Senior Manager - Delay

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Consultant/ Associate Director in Delay to join as a Senior Manager within the Delay division of an international and prestigious expert witness consultancy in Dubai.

The successful candidate will have solid experience in an engineering or planning background, as well as delay analysis and disputes experience.

You will work as part of a team with direct communication with industry-leading Who’s Who Legal named experts, on major international disputes.

The hiring company are willing to offer a highly competitive salary and benefits to the right candidate.

Project Details

Due to the reputation of key individuals within this business, the hiring company carry out independent expert services on some of the largest and most high-profile disputes in the World.

This includes some of the most exciting, high-value international arbitrations. For example, leading the construction disputes for all major airports in the Middle East!

Responsibilities and Duties

The exact job duties of the Senior Manager will vary based on the size of each individual dispute you are working on.

As Senior Manager you will report directly to the Managing Director of the business and work closely with him in providing high-level analytical and report writing assistance on major disputes.

As a senior member of the team, you may also be tasked with providing support and mentoring downstream to more junior staff within the business.

Specific duties will include:

• Take full responsibility for the analysis and report writing of section(s) of the dispute (i.e. foundations etc.)
• Gathering of relevant data to support your report
• Carrying out expert analysis to a high level of scrutiny on data and documents relating to the dispute
• Drafting / Writing sections of the expert report using appropriate structure and language
• Liaise with numerous parties both internally and externally to generate required information and documentation.

Desired Skills and Experience

• A background in Engineering or Planning, ideally for major reputable employees and large-scale projects.
• Experience with dispute resolution procedures, ideally arbitration.
• Experience drafting sections of reports.
• Ability to approach tasks methodically and analytically.
• Incredibly meticulous and thorough in the work that you do.
• A personable and professional manner.
• A high standard of written and spoken English

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Must be Degree qualified in a relevant subject (or similar equivalent).
• Ideally be working towards an MSc or LLM in construction Law. Although full sponsorship towards this can be offered.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The hiring company is a market leading construction consultancy who specialise in providing independent expert services on major international disputes. You will work alongside several leading industry experts on exciting and high-profile disputes.

The team has extensive experience working on projects in a variety of industries, such as energy, real estate, offshore, oil and gas, transportation, IT, and defence.

They have offices across the globe and advise on exciting projects across the world.

A full client employer profile will be provided to applicants shortlisted for interview.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

•        Market-leading salaries including a highly competitive Bonus Structure
•        Pension
•        Private Medical Insurance
•        Travel Insurance
•        Life assurance
•        Income Protection