Senior Claims Consultant

Currie & Brown

Dubai, UAE

Ref: MP689-233

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a senior claims consultant to work on various Dubai-based projects in the UAE and Middle East region.

The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.

Responsibilities for the successful candidate will include:
• Analyzing and evaluating contractual issues and disputes
• Dealing with claims assessments, formulating claims arbitration and alternate dispute resolution
• Providing contractual guidance including risk analysis of contract provisions
• Preparing position and recommendation papers
• Developing negotiation strategies on contractual issues, including management of claims/disputes
• Performing services adhering to international best practice and the standards of the RICS
• Representing Currie & Brown in a professional manner

Requirements

Requirements:
• BSc or equivalent in quantity surveying
• LLM in construction law preferable
• Middle East experience
• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• A minimum of eight years’ experience gained within the construction industry
• PQS consultancy background with at least five years’ experience in claims
• Good client facing and diplomacy skills
• Ability to advise legal teams on technical aspects of construction disputes
• Knowledge of FIDIC contracts
• Broad knowledge of contracting principles and practices
• Well versed in contract administration, VOs, procedures and payments

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.

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