Quantum Managing Consultant

Maxim Recruitment; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Quantum Managing Consultant job in Birmingham to work with Quantum Experts on a range of high value international projects that are heading towards resolution through the process of arbitration or litigation.

A Quantum Managing Consultant job is available in Birmingham that would be suitable for a Senior Consultant already working within quantum disputes or would also suit a Senior Quantity Surveyor currently working with a major contractor on decent sized UK projects and live contracts.

Suitable candidates will be looking for a promotion to work within specialist quantum disputes work and would most like to work for a premium expert consultancy operating at the top of the specialist construction disputes industry.

Strong analytical problem solving, and communications skills are essential for this challenging construction quantum role that will give you access to some of the world’s most interesting and challenging construction disputes heading towards or actively being adjudicated arbitrated or litigated in the world today.

Responsibilities and Duties

As a Quantum Managing Consultant within the specialist Quantum division of the construction disputes business, you will work with the Birmingham quantum team, including noted quantum experts and members of the delay team, to identify the best approach to individual litigation/arbitration matters in order to assist clients in attaining the desired legal outcome.

Reporting to a Manager who will often also be a Lead Testifying Quantum Expert, you will work to support their workload, undertaking senior quantum related duties relating to multiple arbitration, expert witness and adjudication assignments as well as support aspects of live project work relating to contract administration or other distressed project support work.

Specific Quantum Managing Consultant Job Duties May Include:

• Analysis of construction accounts, costs, values and payments to identify errors or opportunities.
• Undertake technical analyses using appropriate methodologies and prepare reports on findings that can be incorporated within expert reports used in arbitrations and adjudications.
• Write sections of quantum expert reports for checking by the quantum expert.
• Provide specialist quantum related advice to the client through reports and presentations.

Desired Skills and Experience

In order to have the necessary experience to undertake the Quantum Managing Consultant job role described above, it is expected that Quantum Managing Consultant candidates based in Birmingham will have recent experience either as a Quantum Consultant or Quantum Senior Consultant, or as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Project Quantity Surveyor with a premium reputable UK main contractor.

In particular suitably experienced candidates for this Quantum Managing Consultant job role will have:

• 10 or more years’ experience working in a relevant Quantity Surveying or cost controls capacity for a reputable contractor (possibly a premium cost consultancy company covering both pre and post contract works and contractual matters).
• Experience of overseeing and managing the commercial administration of various construction contracts, assessing claims for legitimacy and quantum, and leading on the resolution of disputes with the supply chain.
• Experience and capability of managing, administering and understanding key forms of contract such as NEC3 ECC & PSC contracts, framework agreements, and bespoke forms of contracts (e.g. minor works and major design contracts).
• Previous experience of undertaking claims assessments, undertaking dispute discussions, handling risk identification and mitigation matters, and able to undertake contract reviews.
• Ability to evidence specific experience of or interest in construction disputes, to include claims, arbitration and/or litigation procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal skills including experience drafting reports or briefing documents for management or stakeholders relating to construction claims, or ideally for litigation/arbitration (and show demonstrable ability to write and conduct business in English).
• Strong skills using relevant software tools required to be able to access source data such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), MS Project, Primavera P3/P6, Suretrak & similar tools.
• Experience overseeing and managing the work of junior level staff.
• Ability to communicate highly technical material to a non-technical audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills, creative problem solving skills and ability to work as a part of a team.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management or similar.
• Master’s degree in relevant construction specialism highly desirable, especially construction law LLM or similar.
• MRICS or MInstCES or equivalent is highly desirable or progress towards Chartership actively underway.

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 construction disputes employer provides the specialisms of both quantum and delay services and offers independent expert opinion services to their large international client base.

They specialise in international arbitration, general commercial arbitration/litigation, forensic accounting, and other specialist services across a number of sectors.

The experts working for this organisation have testified across the globe on many of the largest construction delay and quantum matters, and their dispute services include forensic scheduling, project cost/quantum analytics, and liability reviews.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

Generous basic salary
Annual bonus
Pension & Life & Medical Insurance

Nilam Modhwadia is our specialist consultant managing this position.

0203 710 8098
(Office hours 8.30 am - 5.30 pm Monday to Friday)