Director - Planning & Delay

A new and exciting opportunity based in London to work with experts in a specialist disputes division for a premium consultancy. A live repeat client is seeking an ambitious Delay Director, who can join their team of expert staff providing a range of planning and alternative dispute resolution services to their clients. The client prides itself on working within all sectors of the construction and engineering industry. Therefore, this role can deliver an exciting variation of project exposure on domestic and international projects.

This role would suit current Associate Directors or Directors who can demonstrate significant forensic delay analysis experience on live projects/contracts as well as experience as an Expert Witness. You will gain regular exposure as an expert witness for mediations and adjudications.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Forensic analysis in alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
• Clear and impartial evidence for tribunals (ADR)
• Managing and developing the planning and delay team
• Control, manage and report contractual obligations from procurement to final account
• Determine schedules, monitor programmes, and understand risks
• Writing reports that can be used in negotiations as well as formal dispute resolution procedures including adjudication, mediation, and litigation; created as an advocate or an assistant to a neutral expert
• Accurate assessments of progress
• Partake in business development and help generate work and clients

Desired Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a construction project planner, as well as formal disputes experience working with a claims and disputes consultancy
• Experience of delay analysis job duties and writing narratives unassisted to a high standard
• Expert Witness experience
• Pre and post contract Planning experience on large-scale, complex projects
• Ability to produce programmes and schedules for live projects and interpret those written by third parties
• Good working knowledge of Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject, or both
• Exceptional writing skills and able to contribute to reports where necessary, including the use of persuasive language
• Comfortable in a client-facing role
• Leadership and management experience
• An ambitious individual looking to buy into the core values of the business and help to drive the business forward with its growth plan

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Degree level education in a construction-related field or similar equivalent qualification is desired
• Membership to a professional body such as the CIOB or CIArb would be advantageous
• Relevant MSc in engineering and/or Construction Law and Disputes LLM would be a strong advantage

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment works with a range of construction dispute organisations around the world in the UK, Middle East, Hong Kong, and Asia as well as in Canada and other parts of the world. This particular hiring company is a reputable and established consultancy, with offices across the globe offering a range of planning, quantity surveying, alternative dispute resolution, and advisory services to their clients. They expect candidates to be ambitious and place the same emphasis on their self-development, investing in regular appraisals, career development and internal/external training.