Senior Consultant - Delay Analysis

Client of Maxim Recruitment

In this Senior Consultant - Delay Analysis role, your primary function will be to provide high-level analytical support to a recognised delay expert on one or more disputes, commonly linked to arbitration and/or litigation proceedings.

As a Senior Consultant, you will be expected to take greater ownership of your workstreams and contribute proactively to the overall dispute strategy, including:

• Delivering forensic planning and delay analysis support on live disputes
• Reviewing project records, correspondence and programmes to identify delay drivers and critical issues
• Preparing robust delay analyses
• Taking ownership of defined sections of expert reports, including analysis and drafting
• Assisting with preparation of expert reports and supporting appendices to a high standard suitable for arbitration/litigation
• Supporting meetings with solicitors, counsel and project stakeholders, and helping to shape key lines of enquiry
• Mentoring and guiding junior team members on analysis, document review and report presentation (where applicable)
• Contributing to clear, well-presented outputs suitable for formal dispute forums

Desired Skills and Experience

This job will suit a candidate looking to build a long-term career in construction dispute resolution and expert witness services in Dubai and the Middle East.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Typically 5+ years experience with an engineering background (site and/or project controls exposure helpful)
• Good working knowledge of delay analysis, with exposure to construction disputes (arbitration/litigation experience advantageous)
• Strong planning software capability (Primavera P6 and/or Asta Powerproject)
• Previous site-based experience and strong understanding of design, engineering and project delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence drafting professional written work and formal report content
• A highly analytical mindset with the ability to scrutinise complex documentation and delay events
• A clear interest in construction disputes, expert witness work and forensic delay analysis
• Ideally experience in the UAE (helpful but not essential), or demonstrable experience on major international projects