Ref: KP002-359

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Provide a forensic analysis and evaluation of claims which have not been resolved at the project level, including:
• Evaluation of both contractual and legal entitlement.
• Identify, collect, and evaluate relevant facts and records.
• Collate related information and provide analysis based on facts, records, and the contract.
• Prepare, brief, and advise strategies claim resolution, defenses, and counter-claims.
• Prepare reports and recommendations related to claims and disputes.
• Evaluate quantum.
• Manage the delay analysis process for all planning/time elements of claims;
• Advise appropriate methods of delay and program analysis.
• Dissect construction programs for the purposes of assessing entitlements.
• Provide a critical path and delay analysis based on the contractor’s schedule(s).
• Prepare and provide substantiation and advice related to the client’s claims.
• Produce well-written, concise reports and letters, with minimal revisions required.
• Provide all appropriate advice and support to the client’s Contracts Directorate departments regarding all disputes.
• Manage the input of the commercial view into the client’s decision-making process around triggering disputes and/or litigation.
• Undertake forensic audits of contractor’s applications, certifications, variations, and claims from time to time.
• Adhere to and maintain familiarity with any client procedures regarding items such as Contract Administration, Claims Management, Employer’s Claims, and Contractor’s Document Inspection.
• Provide independent conclusions and recommendations.
• Advice on all matters of a potentially contentious nature related to the project and undertakes the forensic evaluation of claims.
• Identify and evaluate key records and facts; evaluate all parties’ contractual and legal entitlement; advise on claim resolution strategy, client defense strategy, and program analysis; and evaluation of quantum.
• Manage disputes, ensuring that robust contractual, factual, and commercial input is considered.
• Work closely with the client’s Contracts Directorate to ensure that client’s exposure is correctly diagnosed, accurately reported and where appropriate, effectively mitigated.

Requirements

• Degree in construction or legal related discipline or similar.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in the handling and management of claims and disputes on major infrastructure projects; less than 15 years’ experience considered if the substantive experience is significant.
• Extensive Experience working on Railway AND/OR Infrastructure projects.
• Professional accreditation and membership of industry-leading and internationally recognized institute(s).
• Extensive experience working with the FIDIC suite of contracts.
• Wide-ranging experience in roles and positions within the construction industry including roles with clients and contractors/subcontractors.

About the Company

Hill International, with more than 2,900 professionals in 70 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors.

Hill has participated in over 10,000+ project assignments with a total construction value of more than $600 billion. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth-largest construction management firm in the United States.

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