Director, Construction Disputes and Advisory

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

This position supports the Construction Advisory team which is part of the Ankura Construction Disputes & Advisory practice - one of six practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm.

About Ankura

Ankura is one of the world’s fastest growing consulting firms, providing a range of advisory and expert services to the private and public sector. We’re all about helping our clients solve complex problems and we pride ourselves on working collaboratively across our business. We’re an agile and dynamic organisation, able to move quickly and are entrepreneurial in our outlook.

Why Ankura- Opportunities to work on some of the largest and most high-profile projects, providing advice at the highest level.- Vast opportunities for career development, with a formal development process, training programmes and internal e-learning training platform, Ankura Academy.- Work within a team of world recognised leading experts in an established leading global consultancy.- Work within a collaborative environment, whereby our professionals have the freedom to innovate which promotes curiosity, learning and communication.

CD&A Practice

Our Infrastructure and Capital Projects Advisory team helps organisations resolve complex issues across capital-intensive sectors, with a focus on infrastructure and capital projects. We are at the heart of our client’s most important issues, bringing the knowledge and insight they need to be successful, right across the project life cycle. Working across a range of infrastructure and construction sectors, our talented team combines deep industry experience with practical know-how, bringing bright ideas and the right expertise to our clients. The team is part of our wider Global Construction practice, which consists of over 200 highly experienced capital projects specialists, located all over the world.

Role

This role is in the Construction Advisory team where we primarily work on non-contentious matters and is not expected to have disputes/litigation background, but some support and work with the Disputes team might occur from time to time.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for bright and ambitious individuals. We’re a small team that is growing quickly and you’ll play an integral part of that growth. You’ll work as part of a team, delivering client engagements with considerable contact with our clients. As a Director, your role will include:
- Developing strategies to help clients deliver their projects successfully and transform performance.- Helping clients understand how their projects are performing and helping them develop recovery strategies and/or intervene when things go wrong.- Working alongside our clients, providing them with strategic advice and insight across their projects or programs.- Participating in the development of our business and supporting in the preparation of bids and proposals, thought leadership, conferences or other published material.- Supporting the operational management and development of our team.- Be involved in dispute avoidance projects, litigation support and expert witness support, through preparing various analyses using industry-standard techniques and processes.- An individual is required who can perform advanced data research, management, and analysis specific to the infrastructure/construction sector. Requirements- Background gained in management consulting, ideally Big 4 experience.- Background in Construction, Civil Engineering, or Quantity Surveying related degree.- Professional chartered membership e.g., RICS, ICE, PMP, MAPM or other.- Programme Management experience supporting large construction infrastructure projects in the GCC region, and ideally Saudi Arabia.- Due to the nature of our client work it is essential you are fluent in English and Arabic.- Broad experience across a range of large infrastructure/construction projects by sector (oil & gas, infrastructure, transportation, buildings, public works, etc).- Demonstrable Planning or Project Management experience skills including compiling and/or reviewing programs, or project controls platforms.- Have experience in one or more of the following areas: project/program business case and feasibility, procurement, project setup, contracts and commercial management, project controls, project monitoring and reporting, governance, assurance, turnaround anddispute avoidance.- Have a good understanding of project controls (design and implementation) and other project management systems.- Experience of project managing small teams, and be comfortable delegating and actively supporting the development of junior members of the team.-
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build relationships, whilst actively and positively promoting Ankura and the services we provide.- Good team working skills and the ability to work efficiently and effectively with a high degree of accuracy under pr