Consultant-delay And/or Quantum

Driver Group Plc is a leading global consultancy which has operated in Europe for over 40 years.

Driver Trett, part of the Driver Group, provides first-class construction solutions, including claims avoidance and dispute management consultancy services, to our clients in the various sectors of the construction industry.

Our experienced team are committed to adding value to our clients’ businesses by assisting in enhancing their commercial position, avoiding disputes, achieving early resolution of contentious matters, and reaching a fair settlement over disputes.

Our European practice operates through a network of four offices: Rotterdam Munich, Paris and Madrid with a team with bast experience in a broad variety of projects across Energy, Civil Engineering, Oil and Gas, Power, Water, and Infrastructure, across Europe and other locations globally.

**The role**:
Driver Trett Spain are seeking professionals with experience in contract and commercial management, scheduling, delay and quantum forensic analysis and project advisory.***

The successful individual will have a degree in engineering, construction management or business, with experience in a contracting and/or consulting environment, performing project controls management and delay and claims analysis. Prior experience in a consulting environment is not essential but would be an advantage.

You will be responsible for the consulting assignments assigned to you, and you will participate in the elaboration of expert witness reports (delay and quantum), maintaining detailed working records of methodologies, and sources of information employed during the performance of all analytical tasks. You and the team will work to ensure delivering to deliver a quality product within established timeframes.

**Key responsibilities will include (but not be limited to)**:

- Assisting with dispute resolution and claims planning matters on multiple projects, including construction scheduling, delay and disruption analysis.
- Working both independently, and as part of claims teams including lawyers, project personnel and external consultants, to understand and demonstrate the driving causes of delay on large, complex construction projects.
- Managing multiple priorities and, when requested, independently develop and provide technical recommendations/solutions regarding scheduling issues and time impacts on complex problems
- Reviewing revised project schedules to inform forensic evaluation of Contractor’s delay claims and conclusions of legitimacy.
- Assembling and reviewing as-built data and develop a current as-built schedule.
- Performing a schedule delay analysis and determine the amount of Contractor and/or excusable compensable and non-compensable delays and/or concurrent delays.
- Providing ongoing schedule review and evaluation through project completion.
- Preparing a written report of findings and recommendations.
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management or Business.
- 2+ years of related experience in the construction field.
- Great attention to detail.
- Familiarity with project controls, scheduling and construction cost management.
- Awareness of claims and disputes.
- Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and multiple deadlines.
- Analytical, investigative, problem-solving approach to work.
- Bilingual - Spanish/English. Additional language is highly desirable.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Confident speaker/presenter.
- Business Development skills.
- Ability and willingness to learn and adapt.
- Working knowledge of Spreadsheet Analysis and knowledge of Excel functions such as V-lookup, Pivot tables.

**Additional information**:
This role offers the opportunity to work with, and learn from, an established team of, delay, engineering and technical experts including those that have been appointed and cross examined as Expert Witness. There is the potential for you to utilise the knowledge gained in this role to help you further your career with the support of a leading global consultancy behind you, all of which whilst receiving a comprehensive remuneration package including bonuses.