Our team delivers expert advice and practical support across a wide range of sectors, including:

•    Infrastructure
•    Transportation (road, rail, airports, ports)
•    Oil and gas
•    Power and energy
•    Industrial and process
•    Environmental (offshore wind turbines, carbon capture, flue gas           desulfurisation)
•    Water and wastewater
•    Buildings (commercial, residential, healthcare, education)
•    Mining and natural resources
•    Shipping and marine
•    Aircraft

Systech has particular expertise in managing complex engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and with controlled risk. We understand the commercial and operational pressures on EPC projects and provide integrated services to mitigate claims, delays, and cost overruns.

We are also highly experienced in supporting joint venture and consortium projects, including those involving Japanese partners working alongside Korean, Chinese and other international contractors. Our team, which works in Japan with our long term business partner SBC, is well is well-versed in the cultural, contractual and technical dimensions of international collaboration.

Clients we have supported globally on a long-term basis include major Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, JGC, Chiyoda, Obayashi and Taisei. We continue to grow our relationships with leading engineering and construction firms in Japan.

With our long-standing commitment to Japanese business and a global footprint that aligns with international expectations, Systech is a trusted partner for the success of the most complex and high-value projects.

Note: for work undertaken in Japan, Systech works with its long-term business partner, SBC.

We understand the high standards expected by major Japanese firms and the importance of delivering projects efficiently, compliantly, and without dispute. Our comprehensive support spans the full project lifecycle, with particular focus on the pre-contract phase, where the foundation for successful delivery is established.

Pre-Contract Services

Our Japanese clients have consistently sought structured, risk-aware project planning. We support you in this crucial phase through:

Baseline Planning: Developing realistic and contract-compliant programmes aligned with project objectives.

Contract and Tender Reviews: Ensuring clarity, risk mitigation, and strategic alignment with client priorities.

Procurement Advice: Helping you select the most appropriate form of contract and procurement strategy for your project.

Workshops and Training: Educating your team on contract forms (such as NEC contracts types), with a focus on risk and obligation awareness.

Contract Delivery Support

Our expert consultants support you during delivery with:

Contract Management: Supporting ongoing compliance, record keeping, early warnings, and programme management, especially through our including our proprietary Site Diary App.

Progress Monitoring and Reporting: Providing visibility to support strategic decision-making and risk control.

Claims and Dispute Avoidance: Proactive support to avoid disputes through good contract administration and issue resolution.

Claims Management: If disputes arise, we provide clear, well-substantiated claims to recover time and cost.

Strategic and Advisory Services

Systech provides practical, senior-level input to help you manage complex commercial and contractual issues:

Strategic Commercial Advice: Identifying key risks, advising on best practice responses, and supporting negotiations.
Dispute Resolution: Supporting amicable resolution through negotiation, mediation, and adjudication.

Dispute Adjudication Boards (DABs): Providing expert representatives and advice for projects requiring formal dispute boards.

Independent Advisory Experts: Offering specialist input on delay, quantum, technical and contractual matters.

We have extensive experience working in Japan and working with Japanese clients and contractors. Some of our unique experience is detailed below, and more of our indicative related experience working with Japanese clients is in the projects slider below.

Akita Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm, Japan

Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW), a consortium led by Marubeni and other Japanese energy and construction firms, developed and began commercial operation (starting December 2022) of a 140 MW bottom-fixed offshore wind project across Akita Port (13 × 4.2 MW turbines) and Noshiro Port (20 × 4.2 MW) supplying power to Tohoku Electric under a 20-year PPA

Value: $300m

Service provided: Systech provided contract management and schedule management support.

Cruise Ship Construction, Nagasaki

The construction of two new-build prototype luxury cruise ships built in Nagasaki, Japan and delivered in 2016 and 2017.

Service provided: Contract and schedule management including evaluation and response to subcontractors’ claims for compensation and extensions of time along with associated negotiations. Monitoring and reporting subcontractors’ performance and advising on the implementation of schedule mitigation measures and corrective actions.

Value: $2bn
Contract: Bespoke

Space Jet, Japan

Development of a new, single aisle aircraft to serve regional routes worldwide. The first commercial airliner designed and produced in Japan since the 1960s.

Value: $9bn

Service provided: We advised the development company MRJ (an MHI company) on the commercial aspects of supply contracts and a advised on formal disputes with suppliers.

Stephen P. Rayment

CEO and Group Managing Director

Stephen Rayment co-founded Systech International in 1991 with Mark Woodward-Smith and he is the CEO & Group Managing Director with responsibility for the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Australia. Stephen is also responsible for all strategic and policy matters. Stephen regularly visits Japan to meet with the local team and to meet with clients, current and prospective.

Email: stephen.rayment@systech-int.com

Ian Huggett 

Regional Managing Consultant – Japan (APAC)

Ian oversees the Japanese market within the APAC region, ensuring that client expectations are met through consistent delivery of high-quality services across all disciplines.

Email: ihuggettconsult@systech-int.com

Shingo Ohno

Senior Managing Consultant – Japan 

BEng (Building), MBA, ACIArb

Shingo has over 20 years of experience on international construction projects. He is a specialist in contract and claims management and regularly leads complex assignments. He dedicates 25% of his role to business development and 75% to fee-earning project work.

Email: sohnoconsult@systech-int.com

Ken Hikasa

Managing Consultant – Japan

Ken holds a degree in Commerce and Management and has over 24 years of experience in the construction industry. A former Mitsubishi Heavy Industries executive, he is an expert in commercial and contract management for major EPC projects. His international experience spans Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the USA. He splits his time between business development (25% – MHI focus) and fee-earning work (75%).

Email: khikasaconsult@systech-int.com

During our 30+ years working on major projects for Japanese clients, we’ve worked with a vast range of clients.

These have included:

Whether you are delivering projects from Japan or working internationally, we understand the specific needs of Japanese clients. Our global team supports you across Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, Europe, and the Americas, ensuring consistent delivery aligned with Japanese business values.

We bring a preventative mindset to our work—reducing your exposure to risk while enhancing project performance, value, and outcomes.

“Systech is providing a coordinated claim, expert witness, legal and dispute resolution service for us on a major power station project. We commend the delay and quantum experts from Systech, who we appointed for a series of DAB hearings, for their clarity in explaining complicated issues and their high levels of assistance and accuracy. This has allowed us to achieve a series of favourable awards in excess of $300m.”

Project Director, Mitsubishi Power