Construction Delay Expert Director
3 weeks ago
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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