Job description
Senior Associate, Construction Disputes & Advisory, Delay Analysis/Forensic Planning - Managing Director
This position supports my client in Construction Disputes & Advisory practice - one of seven practices focused on client delivery services across the business.
The Construction Disputes & Advisory team is growing for my client and I am seeking analysts to join the teams in either the UK, Middle East, Far East or Australia offices.
My client is one of the world’s fastest growing consulting firms, providing a range of advisory and expert services to the private and public sector. They are all about helping clients solve complex problems and pride themselves on working collaboratively across the business.An agile and dynamic organisation, able to move quickly and are entrepreneurial in our outlook.
The businesses construction dispute resolution professionals provide expert advice and independent professional opinion on some of the world’s largest, most complex, and high-profile capital project disputes. Courts, corporations, and tribunals rely on my client to get to the nub of the issue in any given dispute. They are able to develop efficient and robust delay and cost/quantum analyses and present conclusions in a clear, concise, and objective manner to enable the resolution of complex disputes.
Responsibilities:
As a Senior Associate - Managing Director, you will assist in the preparation of pre-dispute advice, litigation support and expert witness testimony, claims assessment and schedule analysis. You will be able to perform data research, management, and analysis. You will support the appointed expert in preparing and presenting results to clients and tribunals.
Requirements:
As an integral member of the team, you’ll:
Have solid analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills, and be proficient in planning and data analysis techniques and technology (e.g., Primavera, Microsoft Project, Power project, Excel)
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Be highly motivated, self-starting, curious and have a hunger to learn and develop yourself
Be agile and flexible, comfortable with ambiguity and be able to apply yourself to new situations
Be self-aware, enjoy working in a team environment and collaborating with others
Come from an engineering, quantity surveying or construction/major projects background
Be working towards chartered status and have significant practical experience. Experience performing analysis on dispute related assignments would be considered an advantage, as would a post-graduate degree in a construction law or management discipline.
Be prepared to spend short stints abroad based on the location of international clients.
Proven revenue generation of £4m to £5m per year in consulting and/or professional services
Excellent interpersonal and writing skills
Experience working within matrixed organization of top consulting or professional services firm is a plus
Highly motivated, meticulous, and energetic individual willing to work within in a team structure
Close attention to detail, including careful record keeping regarding all sales activity
Maintains knowledge of available tools to improve efficiency, self-reliance, and effectiveness
Business Groups: Deep knowledge of the services provided by each practice area, organisational structure, and any conflict/relationship nuances specific them
Benefits:
Opportunities to work on some of the largest and most high-profile disputes, providing advice at the highest level
Opportunity for further formal education e.g., MSc in Construction Law
Opportunities to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment, alongside leading experts of our business
Fantastic personal and professional development opportunities
Salary Package and Incentives
Negotiable Basic Salary between £300,000 to £700,000 + Lucrative performance related bonus + Benefits package
Contacts
For more information on this role and others, please call +44 1793 228 450 and speak to Daniel Crowley at Heatherdaniel international. Or book a call here.
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