At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver expert advice on high-value construction disputes and support expert witnesses.
- Company: Respected consultancy firm in the construction and engineering sectors.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, pension, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Other info: Opportunity to work on high-value projects and develop your expertise in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and advance your career in dispute resolution and expert services.
- Qualifications: Experience in delay analysis or dispute resolution; degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Our client is an established and respected consultancy firm specialising in expert witness and dispute resolution services to the construction and engineering industries.
This long established organisation focuses on providing a range of high level services to a broad range of construction and engineering clients which include law firms, employers, contractors, insurers and developers. In London, the business employs a range of Experts and consultants focussed on Delay and Disruption and Time related disputes.
They currently seek to employ a new member of this team, someone ideally from a planning, construction management, engineering or project management background, who has experience of managing EOT or delay related matters, or experience of supporting expert witnesses and have a keen interest in furthering their career within Dispute Resolution and Expert Services with a dynamic organisation.
Responsibilities
- Delivering high quality dispute related advice to contractors, law firms and employers on high value projects and complex planning disputes.
- Supporting expert witnesses or providing expert advice and working as a team on a range of Project/Dispute-related EOT/Planning work.
- Visiting and assessing clients problems before putting together a claims strategy and defence.
- Providing contract advice, particularly in relation to planning/time, and due diligence of contractor’s programmes, and/or presenting on delay issues.
- Litigation support and arbitration work.
Requirements
- Ideally at least part of your experience will have been spent working for a contractor in the building, infrastructure, oil & gas or power sector.
- Experienced in one or all of delay analysis, dispute resolution/avoidance, claims management, arbitration/litigation support or expert witness work.
- Ideally you will have experience of working on projects valued £10m upwards.
- Ideally degree qualified in engineering, construction management or similar with additional legal qualification or a willingness to work toward these.
- Someone with a forensic mind and good attention to detail.
- You should possess excellent written and verbal English language skills.
- Strong team player.
- Good knowledge of Planning software including ideally Primavera, ASTA and MS Project.
All applications treated with utmost confidentiality.
Sector: Expert Witness & Advisory
Reference: BH1015
Senior Consultant (Delay) in Whitehall employer: North Gate Executive Search
Join a leading privately owned UK business that values its employees and fosters a collaborative work culture. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor in London, you will have the opportunity to lead significant projects while benefiting from a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and development. With a focus on ambitious career progression and a commitment to employee well-being, this company stands out as an excellent employer in the construction sector.
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North Gate Executive Search Recruitment Team
