Senior Consultant Contracts and Claims

at  Maxim Recruitment

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ideally 7-10 years experience in the construction industry with 3 years of experience in contract and claims preparation, assessment and negotiation.
• An analytical mind and are motivated problem solvers who take care with their written and verbal communications.
• Seeking someone who acts with diligence, integrity and has a strong attention to detail. These individual attributes are at the core of our client’s values.
• Excellent letter and report writing skills.
• Previous experience in consulting, including in a claims preparation and assessment capacity;
• Highly skilled at excel and information interrogation and management.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A construction related degree is essential.
• Achieved or working towards a Masters in Construction Law LLM or similar subject would be advantageous.

You will have the ability to take a hands-on approach to solving clients’ problems and communicating those solutions in a clear and concise manner.

Your role will see you:

• developing claims and disputes strategies to meet client objectives;
• undertaking forensic reviews of project records to prepare chronologies of events;
• managing and preparing construction claims including variations, extensions of time, disruption claims, acceleration claims and the like, including performing technical analysis, gathering evidence and drafting technical submissions;
• drafting contractual correspondence and providing contract administration and commercial management advice;
• managing dispute resolution processes including mediation, expert determination and preparing detailed adjudication applications and responses under security of payment legislation;
• working with client project teams and legal professionals.