Assoc Director

Who We Are

FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.  

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

Are you ready to make your impact?

About the Role

We are seeking an Associate Director (5-7 years) or Director (7-10 years) to join our Construction, Projects and Assets (CP&A) practice in either Perth or Melbourne (please state your preference at the time of applying). This is a full-time role offering excellent career opportunities and professional development for your future progression within the firm.

The CP&A practice within FTI Consulting is a leading global provider of commercial management and dispute resolution services on complex projects across all construction, engineering and related industries. Drawing on years of combined experience on some of the world’s most complex and mission-critical construction projects, FTI Consulting has a proven track record in providing solutions to help our clients reduce risk and to prevent, mitigate and resolve construction problems.
Typical projects include airports, hotels, hospitals, schools, commercial and residential developments, oil and gas facilities (onshore/offshore), mining infrastructure, ports and harbours, power stations, heavy rail/light rail, solar farms, wind farms, waste to energy plants and more. 
If you are interested in becoming part of a fast-growing company and helping shape its future, read on.

What You’ll Do

■    Advise contractors, subcontractors, lenders, developers, funders and lawyers on contractual, technical and commercial issues that relate to complex construction and engineering project.
■    Help clients resolve commercial disputes by establishing a clear, commercial strategy, promoting early resolution.
■    Where litigation or arbitration is unavoidable, you will assist as an integrated part of our clients’ legal teams or with external legal counsel, providing support across the entire dispute life cycle, from research and analysis to arbitration, mediation or trial.
■    Provide support to quantum and/or delay experts involved in the preparation of expert reports for the purpose of arbitration, litigation and/or adjudication.
■    Provide support and assist senior members of the team involved in the preparation and defence of contractual claims on construction and engineering projects for tier 1 or tier 2 contractors.
■    Review construction/engineering contracts and advise on relevant terms and conditions.
■    Analysing complex project data including, for example, costs, labour hours and quantities etc.
■    Quantity surveying duties, including cost management, commercial or contract management, and contract administration.
■    Perth based, possibly with some interstate and/or international travel.

How You’ll Grow

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded and commercially astute person who is keen to develop their career in a construction and engineering-related environment with a global provider of dispute resolution services.

You will receive:

■    Opportunities to work on a range of oil and gas, mining and infrastructure, building, civils and renewable projects in the Australia and Asia Pacific regions.
■    Mentoring and training from quantum and delay experts recognised in the Who’s Who Legal publication, which recognises consulting experts globally.
■    Relevant formal and informal training.
■    Opportunities to work in other jurisdictions and with FTI colleagues in the APAC region.
■    A structured career path with the chance to grow, develop your skills and progress within FTI Consulting through a structured performance review process.
■    Support obtaining professional accreditation, e.g. Chartered Quantity Surveyor with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Engineer, Associate or Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators or similar.

Qualifications and Experience

Ideally, you will have:
■    Between to 5 to 7 years (Associate Director level) or 7 to 10 years’ + (Director level) claims, commercial, contract administration, cost engineering, quantity surveying and/or disputes advisory related experience.
■    A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
■    Experience in the preparation of quantum expert reports for the purpose of either adjudication, litigation or arbitration.
■    Experience in the preparation and negotiation of claims in a commercial/claims driven environment on construction/engineering projects.
■    Experience in the quantification and costing and/or commercial management of construction works.
■    A general understanding of forensic delay analysis techniques.
■    Site-based construction/engineering experience.
■    Excellent written and spoken English.
■    The ability to work on multiple client matters at one time with limited supervision.
■    A strong work ethic and integrity and high level of professionalism.
■    Excellent MS Word and Excel skills.
■    For this position, unrestricted working rights in Australia are required.

Candidates that don’t have the necessary experience but have a great attitude and are keen to develop their career in a construction claims environment will be considered. Preference will, however, be given to candidates that have some demonstrable exposure to:

■    Alternative Dispute Resolution; and/or
■    Working on construction/engineering matters in arbitration or litigation.