Senior Consultant - Delay
Senior Consultant - Delay
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Job Description
You will be involved in delivering:
- our Expert Witness services by assisting our delay experts in delivering expert delay reports for adjudication litigation and other forms of dispute resolution; and
- our Recovery service by assisting our contract and commercial specialists in providing strategic advice to clients whose project and major programmes are in commercial distress.
Successful applicants will work in a team undertaking detailed analysis of construction projects in the UK and internationally. We are looking for an ambitious and driven individual seeking to join an experienced team of construction experts with a strong brand across our marketplace.
Turner & Townsend has an exciting portfolio of works across our Recovery and Expert Witness services and are looking to grow in order to successfully meet our Clients needs.
We are looking for a talented Senior Consultant who is experienced in matters of delay and/or commercial management to support our Recovery and Expert Witness teams. The successful individual will have the opportunity to develop their career through our dedicated mentoring programme our established range of learning and development options and the opportunity to support on our strategic objectives with the aim to become appointed as an Expert Witness as part of the formal dispute resolution process or leading on our Recovery service.
The work will need to be a high standard that can withstand scrutiny by other parties. The successful applicant will:
- require a forensic and exploratory mindset
- have a strong knowledge of the construction industry
- need an understanding of construction contracts and the law
- value transparency and collaboration
- be able to work independently where required and agile to adapting to the working method of others
With an established global presence our UK team do support on the some of the most complex projects and programmes across the globe presenting an opportunity to travel however this is the exception and the majority of our practice can be delivered remotely. The role anticipates that the applicant will work from their local office as a base to continue our UK team cohesion but we work on a flexible basis to provide the best environment to meet our client deliverables.
Qualifications :
- Relevant construction and engineering industry experience (in the region of) 7yrs
- A constructionrelated degree qualification and/or legal qualification
- Experience in developing and pursuing claims up or down the supplychain
- Ability to understand and articulate Client requirements and their desired outcomes
- Critically analyse project and major programme performance identifying root cause of those elements in distress
- Review and assess contemporaneous project records to establish delay associated with claims and/or disputes
- Working knowledge of relevant applications and technologies in the project management and planning for example Primavera P6 Asta Powerproject TILOS CEMAR Excel
- Contribute to client meetings
- Assist clients lawyers and counsel in developing its position where required
- Support the drafting of detailed expert witness reports for use in formal dispute resolution proceedings
- Supporting colleagues with project deliverables
- Undertaking research and development of emerging industry related technologies
- Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise
- Providing direction to staff working with you on specific tasks
- Supporting the interface with the client and other consultants at all project stages
- Acting as an ambassador championing the Contract Services delivered by Turner & Townsend in the industry
Next Steps
Our recruitment is via our dedicated portal on Smart Recruiters please follow the process to register your interest and from there we are happy to have an informal chat with our service leads if you would like to find out further background before moving forward or equally we can move forward to engage our recruitment team.
Additional Information :
T&T is a leading global property consultancy with around 3000 employees in the UK and over 6000 globally. We are a growing organisation with high ambitions and recently ranked number 1 in the Times PWC Top Track 250. This is a dynamic and innovative company quick to respond to market trends and with a reputation for quality.
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects worklife balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
