Adair
Delay Associate Director - Construction Disputes
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Delay Associate Director - Construction Disputes
Location: London, WC2E 9JD
Package: £80,000 - £100,000+ plus bonus, private healthcare, pension, benefits
WHO WE ARE:
Adair is an independent multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy with an excellent track record in both the public and private sectors.
We specialise in Dispute Resolution, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Project Management and Project Monitoring in the UK and internationally. We provide flexible, high-quality services and solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of each client. Our success has been built on providing an exceptional client service for a range of solicitors, private individuals, banks, private equity funds and trusts.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
We are looking for a Delay specialist at Associate Director level in London to work closely with the Construction Lead on arbitration, litigation, mediation and adjudication work across the UK. You will:
- Provide specialist assistant on expert delay reports and contractual advice in all aspects of construction delay and disruption matters.
- Prepare and assist with analysis and expert reports for complex, high value arbitration and litigation proceedings.
- Assist preparing expert testimony on dispute matters as required and work towards providing expert testimony in a live legal context.
- Deliver Expert Delay analysis work.
- Work with the Dispute Resolution expert team on disputes and business development and management.
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The successful appointee will play a key part in the further development of the practice, with emphasis on thought leadership as well as practice and business development.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
You must have experience of large scale, complex construction disputes and be experienced in litigation and arbitration procedures. Ideally, you will be working in delay in a similar Construction Disputes business and have a blend of the following experience:
- assessing the time impacts of contractual claims and working in the construction industry.
- performing detailed delay forensic analysis and comfortable handling large data sets.
- drafting technical and expert reports, and proposals and white papers.
- producing clear concise opinions on matters in dispute leading to the production of CPR 35 compliant reports.
- understanding all methods of alternative dispute resolution.
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Additionally, you must be:
- highly analytical and known for your attention to detail.
- a skilled communicator (written and verbal) with exceptional report writing skills; fluency in English is essential.
- IT proficient - Excel and PowerPoint are essential; Primavera P6, Astra Power Projects, AutoCAD, NBS or MS Project are advantageous.
- Degree educated in Engineering, Construction Management or Project Management (preferable).
WHAT WE OFFER:
- £80,000 - £100,000 salary dependent on level of education and experience.
Benefits include but are not limited to:
- Pension
- Private Healthcare
- Life Insurance
- Critical illness cover
- 25 days Annual Leave – increasing with service
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Electric Car Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
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