Senior Consultant - Disputes

Currie & Brown’s Disputes team is a growing specialist service, with ambitious plans for further development. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team, build your expertise and develop your career in a challenging and rewarding area of the construction industry. Working closely with the Unit Director and colleagues across the UK business, you’ll contribute to a varied range of dispute avoidance, management and resolution services, with a particular focus on quantum, contractual advice, delay and disruption matters.

We’re looking for a Quantity Surveyor or Engineer with experience in, or a strong interest in, construction disputes and a desire to develop their specialist knowledge. You’ll have the opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of work, including adjudication, arbitration and contract advisory services, supporting projects and clients across the UK. Whether you’re looking to build on existing disputes experience or take the next step into this specialist field, this role offers the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, broaden your skills and play a part in the continued growth of the team.

Your core duties will involve

• Supporting the quantum and contract advisory services including:
• Analysis of contractual claims including disputed variations, loss and expense and any finance related claims
• Drafting opinion of the assessment of claims
• Assisting in the production of CPR compliant expert reports
• Supporting the delivery of other services such as delay services as appropriate to the commission
• Liaising with client legal teams
• Supporting with management activity and business development where appropriate.
• Managing own commissions.
• Taking part in business development, comprising meetings with lawyers/clients, participation in training and other seminars, writing articles for publication in trade journals.
• Assisting in the production of best practice analysis and reports.
• Capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation, and reinforcing our reputation as preferred service provider.

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you

• Chartered quantity surveyor or engineer with relevant industry experience; non-chartered candidates will be considered.
• Qualified to degree level with ideally MRICS, MCIArb or MCIOB.
• Some experience of assessing and quantifying contractual claims.
• Some understanding of methods of alternative dispute resolution.
• Capable of producing clear concise opinions on matters in dispute.
• Experience of technical report writing, with the communication skills to hold and attend client-facing meetings.
• Able to receive initial client brief and manage a commission to completion without supervision.