Senior Consultant - Planning & Delay

Maxim Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in construction is seeking a Senior Consultant specializing in Planning & Delay in Manchester. The role involves managing project planning, delay analysis, and working with clients on dispute resolution. Ideal candidates have over 3 years of experience and strong knowledge of planning tools. This position offers significant professional development opportunities and exposure to various projects worldwide.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Regular appraisals

Internal/external training

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a construction project planner.
• Experience in writing narratives.
• Pre and post contract Planning experience on large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct forensic analysis in ADR.
• Provide clear evidence for tribunals.
• Manage and report contractual obligations.

Skills

Delay analysis

Contract administration

Forensic analysis

Client-facing skills

Exceptional writing skills

Education

Degree in a construction-related field

Membership in CIOB or CIArb

MSc in engineering or Construction Law

Tools

Primavera P6

Asta Powerproject

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Senior Consultant - Planning & Delay, Manchester

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Client:

Maxim Recruitment

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

The client prides itself on working within all sectors of the construction and engineering industry. Therefore, this role can deliver an exciting variation of project exposure on domestic and international projects.

This Senior Planner job role will include, live project planning, project control and retrospective delay analysis, alternative dispute resolution and contract administration.

You will gain regular exposure to supporting the expert witness on projects that are experiencing significant disputes and potentially preparing for mediation and adjudication, as well as carrying out a more traditional planning role.

Responsibilities and Duties

As a part of this Senior Consultant job, you will be given the chance to work autonomously on projects, as well as supporting senior delay experts in individual arbitration matters to assist clients in acquiring the desired legal outcome.

Specific duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Forensic analysis in alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
• Clear and impartial evidence for tribunals (ADR)
• Feasibility studies
• Contract Administration
• Control, manage and report contractual obligations from procurement to final account.
• Determine schedules, monitor programmes, and understand risks.
• Writing reports that can be used in negotiations as well as formal dispute resolution procedures including adjudication, mediation, and litigation; created as an advocate or an assistant to a neutral expert.
• Accurate assessments of progress
• Assist in training graduate planners.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 3 + years of experience as a construction project planner, with some exposure to and experience of delay analysis job duties & able to undertake basic tasks unassisted to a high standard.
• Some experience of writing narratives
• Pre and post contract Planning experience on large-scale, complex projects
• Have an understanding and hopefully some experience of how to prove entitlement for extensions of times (EOT) claims.
• Must have a good working knowledge of Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject, or both.
• Must have exceptional writing skills and able to contribute to reports where necessary, including the use of persuasive language.
• Be comfortable in a client-facing role.
• An ambitious individual looking to buy into the core values of the business and help to drive the business forward with its growth plan

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Degree level education in a construction related field or similar equivalent qualification is desired.
• Membership to a professional body such as the CIOB or CIArb would be advantageous.
• Relevant MSc in engineering and/ or Construction Law and Disputes LLM would be a strong advantage.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment works with a range of construction dispute organisations around the world in the UK, Middle East, Hong Kong and Asia as well as in Canada and other parts of the world.

This particular hiring company is a reputable and established consultancy, with offices across the globe offering a range of planning, quantity surveying, alternative dispute resolution and advisory services to their clients. This can include work in relation to disputes that are heading for adjudication and mediation.

The successful Planner will work alongside highly reputable experts on an appealing variety of projects and disputes. This role will be a great career move for any aspiring Planner who wishes to gain more exposure to delay analysis and is perhaps seeking a construction disputes career.

They expect candidates to be ambitious and place the same emphasis on their self-development, investing in regular appraisals, career development and internal/external training.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives