Construction Delay Expert Director

3 weeks ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Maxim Recruitment Full time

Role Overview

A highly skilled Delay Expert is required to join a prestigious consultancy in their Glasgow office. As a Delay Director, you will work alongside Who's Who Legal Experts, tackling high-profile domestic and international disputes, driving results in a range of disputes.

This role is made for ambitious leaders who thrive on delivering expert-level delay analysis and possess a proven track record of success. You will have responsibility for managing a team of Delay Analysts on a number of complex and concurrent projects and will be ready to progress your career by growing your team, work winning and delivering.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work towards writing your own expert reports.
  • Deliver expert delay and forensic planning services in line with client briefs.
  • Able to network and win work and to develop relationships with both construction industry solicitors and influential contacts within construction building and civil engineering contractors.
  • Critically analyse project and major programme performance, identifying root cause of those elements in distress.
  • Lead development of a contract and commercial strategy to successfully recover performance of distressed project or major programmes in line with Client outcomes.
  • Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Client claims and/or disputes, providing strategic advice on (i) proceeding; and or (ii) amending the basis of claim.
  • Provide effective stakeholder management with the Client and at all levels of the supply-chain, chairing meetings with the Client and other advisors as necessary.
  • Happy to coach and train your delay analysis team and encourage their professional progression.
  • Acting as an ambassador championing the Contract Services delivered by the consultancy in the industry.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • 10 + years of experience within delay, planning and related construction and engineering industry experience.
  • Significant exposure of managing programmes, using planning software and delay analysis techniques.
  • Strong working knowledge of using common planning software such as Primavera and Asta PowerProject, TILOS, CEMAR, Excel.
  • Experience of contributing sections to expert report writing.
  • Have worked towards or are ready to work towards writing your own expert reports.
  • Have had extensive experience of delivering expert delay and forensic planning services to satisfied clients.
  • Experience in developing and pursuing claims up or down the supply-chain.
  • Have built up a profile with both construction industry solicitors and influential contacts within construction building and civil engineering contractors.
  • Experienced in coaching and training a delay analysis team and encouraging their professional progression.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

  • Degree level education in a construction related field or similar equivalent qualification is desired.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Join one of the globe's most reputable consultancies, known for delivering high-quality advisory services in claims, disputes, and expert witness work.

With offices across the UK, this consultancy offers the best of both worlds—a corporate structure with a personal, supportive approach to their staff and their career development.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

  • Competitive salary up to £150k (DOE)
  • Highly Competitive Bonus Structure
  • Flexible and Hybrid working arrangements


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