audit and P6 implementation support — with the evidence discipline a steering group and a contractual reviewer both expect.
Read the story →Infrastructure
What an EVM engagement looks like — methodology walkthrough
Methodology piece — not a specific past engagement
A practitioner walkthrough of how SOMA structures an Earned Value Management engagement — from EVMS readiness review and PMB validation, through monthly reporting audit, to EAC challenge — with the evidence discipline that survives ANSI/EIA-748 scrutiny and an independent gateway reviewer.
Read the story →Client voices
What clients say about working with SOMA.
You developed the QRA process from being simply a presentation of the outputs to a presentation of insights. The QRA reviews are now much more value-adding and focused. It genuinely feels like you are part of our team.
Head of Risk
National Highways
Read the case study →The quality of the QSRA has been significantly enhanced by our consultant’s management and involvement.
Civil Programme Head of Risk
Sizewell C
JAEA expressed their sincere appreciation for the hard work and dedication that has gone into getting us to this important point. From estimate submission through to contract signature, it has required a tremendous amount of focus, persistence and collaboration.
International Senior Business Manager
Cavendish Nuclear
Read the case study →Thank you for representing us so well and making us all look great. It is work like yours that gives us more and more ambition to enact meaningful change.
Managing Director, PPS Complex Infrastructure
AtkinsRéalis
SOMA were engaged to map out and execute a new process in relation to Risk Management. All work was done to an exceptional standard. They delivered what we asked on time and within budget. Great team effort.
Client reference
Bilfinger UK
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