Forensic Planning Specialist

Job description / Role

Due to an unprecedented demand by existing clients we are seeking key personnel to join our claims advisory services team:

Role: Forensic Planning Specialist

Key skills & attributes;
- Demonstrable experience of identifying and assessing delay
- Ability to work without supervision or equally as a key member of a team whilst fact finding and carrying out detailed analysis
- In depth understanding of the various principles of delay analysis and the ability to transfer this knowledge in a written format or in a client facing situation
- Ability to draft and deliver written construction delay analysis reports including drafting of defence claims, rebuttals, extension of time, prolongation claims and acceleration claims.
- Excellent data management skills
- Experience in project planning and project controls
- Detailed knowledge of the various delay analysis methodologies, (the benefits and disadvantages of the differing methods application)
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Perform critical path analysis of complex schedules
- Demonstrable expert knowledge of planning software including Primavera P3, P6 and Microsoft Office
- Contractually aware, astute and creative
- Working knowledge of FIDIC derived contracts
- Able to manage claim commissions within strict time frames

Requirements

Professional Status: MCIARB, MRICS, MICE, MCIOB or equivalent

Qualification: Relevant construction degree

Experience: 10 years major construction experience within Infrastructure, heavy civils or commercial & industrial sectors and 5 years demonstrable claims experience

About the Company

Currie & Brown is one of the world's leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the procurement, construction, management and utilisation of their physical assets.

From airports to corporate headquarters, power stations to health and education, leisure and hotel facilities to transportation infrastructure - the sheer range of projects we are involved in gives us a vast breadth and depth of experience. Projects of this kind cannot be tackled with an 'off-the-peg, one-size-fits-all' solution. Instead, we apply flexible working and innovative thinking to provide a value-for-money, tailored solution.

We operate throughout the world and have offices in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.