Delay Managing Consultant

at  Maxim Recruitment

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A minimum 5 + years of good engineering or planning experience.
• A good working knowledge of various standard forms of contract, including NEC and JCT & FIDIC
• A demonstrable understanding of contract and law within the construction industry, with a particular understanding of matters relating to planning and delay.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills.
• The ability to work and organise multiple commissions.
• An excellent knowledge of construction techniques.
• A detailed understanding of different methods of delay analysis and the ability to apply those methodologies, both prospectively and retrospectively.
• Able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills including experience drafting delay related reports or briefing documents for management or stakeholders relating to construction delay claims, or ideally for litigation/arbitration (and show demonstrable ability to write and conduct business in English)
• Be able to demonstrate strong skills using relevant software tools required to be able to access source data such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), MS Project, Primavera P3/P6, Suretrak & similar IT tools
• Ability to communicate highly technical material to non-technical audience
• Be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, creative problem solving skills and be able to evidence the ability to work as a part of a team

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering Commercial Management or similar Construction degree.
• Master’s degree in relevant construction specialism highly desirable, especially construction law LLM or similar
• Chartered or progress towards Chartership actively underway

As a Delay Managing Consultant within the specialist delay division of the construction disputes business, you will work with the Birmingham and the international team, including noted delay experts and in consultation with members of the quantum team, to identify the best approach to individual arbitration matters in order to assist clients in attaining the desired legal outcome.

Specific Delay Consultant Job Duties May Include:

• Forensic investigation of project delays.
• The preparation of prospective and retrospective delay analyses across a wide variety of construction and engineering projects to include the assimilation of technical information along with evidence of delays and the presentation of information in both programmes and reports.
• Assist experts in identifying the best approach to individual litigation, arbitration matters to assist clients in attaining a desired legal decision.
• The preparation of written reports for use in negotiation, as well as formal dispute resolution processes such as mediation & adjudication prepared as assistant to an independent expert.
• Preparation or defence of extension of time claims on behalf of employers, main contractors and sub-contractors.
• Working independently or with client teams to carry out ‘live’ planning assistance.
• Preparing programmes for new construction projects and the monitoring and resequencing of existing programmes to ensure live works are completed as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• Reviewing technical and non-technical documentation.
• Support and lead junior staff.