Expert Delay Director

3 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Maxim Recruitment Full time

**Maxim Recruitment** seeks an experienced Delay Director to join our team in Manchester. As a leader in delay analysis, you will work on complex and high-profile projects, driving results and delivering expert-level services.

This role is perfect for ambitious professionals who thrive on delivering successful outcomes. You will have the opportunity to grow your team, develop new dispute work, and progress towards delay expert status.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare analysis and expert reports for arbitration and litigation proceedings.
  • Deliver delay and forensic planning services in line with client briefs.
  • Network and win work, developing relationships with solicitors and influential contacts within construction building and civil engineering contractors.
  • Critically analyse project and major programme performance, identifying root cause of elements in distress.
  • Lead development of contract and commercial strategy to recover performance of distressed projects or major programmes.
  • Analyse strengths and weaknesses of Client claims and/or disputes, providing strategic advice on proceeding or amending the basis of claim.
  • Provide effective stakeholder management with Clients and supply-chain advisors, chairing meetings as necessary.
  • Cook and train delay analysis team members, encouraging their professional progression.

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • 10+ years of experience in delay, planning, and related construction and engineering industry experience.
  • Significant exposure to managing programmes using planning software and delay analysis techniques.
  • Strong working knowledge of common planning software's such as Primavera, Asta PowerProject, TILOS, CEMAR, Excel.
  • Experience managing a team of delay analysts working on concurrent cases.
  • Contributed sections to expert report writing.
  • Worked towards writing own expert reports.
  • Provided specialist delay and forensic advice to external clients.
  • Extensive experience delivering expert delay and forensic planning services.
  • Developed and pursued claims up/down the supply-chain.
  • Built profile with construction industry solicitors and influential contacts.

Salary: Up to £150,000 (dependent on experience). A highly competitive bonus structure, flexible and hybrid working arrangements are also available.



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