Recruitment and Resourcing Manager - Infrastructure
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
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Job Description
Deliver Expert Witness services by assisting delay experts in producing delay reports for adjudication, litigation, and other dispute resolution forms.
Provide Recovery service by supporting contract and commercial specialists in giving strategic advice to clients whose projects and major programmes are in commercial distress.
Successful applicants will work in a team undertaking detailed analysis of construction projects in the UK and internationally. We are looking for an ambitious and driven individual seeking to join an experienced team of construction experts with a strong brand across our marketplace.
We are looking for an Associate Director who is experienced in supporting on matters of delay and/or establishing themselves as an expert in their own right to supplement our leading team of experts across both our Recovery and Expert Witness teams. The successful individual will have the opportunity to establish their own path to becoming a leading Expert in their own right through our dedicated mentoring programme, the opportunity to lead on our strategic objectives and to grow our market presence with direct links to our leadership team in the UK.
The work will need to be a high standard that can withstand scrutiny by other parties. The successful applicant will:
require a forensic and exploratory mindset
have a strong knowledge of the construction industry
need an understanding of construction contracts and the law
value transparency and collaboration
be able to work independently where required and agile to adapting to the working method of others
With an established global presence our UK team do support on the some of the most complex projects and programmes across the globe, presenting an opportunity to travel, however this is the exception and the majority of our practice can be delivered remotely. The role anticipates that the applicant will work from their local office as a base to continue our UK team cohesion, but we work on a flexible basis to provide the best environment to meet our client deliverables.
Qualifications
Relevant construction and engineering industry experience (in the region of) +10yrs
A construction-related degree qualification and/or legal qualification
Experience in leading the pursuit of claims up or down the supply-chain, leading to successful negotiated resolution of the same
Ability to understand and articulate Client requirements and their desired outcomes
Critically analyse project and major programme performance, identifying root cause of those elements in distress
Lead development of a contract and commercial strategy to successfully recover performance of distressed project or major programmes in line with Client outcomes
Effective stakeholder management with the Client and at all levels of the supply-chain, chairing meetings with the Client and other advisors as necessary
Review and assess contemporaneous project records to establish delay associated with claims and/or disputes
Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Client claims and/or disputes, providing strategic advice on (i) proceeding; and or (ii) amending the basis of claim
Assist clients, lawyers and counsel in developing its position where required
Support the drafting of detailed expert witness reports for use in formal dispute resolution proceedings
Lead the drafting of detailed expert witness reports for use in formal dispute resolution proceedings
Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise
Providing direction to staff working with you on specific tasks
Supporting the interface with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Acting as an ambassador championing the Contract Services delivered by Turner & Townsend in the industry
Next Steps
Our recruitment is via our dedicated portal on Smart Recruiters, please follow the process to register your interest and from there we are happy to have an informal chat with our service leads if you would like to find out further background before moving forward or equally we can move forward to engage our recruitment team.
Additional Information
Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.
We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Consulting
Industries
Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services
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