Senior Director - Delay

Maxim Recruitment; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned consultancy in London is seeking an experienced Delay Director to manage the expert witness division. The role involves leading commissions, preparing expert reports, and participating in senior leadership meetings. Candidates should have experience in dispute resolution and a strong ability to build networks. This position offers flexible working arrangements and includes benefits like annual bonuses and private medical cover.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Pension

Private Medical Cover

Life Cover

Professional Membership Fees Paid

Ability to work from home

Qualifications

• Highly competent in writing expert reports.
• Past appointment in an expert witness capacity.
• Strong ability to develop and maintain a network of client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Represent the consultancy in dispute resolution proceedings.
• Prepare expert reports.
• Participate in Senior Leadership Meetings.

Skills

Writing expert reports

Network development

Testifying expert capabilities

Education

Chartered in a relevant institution

Job description

Overview

An expanding consultancy is seeking to appoint a highly experienced Delay Director / Expert to join its expert witness division, based in London or working remotely with periodic travel to the London office.

The successful candidate must have experience either acting as a testified expert or as the No.2/lead assistant with ambitions to lead and manage the delay expert services division in the future. You will work for a highly reputable consultancy with technical, quantum and delay experts recognised by Who’s Who Legal (WWL).

The Senior Director will play a key role in leading, managing, and contributing to delay expert commissions for the Forensic Expert Witness team. This involves devising and discussing solutions, presenting findings both internally and externally, and driving efficiency, value creation, and optimal use of resources within the team.

The Senior Director may also take on their own appointments (expert, contentious, and non-contentious), either independently or in collaboration with the wider team, ensuring effective delivery and oversight. Deliverables typically relate to formal dispute resolution processes such as litigation, arbitration, and adjudication. In addition, the Senior Director provides strategic advice on ongoing projects, settlement negotiations, and mediations, both in the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Represent the consultancy in dispute resolution proceedings
• Act as an Expert or act as a No.2 to the lead Delay expert on large disputes
• Prepare expert reports
• Participate in Senior Leadership Meetings
• Business Development and promoting the consultancy’s brand and services to potential clients and employees and championing the organisation’s values and objectives
• Work towards building a reputation as a testifying expert
• Overseeing team administration
• Staff Development and training

Desired Skills and Experience

• Highly competent in writing expert reports
• Past appointment in an expert witness capacity and/or have worked as a No.2 to the expert on multiple occasions
• Experience across different markets, types of construction and engineering projects and claims
• Ideally experience securing appointments in an expert witness capacity
• Ideally has provided testimony, though this is not essential
• Strong ability to develop and maintain a network of client relationships

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Ideally Chartered in a relevant institution

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The hiring company is a highly reputable construction consultancy who are a market leader in providing expert Witness, dispute resolution and advisory services. They boast a stylish central London Head Office, as well as multiple supporting offices nationally and internationally.

They are one of the construction disputes sector’s real success stories and have ambitious growth plans for the next 12 months despite the pandemic. The business prides themselves on their modern and vibrant working culture where candidates are given a degree of freedom that is not always common in the industry.

They have a highly reputable external training program that staff will benefit from as well as being supportive with professional memberships and relevant further qualifications such as LLMs / MScs in Construction Law.

A full client overview will be given to suitable candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Annual Bonus
• Pension
• Private Medical Cover
• Life Cover
• Professional Membership Fees Paid
• Ability to work from home and travel to the London office as and when required

Nilam Modhwadia is our specialist consultant managing this position

0203 710 8098 (Office hours 8.30 am - 5.30 pm Monday to Friday)