Associate

SOCOTEC UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory services company in Greater London seeks an Associate – Forensic Expert Witness to manage projects, lead teams, and provide forensic analysis. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a construction discipline and significant experience in project management. Key responsibilities include managing assistant staff, developing client relationships, and mentoring team members. This role offers a competitive salary and extensive employee benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday with options to buy more

Enhanced company pension

Employee recognition schemes

Electric car scheme

Family-friendly support

Qualifications

• Experience in managing demanding projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong knowledge in quantity surveying, design, and project management.
• Demonstrable ability to manage and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead project activities and manage assistant staff.
• Develop client relationships and identify additional work opportunities.
• Provide technical expertise for claims and expert projects.

Skills

Project management

Excellent communication

Forensic analysis skills

Leadership

Technical construction knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate construction discipline

Job description

Associate – Forensic Expert Witness

As our company grows and develops, we are ever expanding our teams. We have a great opportunity for a dedicated Associate to join our Advisory Division.

The Associate is responsible for leading the commercial activities on singular or multiple projects delegated from the senior team. They will be delivering the scope of the project appointment, managing assistant staff and regularly reporting progress to the senior team and client.

We are looking for a capable, all‑rounder who possesses a high degree of competence in most aspects of one or more construction disciplines. Well organised, professional and project manager with considerable experience, excellent communication skills and the ability to integrate and motivate staff.

Responsibilities

• Professionally qualified and/or having significant experience
• Capable running demanding projects or teams with minimal supervision including organising and co‑ordinating the work of other surveying staff
• Able to confidently represent the company in the normal project team environment in all the following areas:
  • Quantity surveying
  • Design & project management
  • Arbitration and litigation support
  • Claims & dispute management
  • Commercial management and estimating
  • Adjudication

Leadership & Mentoring

• Excellent management skills to identify work activities to be completed and delegate to teams
• Astute to recognise requirements for additional resource and communicate this to line managers
• Manage project strategies and develop client relationships and further work opportunities
• A rounded and broad experience of working on sectors and demonstratable successes
• Provide technical expertise to claims and quantum expert projects
• Use forensic analysis skills for quantum tasks
• Assist with the production of claims and expert reports
• Provide technical QS expertise in other non‑contentious roles
• Organise and allocate workload to available resources and skills
• Provide mentoring and knowledge to employees when necessary
• Provide Legal & professional compliance
• Other duties, consistent with the role, that may arise as and when required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate construction discipline
• Able to manage, lead and mentor teams
• Good technical knowledge of construction
• Strong knowledge of building economics
• Numerate
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Good IT skills
• Smart & presentable
• Confident
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good communicator
• Team player
• Amenable with taking instruction and delivering work as advised.
• Adaptable and flexible

About Advisory

Our experienced team of industry professionals come from diverse backgrounds, experiences and expertise. Our modern, open plan working space promotes not only a sharing of skills and knowledge, but also an approachable, friendly and sociable environment.

As well as the chance to soak up the expertise of your fellow employees, the unique, multi‑strand nature of the business provides you with the opportunity to vary your workload and venture into areas of the industry you are interested in or may not have previously considered, such as Advisory and Expert Witness work.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme, employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world‑class services to our customers. We have several business streams that provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification and advisory services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent.

At SOCOTEC Advisory, we believe that a driven, inspired and challenged team is the key to success. We promote inclusivity, encourage individuality and have a zero‑tolerance policy to discrimination, with the aim that every single member of our team will thrive both in and out of the workplace.

We invest in our people. We push you to grow and we want you to progress. We believe in continued development and the pursuit of ambition. Our open and friendly office space promotes a culture of teamwork and provides the opportunity to ask, listen and learn from those around you. With a young, dynamic and exciting workplace, we are constantly striving, as a team, to develop and succeed.

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.