About CircleEdge

CircleEdge helps clients see what is happening inside the numbers, the site records and the contract paperwork, then decide what to do next.

Joshua Ikubor, MRICS, PQS, MBA, CMC
Leadership you can verify

Joshua Ikubor

Director & Principal Consultant — MRICS | PQS | MBA | CMC

Joshua Ikubor is a senior quantity surveying, cost-management and project-controls professional with more than 22 years of experience across Canada, the United States, Nigeria and the Seychelles.

His work spans estimating, procurement, progress, change, claims and contracts on energy, infrastructure, mining, hydropower, heavy civil, public-sector and property-development programs. CircleEdge is founder-led: defined workstreams are supported by vetted specialists, and founder QA remains accountable. Professional indemnity coverage is confirmed per engagement.

MRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) PQS (Professional Quantity Surveyor, CIQS) MBA (Master of Business Administration) CMC (Chartered Management Consultant)
22+

Years of experience

$40B

Major LNG program support

$8.7B

Keeyask review

2,056

Housing units

All project values and experience metrics reflect founder Joshua Ikubor’s professional experience prior to and outside CircleEdge Consulting unless otherwise stated.

Management Consulting Experience

Founder experience on a US Arctic pipeline and infrastructure program informs CircleEdge’s commercial advisory approach.

Founder role

  • Commercial analysis
  • Change review
  • Project controls support
  • Contract administration

What was reviewed

  • JINs, COs, PCRs, PCOs and VORs
  • Entitlement and quantum
  • Labour and equipment costs
  • Productivity impacts

Management outcome

  • Better claim visibility
  • Stronger cost challenge
  • Clearer commercial decisions
  • Structured governance review

Supported commercial review and project controls activities on a US$8.5B–US$9.0B Arctic energy program. Experience gained on major energy infrastructure programs informs CircleEdge’s commercial advisory approach.

What Changes After CircleEdge

Management has one view of cost, risk, decisions and next actions.

Before

Costs are rising. Reports exist, but they do not explain the full position. Change items remain open. Contractor submissions contain gaps. Decisions move slowly. Management cannot see why the forecast is changing.

What we review

Budget, forecast, commitments, contract, invoices, schedule, change log, payment records, field records and current reports.

After

The team can see what is supported, what is missing, what can be challenged, what must be accepted, what needs approval, and who owns the next action.

Our Core Values

The principles that guide how we engage, audit, advise and support projects.

Integrity

We provide honest, ethical and professionally responsible advice, even when the message is difficult.

Evidence

We support our conclusions with appropriate contracts, records, quantities, schedules, progress information and field evidence.

Independence

We provide objective advice focused on the needs of the project and the client.

Accountability

We take responsibility for the quality, clarity and practicality of our work. Founder-led QA remains accountable.

Client Care

We remain accessible, responsive and attentive to each client’s business objectives, organizational needs and project environment.

Practicality

We develop recommendations that project teams can understand, adopt and implement.

RICS CMC Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors