From concept to closeout.
One consultant for every stage of your project. Disciplined delivery shaped by Caribbean realities, from the first feasibility sketch to the final evaluation report.
Harbourside Market Upgrade
Schedule health
94%
Milestones met
7/9
Structured delivery, at every stage
Initiation and feasibility
We test whether a project is worth doing before you commit capital to it.
Planning, scheduling and budgeting
A work breakdown, a schedule and a budget that hold up under scrutiny.
Tender and procurement support
Documents, evaluation and award recommendations that stand up to challenge.
Contract and stakeholder management
One accountable lead keeping contractors, clients and partners aligned.
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Indicators and field data turned into reports your funders can trust.
Risk, quality and closeout
A disciplined finish: final accounts, handover and lessons captured.
Your project roadmap
Plan
We turn a sound idea into a schedule, a budget and a risk plan you can defend.
You receive
- Work breakdown structure
- Gantt schedule
- Cash-flow budget
- Risk register
2002
Year First Hire was established
43
Projects delivered
6
Islands served
$29M
Total project value managed
Sectors
Construction and infrastructure
Civil works and capital projects delivered on spec and on schedule.
Small business and MSME
Growth and compliance support for owner-led businesses scaling past their first big contract.
Public sector and donor programmes
Procurement, M&E and reporting built to government and donor standards.
Climate and resilience
Adaptation projects grounded in field data, not forecasts alone.
Your project intelligence, even when the signal drops.
ContractIQ is First Hire's offline-first client portal. Capture site data, track milestones and log issues with no connection, then sync automatically the moment you are back online. Your schedule, budget and reports stay current whether you are in the capital or the field.
Rigour from statistics. Discipline from programme management. Context from the islands.
- Numbers you can defend
- One accountable lead
- Deep OECS context
- Diploma in Statistics
- BA (Hons) Programme Management
- MPA Policy
Serving Saint Lucia and the OECS
- Saint Lucia
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Dominica
- Grenada
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Montserrat
Frequently asked
We plan, coordinate and control a project on your behalf: scope, schedule, budget, procurement, risk and reporting, so the person who owns the outcome is not also chasing the paperwork.
Yes. Many clients start with a single stage, such as feasibility or procurement. Full project cycle support is available, but it is never required.
From a single-building renovation to multi-year, multi-island donor programmes. The scope changes. The discipline does not.
Both. Planning, procurement and reporting are largely remote and offline-capable. Execution and monitoring stages typically need time on site.
Yes. Indicator tracking, field data collection and donor-format reporting are part of the Monitor and evaluate stage.
Fees are scoped per stage or per project, fixed or time-based depending on what suits the work. You receive a written proposal before anything starts.
Ready to deliver better?
Tell us about your project. We respond within one business day.
Direct line
- r.a.branford@gmail.com
- (758) 712 7748
- P.O. Box CP5577
LC04 301 Castries, Saint Lucia