Consultant - Delay

A perfect opportunity for an engineer or planner with relevant experience to join a specialist disputes division for a reputable international consultancy in Dubai.

This role offers the chance to work with industry-leading experts, providing cutting-edge planning and alternative dispute resolution services to high-profile clients across the construction and engineering sectors.

This position is ideal for engineers/ planners who are keen on specialising in claims and disputes work.

With the consultancy undergoing significant growth and securing work with leading global law firms, this is a unique opportunity to contribute to and benefit from its ongoing success.

Project Details

The hiring consultancy works across a broad range of sectors in the construction and engineering industry, ensuring an exciting variety of project exposure. Projects span sectors including:

• Roads, bridges, and tunnels.
• Oil and gas infrastructure.
• Residential and commercial complexes.
• Specialist areas such as facades and more.

This role offers both domestic and international project experience, making it a fantastic fit for professionals seeking diverse and high-impact work.

Responsibilities and Duties

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

• Conducting forensic analysis to support alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes.
• Prepare and analyse schedules, assess progress, and identify project risks.
• Attend networking events

Desired Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 4 years of experience
• A background in engineering or as a project planner, with hands-on experience in live project work
• Candidates will have some delay analysis experience and a keen interest in construction disputes
• Candidates should have some exposure of Planning software’s such as Primavera P6 and / or Asta Power Project.
• A highly analytical mind with the ability to scrutinise documents and delay related issues.
• Experience in the GCC region
• Ideally already based in Dubai.
• Excellent communication and written skills

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Degree level education in a construction related field or similar equivalent qualification is desired.

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.

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.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.