Senior Quantum Claims Consultant

Senior Quantum and Claims Consultant role based in a specialist Dispute Consultancy’s London office.
You will work within a specialist construction Quantum Claims team. Your role will focus on construction claims management within a broader construction claims division. You will be a part of the team which works on construction claims nationally in the UK and internationally. Reporting to nationally recognized Claims and Disputes Experts will help you with fantastic guidance, training, and professional development.

Project Details

Projects include a range of civil engineering and building projects located in the UK and range of expert service assignments based in international locations.

Building construction projects quantum claims work will relate to retail and health projects.

In Civil Engineering Construction, claims work will mostly be focused on rail, infrastructure construction and upgrade work for roads and utilities/water projects.

Short periods of international travel for meetings with clients and projects may be necessary for large building or civil engineering quantum claims assignments.

Responsibilities and Duties

The succesful Senior Quantum Claims Consultant candidate will join an expert construction claims team in London or will have to run a construction claims team working on a particular client claims project. Senior Quantum Claims Consultant job duties to include:

• Presentation of methodical, thorough, and detailed research findings to colleagues, lawyers, and senior client representatives with natural gravitas orally and in written format to establish facts relevant to all stages of the construction process.
• Candidates will be required to have built up significant technical knowledge in a relevant role such as a quantity surveyor or commercial manager. During this time, you will have gained exposure to several complex projects and the ability to understand disputes that arise on projects
• Candidate should be able to provide claims consultancy advice on live contracts and projects in distress to a high professional standard supported in a structured manner by clear cross-referencing to the relevant documents analysed.
• The ability to engage with confidence with solicitors and clients
• Ability to take on board, and react positively to, constructive criticism. In this regard, the candidate should be driven and passionate about developing their skills and delivering a high standard of work.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Candidate should have around 4 – 10 years or equivalent experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Cost Manager
• Strong and transferrable experience of working as a contractor's Project Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor is preferred, with reference to having worked on claims matters arising because of having managed a significantly sized contract like JCT and NEC from commencement to final account, and with responsibility for managing the claims preparation process throughout the duration and completion of contracted works
• The candidate should have experience working in or with a construction claims team or managing a construction claims team on a client claims assignment
• Experience in presenting the construction claims strategy to be adopted as well as demonstrating command of the detail of the claim, both orally and in written form to colleagues, lawyers, and senior client representatives with natural gravitas
• Able to offer advice on a range of national and international construction contract forms to clients and the process and procedures relating to them that are available to pursue or rebut a claim
• Experience and ability to work alone to provide claims consultancy advice on live contracts and projects in distress to highest professional standard without supervision and to collaborate to complete complex tasks under tight time deadlines
• Able to deploy a broad range of prior experience from a variety of construction sectors to the construction claim issues under consideration

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• A degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Cost Management is preferred
• MSc or LLM in Construction law is desirable

Employing Company Overview and Profile

This employer is a leading blue chip national and international construction claims and construction industry dispute consultancy. They are a major name in the international construction claims and disputes sector both in the UK and internationally. Full employer profile will be given to shortlisted candidates.