Associate Director - Project Advisory

at  Maxim Recruitment

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in the management and leadership of professional teams in the delivery of professional services, assisting in the successful completion of live projects.
• Experience in analysing cost and schedule progress at key milestones to aid in the recovery and review of the project.
• Experience in specialist projects and programmes consultancy team specifically focused on the development and optimization of Client capital projects and programmes.
• Experience in the development of client relationships, and the creation of team and organisational success.
• Previous experience within the “Big Four” management consultancies of live project recovery, i.e., PwC, Deloitte, EY, and KPMG are highly desirable.
• Ability to provide leadership to internal and external members of staff, including key stakeholders.
• Familiar with a variety of forms of contract such as JCT, NEC and FIDIC.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Excellent communicator.
• Ability to identify business opportunities and develop new business.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• At least 10+ years of experience in a premium, main consultancy background with large-scale, complex projects
• Degree qualified in a relevant subject such as Quantity Surveying
• A post graduate qualification such as MSc / LLM in Construction Law would be advantageous, but may not be essential for the ideal candidate
• Relevant professional membership including to the RICS, CIArb, ICES etc.

As an Associate Director within the business, you will report into the Director and be responsible for the management of a single or multiple client assignment (dependant on size and complexity). Your Associate Director job duties will include the:

• Managing Project Advisory services to leading Clients in the planning, delivery, review and turnaround of complex projects and programmes - including retail, residential, O&G, energy, manufacturing, public and government infrastructure.
• Supervising substantial, multi-sector advisory expertise in the development, implementation, and recovery of complex, large-scale projects, including Consultant, Contractor, and Client positions.
• Analyse prospective and ongoing capital projects for compliance with project stakeholders’ management of time, cost, and quality objectives.
• Identify the risks associated with large-scale complex projects and deliver practical, experienced, and actionable mitigation tactics.
• Advise on governance and contract structures, analyse cost and schedule progress at critical milestones, and offer project participants, executives, directors, investors, and government agencies with detailed status briefings.
• Ability to review external client’s issues on problematic projects and advise on their contractual position and provide strategic advice on the most effective forms of dispute resolution.
• Applying robust and methodical analytical skills to all aspects of the construction claims work and adopting a flexible and adaptable approach to problems encountered and to client requests.
• Ability to provide claims consultancy advice on live contracts and projects in distress to a high professional standard.