After obtaining a B.Sc in Construction Management at the University of Pretoria, Phil spent 13 years in the United Kingdom working on major engineering and construction projects for global Infrastructure leader Vinci SA, and its subsidiaries Norwest Holst and Vinci Construction (formally Taylor Woodrow Construction), excelling in the fields of Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Project Controls and Project Management. After joining Group Five Nuclear in 2013 as part of their senior management team as Divisional Commercial Manager, Phil became Programme Manager of Group Five Nuclear Division in 2017, tasked with the successful implementation of the iconic PTR Tanks and Steam Generators Replacement Projects.
 

In 2020, with years of major projects experience covering all aspects of the project life-cycle in South Africa and abroad, in the areas of civil structures, and mechanical / electrical service and infrastructure such as airports developments and nuclear construction at the highest level, Phil launched PC quanti, a multi  discipline project services company which has provided services on major engineering projects in the nuclear industry and other industrial sectors since inception.