Paul Saly is a senior executive and civil engineer with more than 30 years’ experience delivering major infrastructure, building, and transport projects. As Director of PSI Projects, Paul specialises in Project Start-Up and Design Brief Development, ensuring that projects begin with a clear strategy, well-defined requirements, and strong foundations for success.
Paul has led project initiation phases across complex programs in rail, aviation, education, and civic developments. He is recognised for his ability to translate client vision into actionable design briefs and project roadmaps that balance innovation, constructability, compliance, and cost efficiency.
His expertise covers:
• Project initiation, scoping, and stakeholder alignment.
• Preparation of clear, concise Design Briefs and Technical Functional Briefs (TFBs).
• Establishing governance, risk, and program frameworks during start-up.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary inputs to define project objectives and scope.
• Ensuring design intent aligns with operational, commercial, and community requirements.
At PSI Projects, Paul ensures projects are launched with clarity, direction, and stakeholder confidence. His structured approach to project start-up and design briefing reduces risk, avoids costly variations, and creates the roadmap for efficient, sustainable, and high-quality project delivery.
“Turning vision into action — Paul Saly ensures every project begins with clarity, alignment, and a design brief built for success.”