Associate Director Forensic Planning

Associate Director Forensic Planning job vacancy in the construction sector to join a large multidisciplinary construction consultancy based in their London office and WFH some days also.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proven Associate Director or premium Senior Consultant or Managing Consultant with Delay Analysis and Forensic Planning experience to further develop their career as a manager, work winner and progress towards becoming a delay expert themselves.

Project Details

This is an excellent opportunity for a proven Associate Director or premium Senior Consultant or Managing Consultant with Delay Analysis and Forensic Planning experience to further develop their career as a manager, work winner and progress towards becoming an expert themselves.

You will currently be an experienced Delay Senior Consultant or already working as an Associate Director with delay and forensic planning specialism. 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 and progress towards delay expert status.

Responsibilities and Duties

Working as Associate Director of Forensic Planning in the London office, you will be acting in a “number 2” capacity reporting to a recognised delay expert and will have the responsibility to

• Manage a team of delay analysts working on a number of 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
• Happy to coach and train your delay analysis team and encourage their professional progression

Desired Skills and Experience

In order to undertake this challenging Associate Director Forensic Planning job based in London, it is expected that suitable candidates will have:

• Around 15 years of experience within delay, engineering, planning and related areas
• 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
• Have managed a team of delay analysts working on a number of concurrent cases
• Had 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
• 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
• Experienced in coaching and training a delay analysis team and encouraging their professional progression

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Candidates should be a member of a relevant engineering or construction industry professional body
• A higher qualification in construction law, such as an MSc in Construction Law is desirable
• MCIArb or FCIArb are seen as advantageous

Employing Company Overview and Profile

This employer is a leading blue chip national and international construction claims and construction industry dispute consultancy.

They are growing fast and are willing to invest and support candidates with training and professional progression. 

This respected employer offers quantum and delay expert services as well as a range of claims and dispute services including project advisory to assist with live distressed projects.  They have a UK and international portfolio of client work.

If you are dedicated and passionate about a career in claims and disputes, then a role with this leading specialist claims and disputes employer could be a fantastic career opportunity for you.
Full employer profile will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

Generous basic salary
Package of benefits to include health insurance, life insurance and pension