Associate Director Forensic Planning

Associate Director Forensic Planning job vacancy in the construction sector to join a large multidisciplinary construction consultancy based in their London office.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proven Associate Director or premium Senior Consultant or Managing Consultant with Delay Analysis and Forensic Planning experience to further develop their career as a manager, work winner and progress towards becoming a delay expert themselves.

The hiring company is one of the largest and most reputable consultancies in the UK, with a large claims and disputes division comprising circa 75 members of staff operating from 6 offices around the UK.

One of the key selling points to this role is the variety of projects and disputes that you will be exposed to. The client’s brand and reputation help to consistently secure work on some of the largest and high-profile projects and disputes in the UK and Internationally.

The suitable candidate would be an experienced Delay Senior Consultant or already working as an Associate Director with delay and forensic planning specialism.

Responsibilities and Duties

Working as Associate Director of Forensic Planning in the London office, you will be acting in a “number 2” capacity reporting to a recognised delay expert and will have the responsibility to:

• Manage a team of delay analysts working on several cases.
• Contribute sections to expert report writing.
• Work towards writing your own expert reports.
• Provide specialist delay and forensic advice to external clients.
• Support provision of specialist expert advice on all alternative dispute resolution subject areas.
• Act as an appointed Expert on selected commissions when requested to do so.
• Deliver expert delay and forensic planning services in line with client briefs.
• Able to network and win work and to develop relationships with both construction industry solicitors and influential contacts within construction building and civil engineering contractors.
• Critically analyse project and major programme performance, identifying root cause of those elements in distress.
• Lead development of a contract and commercial strategy to successfully recover performance of distressed project or major programmes in line with Client outcomes.
• Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Client claims and/or disputes, providing strategic advice on proceeding and/or amending the basis of claim.
• Keeping up with the developments within own technical area of expertise.
• Provide effective stakeholder management with the Client and at all levels of the supply-chain, chairing meetings with the Client and other advisors as necessary.
• Happy to coach and train your delay analysis team and encourage their professional progression.
• Acting as an ambassador championing the Contract Services delivered by the consultancy in the industry.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Around 15 years of experience within delay, planning and related construction and engineering industry experience.
• Significant recent exposure to delay related work at both a hands on and managerial level, having recently worked or currently working in a Delay Analyst and Senior Delay Consultant role or equivalent.
• Strong working knowledge of using common planning software’s such as Primavera and Asta PowerProject, TILOS, CEMAR, Excel.
• Experience of contributing sections to expert report writing and working towards writing your own expert reports.
• Experience of providing specialist delay and forensic advice to external clients and ideally have had experience of being appointed as an Expert.
• Proven work winning ability and experience.
• Experience in developing and pursuing claims up or down the supply-chain.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Degree level education in a construction related field or similar equivalent qualification is desired.
• MCIArb or FCIArb are seen as advantageous.
• Relevant MSc in engineering and/or Construction Law and Disputes LLM is desirable.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The hiring company is one of the largest and most reputable consultancies with multiple offices throughout the UK, providing a variety of advisory services to their clients in relation to claims and contractual issues.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Competitive salary up to £90k (DOE).
• 33 days holiday inclusive of 8 Bank holidays.
• Pension scheme with the employer matching contributions up to 5%.