Director of Forensic Planning

at  Maxim Recruitment

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Around 10+ years of experience within delay, planning and related construction and engineering industry experience.
• Experience of working on live construction or engineering projects is highly desirable
• Will have had significant recent exposure to delay related work at both a hands on and managerial level, having recently worked or currently working in a Delay Analyst and Senior Delay Consultant role or equivalent.
• Direct experience in Forensic Planning.
• Knowledge of the Scottish & UK construction / engineering market.
• Some knowledge of the Scottish legal market.
• Significant exposure of managing programmes, using planning software and delay analysis techniques.
• Strong working knowledge of using common planning software’s such as Primavera and Asta PowerProject, TILOS, CEMAR, Excel.
• Have managed a team of delay analysts working on a number of concurrent cases
• Experience of contributing sections to expert report writing
• Have worked towards or are ready to work towards writing your own expert reports.
• Had experience of providing specialist delay and forensic advice to external clients
• Ideally have had experience of being appointed as an Expert.
• 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 proven work winning ability and experience.
• Have built up a profile with both construction industry solicitors and influential contacts within construction building and civil engineering contractors.
• Well versed in the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol
• Capable of leading a commission, working fairly independently and mentoring more junior staff in the team.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Degree level education in a construction related field or similar equivalent qualification is desired.
• MCIArb or FCIArb are seen as advantageous.
• Relevant MSc in engineering and/ or Construction Law and Disputes LLM is desirable.

• Manage a team of delay analysts working on several cases.
• Contribute sections to expert report writing.
• Work towards writing your own expert reports.
• Provide specialist delay and forensic advice to external clients.
• Support provision of specialist expert advice on all alternative dispute resolution subject areas
• Act as an appointed Expert on selected commissions when requested to do so.
• Be able to use previous experience of testifying and related preparatory work to grow your gravitas and reputation to secure further opportunities to testify.
• 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.
• Keeping up with the developments within own technical area of expertise.
• 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.