Associate Director - Delay

Maxim Recruitment; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-disciplinary construction consulting firm seeks an Associate Director to manage client assignments and support senior management in complex disputes. The successful candidate will leverage their ten years of postgraduate experience in construction to provide expert advice while collaborating with various stakeholders. This role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and hybrid working opportunities, making it ideal for experienced professionals looking for career advancement.

Benefits

Car allowance

Pension

Discretionary Bonus

Support towards further qualifications

Hybrid working opportunity

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years postgraduate experience in construction.
• Experience in live planning or delay analysis for contracting organisations.
• Good knowledge of NEC and JCT contract forms.

Responsibilities

• Support senior management with complex disputes work.
• Run client assignments related to claims on live projects.
• Provide expert counsel to avoid conflicts.

Skills

Delay Analysis

Client Management

Commercial Focus

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Masters in Construction Law

Tools

P6

Asta Powerproject

MS Project

Job description

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In this line of work, it is common to gain exposure to a wide variety of assignments. This can include projects in multiple sectors, as well as working with a number of unique clients, including main contractors, sub-contractors and client organisations.

Responsibilities and Duties

As an Associate Director, you will report directly to the Managing Director and provide support to senior management on more complex disputes work, as well as being charged with running your own assignments with clients relating to claims on live projects.

You will be expected to provide all of the following services within this role:

• Collaborate with the Delay Analysts at to offer support on disputed and time-related issues.
• Reviewing construction programmes and offering guidance on them.
• Helping clients avoid conflicts by offering expert, commercially focused counsel.
• Providing support to clients on matters related to delay and loss.
• Collaborate with the commercial experts to offer support on disputed and
• non-controversial time-related issues.
• Provide timely and delay-related coaching and training to numerous clients.
• Report writing and representation of clients in tribunals.
• Collaborate with solicitors offering expert support in construction-related disputes
• Business Development

Desired Skills and Experience

• Acting as a Lead Assistant to an Expert Witness.
• Approximately 10 years postgraduate experience in the construction industry.
• The chosen applicant will have prior experience working in live planning and programming roles for contracting organisations or delay analysis work at a disputes consultancy. Experience of both would be highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with Programmes and Programming Software.
• Ability to use some or all of the following software: P6, Asta Powerproject, MS Project
• Some formal involvement in managing or supporting in a formal dispute (adjudication, arbitration, litigation etc.) would be advantageous, but is not essential
• Well-presented and articulate individual with the ability to thrive in a client-facing role and communicate effectively with the client
• Good experience/knowledge of standard forms of contract such as NEC and JCT is essential
• Competent with Microsoft Office packages.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Qualified to degree level
• A Masters in Construction Law would be desirable. Candidates working towards either of these may be considered also.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The hiring company is a multi-disciplinary construction consulting firm with a focus on risk analysis and mitigation, expert witness, coaching, training, project management, commercial management, and dispute avoidance.

Since its founding, the company has built a solid and expanding clientele. It is ideally situated to offer clients across the country a high calibre of service, with multiple office sites around the United Kingdom.

The business is headed up by a highly respected senior management team who can provide excellent guidance and support to the successful candidate in their professional career development.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

Basic Salary up to £120k (DOE)
+ Car allowance
+ Pension
+ Discretionary Bonus
+ Support towards further qualifications
+ Hybrid working Opportunity