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J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.
J.S. Held is actively seeking an Associate Director or Director (Quantum) for its Construction Advisory Team, specialising in claims and construction dispute resolution, based in UAE. This role can be based in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi. This position is for a senior professional who has a minimum of 10 years industry experience with at least 5 of those years delivering consulting services or high end internal claims preparation and defence.
The Role: The Candidate will primarily be involved in delivering quality claims consulting and dispute resolution services to our clients. An individual is required who can show initiative, perform advanced data research, manage client relations and deliver to tight deadlines. This role will involve frequent client interaction and will require the successful candidate to prepare and make presentations to communicate results. It is preferred that the individual has previous experience in providing consultancy services on substantial and/or complex disputes in quantum related matters. They should be able to demonstrate experience in writing expert reports to a high level and have strong industry experience.
We anticipate that the successful candidate will have excellent leadership skills and be able to mentor and coach team members. They will be expected to work collaboratively with the team and deliver commissions under high pressure and to the client\xe2\x80\x99s satisfaction. We expect the individual will be able to contribute to business development extensively through networking and marketing activities.
Job Responsibilities

• Select appropriate analysis methodologies, undertake Stage 1 commission reviews and determine claim strategy
• Demonstrate ability to deliver concise and compelling event chronologies, draft complete Claim Reports in your 1st Language
• Determine appropriate structure and format of report
• Responsible for peer review, critique and edit of all work involved in commission
• Manage allocated staff on any given assignment, mentor junior staff
• Provide real time feedback on work product and other activities to allocated resources and upstream to manager, ensure Commission is completed on time and on budget
• Ensure bi-weekly reports are prepared and sent to client, ensure team timesheets are timely and accurate.
• Ensure Commission is completed on time and on budget
• Ensure Invoicing is timely and accurate and assist accounts team in recovering payment of fees.
• Engage in BD activities as requested by the BD Director, willing to draft articles for publishing
• Guide and supervise junior staff in their BD activities
• Regularly attend marketing & networking events
• Proactively assist in seeking out new work opportunities for the business

Qualifications

• 1st degree in construction or engineering subject
• 2nd degree in legal or construction management subject
• Extensive training in dispute resolution matters

Required experience

• 5 years+ period of employment in leading international contracting organisation or owner organisation with international project portfolio
• 5 years + period of employment delivering consulting services or high end internal claims preparation / defence experience
• Evidence of leadership roles during prior employment
• Extensive claim preparation / defence experience
• Evidence of work winning ability and client network
• Expert assisting experience
• Negotiation experience

J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including Construction Advisory, Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and an unrivaled client experience.
Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity and objective, clear- cut analysis and advice.
Some of the Benefits We Have Include J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team\xe2\x80\x99s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Generous Annual Leave Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life assurance

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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EEO and Job Accommodations We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal! J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email jobs@jsheld.com and include \xe2\x80\x9cApplicant Accommodation\xe2\x80\x9d within the subject line with your request and contact information.
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