Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.
Job Description
The Associate Director - Delay will be involved in delivering our Expert Witness services and our Recovery service. Successful applicants will work in a team undertaking detailed analysis of construction projects in the UK and internationally.
* Assist our delay experts in delivering delay reports for adjudication, litigation, and other forms of dispute resolution;
* Assist our contract and commercial specialists in providing strategic advice to clients whose project and major programmes are in commercial distress.
We are looking for an Associate Director who is experienced in supporting on matters of delay and/or establishing themselves as an expert in their own right to supplement our leading team of experts across both our Recovery and Expert Witness teams.
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.
Qualifications
* Relevant construction and engineering industry experience (in the region of) +10yrs;
* A construction-related degree qualification and/or legal qualification;
* Experience in leading the pursuit of claims up or down the supply-chain, leading to successful negotiated resolution of the same;
* 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;
* Lead development of a contract and commercial strategy to successfully recover performance of distressed project or major programmes in line with Client outcomes.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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