Delay Managing Consultant

Based in Birmingham/Hybrid, this role involves working with Delay Experts on a range of high-value national and international projects that are going through the dispute process and may result in arbitration. Suitable candidates will be looking to specialise further within delay disputes work and will specifically want to work for a premium expert consultancy operating at the top of the specialist construction disputes industry, providing independent expert opinion on delay matters and helping clients through complex arbitrations.

Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills are essential for this challenging construction delay role, which will give you access to some of the world’s most interesting and challenging construction disputes underway.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Work with the Birmingham and international team, including noted delay experts and in consultation with members of the quantum team, to identify the best approach to individual arbitration matters to assist clients in attaining the desired legal outcome.
• Forensic investigation of project delays.
• Preparation of prospective and retrospective delay analyses across a wide variety of construction and engineering projects, including the assimilation of technical information along with evidence of delays and the presentation of information in both programmes and reports.
• Assist experts in identifying the best approach to individual litigation and arbitration matters to assist clients in attaining a desired legal decision.
• Preparation of written reports for use in negotiation, as well as formal dispute resolution processes such as mediation and adjudication prepared as assistant to an independent expert.
• Preparation or defence of extension of time claims on behalf of employers, main contractors, and sub-contractors.
• Working independently or with client teams to carry out ‘live’ planning assistance.
• Preparing programmes for new construction projects and monitoring and resequencing existing programmes to ensure live works are completed as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• Reviewing technical and non-technical documentation.
• Support and lead junior staff.

Desired Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 5+ years of good engineering or planning experience.
• A good working knowledge of various standard forms of contract, including NEC, JCT, and FIDIC.
• A demonstrable understanding of contract and law within the construction industry, particularly regarding planning and delay.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills.
• The ability to work and organise multiple commissions.
• An excellent knowledge of construction techniques.
• A detailed understanding of different methods of delay analysis and the ability to apply those methodologies, both prospectively and retrospectively.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, including experience drafting delay-related reports or briefing documents for management or stakeholders relating to construction delay claims, ideally for litigation/arbitration.
• Strong skills using relevant software tools required to access source data such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), MS Project, Primavera P3/P6, Suretrak, and similar IT tools.
• Ability to communicate highly technical material to a non-technical audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills, creative problem-solving skills, and the ability to work as part of a team.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Commercial Management, or a similar Construction degree.
• Master’s degree in a relevant construction specialism is highly desirable, especially construction law LLM or similar.
• Chartered or progress towards Chartership actively underway.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment works with a range of construction dispute organisations around the world, including the UK, Middle East, Hong Kong, Asia, Canada, and other parts of the world. They specialise in international arbitration, general commercial arbitration/litigation, forensic accounting, and other specialist services across several sectors. Their experts maintain integrity, quality, and objectivity when solving complex disputes, delivering detailed analyses, and articulating meaningful results in a clear and concise manner.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Annual bonus
• Pension & Life & Medical Insurance
• Flexible/Hybrid working arrangements available