Senior Consultants & Associate Director - Quantum

HKA
Warrington
1 year ago
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HKA is a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support. We anticipate, investigate and resolve complex challenges by harnessing world-leading multi-disciplinary expertise and experience.

As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisors, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide. Our experts have testified across the globe on many of the largest quantum, delay, engineering and commercial damages matters.

HKA is one of the world’s leading providers of advisory, consulting and expert services for the construction, manufacturing, process and technology industries.

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

  • A strong collaborative culture focused on growing the Claims and Disputes practice and our team together
  • The opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing team and be part of driving the future success and development of our global business
  • The ability to leverage HKA’s strong brand in the construction space and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections within this space

The Opportunity:

Our UK business has an exciting opportunity for established senior level Consultants specialising in dispute resolution to join our Warrington office. You will have the opportunity to work for a business that is passionate about your career development, on some of the most complex projects both in the UK and Internationally.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Assisting on projects for world-renowned Quantum experts involved in international arbitration and litigation.
  • Drafting expert reports and analysis for the final reports.
  • Reviewing documents on varied project types in a broad range of industries, for example infrastructure, oil & gas and residential.
  • Drafting notes and external communications to assist with the overall project scope and individual work streams.
  • Drafting project and fee proposals for small/medium projects and assist on proposals for large projects.
  • Supporting the development and training of junior team members
  • Participating in client meetings.
  • Regularly attending marketing events – client events, seminars and lectures to build relationships in the field.

We welcome applications from candidates with the following background:

  • Degree level education in a construction or Quantity Surveying related field
  • Relevant MSc would be an advantage
  • RICS or MRICS qualified
  • Ideally 5-8 years of construction related industry experience
  • Ideally 1+ years’ experience of performing detailed Quantum forensic analysis
  • Experience in performing detailed Quantum forensic analysis
  • Experience of drafting sections of expert reports
  • Excellent understanding of Microsoft Excel and comfortable with large sets of data
  • Excellent analytical skills, an attention to detail and exceptional report writing skills
  • Energetic, pro-active and professional
  • Inquisitive and curious to learn more about the industry and field
  • Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

What we offer:

At HKA we recognise that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.

We operate a flexible working pattern both in terms of hours and location and are happy with flexible remote working.

Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA. We are committed to responding to all applicants who apply by the closing date.

ED&I at HKA:

HKA has a thriving ED&I committee working hard to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for a truly diverse set of employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.

All HKA employment decisions are firstly made on merit and shall be made without regard to age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other basis in compliance with local legislation.


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