Delay Expert
Ref
MAX*****
Consultant
Nilam Modhwadia
Region
Australia
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
Salary
Negotiable depending on experience
Job Posted
02/07/2026
Type
Permanent
Status
Live: Interviewing now
An excellent senior opportunity for a Director – Delay to join a leading global construction disputes consultancy in Adelaide, Australia.
This role is suited to an experienced delay analyst, forensic planner, or construction disputes professional with strong expert report writing, client-facing leadership, business development, and construction dispute resolution experience.
Visa sponsorship can be offered for successful candidates.
Project Details
This Director – Delay job in Adelaide will involve leading and supporting complex construction and infrastructure disputes, delay analysis commissions, insurance-related construction claims, and strategic project advisory matters.
The successful candidate will work closely with recognised Delay Experts and may be expected to act as a senior lead on major expert commissions, formal dispute appointments, litigation support, arbitration proceedings, expert witness evidence, and other dispute resolution matters.
Projects are likely to include major building, infrastructure, engineering, energy, transport, commercial construction, and resources-related projects across Australia and internationally.
The work will include delay analysis, forensic planning, programme analysis, critical path assessment, disruption analysis, extensions of time, prolongation, claims rebuttal work, and wider construction dispute strategy.
Responsibilities and Duties
The Director – Delay will play a senior leadership role within the Adelaide delay disputes team.
This role requires strong technical expertise, excellent report writing ability, commercial judgement, client relationship skills, and the confidence to lead complex delay expert commissions and dispute advisory assignments.
Specific duties and responsibilities will include:
Leading and managing major delay expert commissions, construction claims assignments, and dispute advisory appointments
Working closely with Delay Experts as a senior trusted advisor on construction dispute resolution, litigation support, arbitration, and expert witness evidence
Acting as a senior lead on expert reports, technical reports, client strategy papers, claims reviews, and dispute advisory deliverables
Independently drafting, reviewing, and finalising delay expert reports, claims responses, rebuttal reports, and formal dispute documentation
Leading delay analysis, forensic planning, programme reviews, critical path analysis, as-planned versus as-built analysis, windows analysis, impacted as-planned analysis, Time Impact Analysis, and other recognised delay analysis methods




Providing strategic advice to clients on delay risk, programme entitlement, extension of time claims, prolongation issues, disruption, claims positioning, and settlement considerations
Reviewing and interrogating project programmes, progress records, contemporaneous records, correspondence, notices, instructions, and supporting project documentation
Building a comprehensive understanding of technical, contractual, commercial, and legal issues relevant to high-value construction disputes
Leading the preparation and defence of delay-related claims, including extensions of time, disruption, acceleration, prolongation, concurrent delay, critical delay, and contentious programme matters
Reviewing and challenging opposing party claims and delay expert reports with clear, concise, and persuasive written analysis
Managing client relationships and acting as a senior point of contact on selected commissions
Identifying, developing, and securing new client appointments and business development opportunities
Supporting the growth of the Adelaide delay disputes practice through market engagement, networking, and client development
Mentoring, managing, and reviewing the work of junior and mid-level consultants to support their technical and professional development
Helping to maintain high technical standards, strong client service, and the continued success and reputation of the wider disputes business
Desired Skills and Experience
Significant experience in the construction, engineering, infrastructure, resources, or specialist disputes sectors, ideally including senior-level consultancy experience
Strong background working for a construction contractor, engineering contractor, planning consultancy, project controls consultancy, claims consultancy, expert witness consultancy, or construction disputes consultancy
Proven experience in delay analysis, forensic planning, programme analysis, critical path assessment, extensions of time, disruption, acceleration, prolongation, concurrent delay, and construction claims
Strong experience writing, reviewing, or leading delay expert reports, claims submissions, rebuttal reports, and formal dispute documentation
Knowledge of contentious construction claims and formal dispute resolution processes, including arbitration, litigation, adjudication, expert determination, mediation, or negotiation




Ability to lead complex workstreams and manage the technical input of junior and mid-level team members
Robust understanding of construction contracts, planning software, project controls, change management, claims strategy, and dispute resolution procedures
Experience using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject, or other recognised planning and scheduling software
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, persuasive, and expert-level reports
Strong commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical, strategic, and robust client advice
Demonstrable experience in client relationship management, networking, business development, or securing new dispute appointments
Ability to operate credibly with senior client representatives, legal teams, contractors, insurers, and other professional advisers
Experience in insurance-related construction claims would be advantageous
Qualifications/Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Planning, Project Management, Engineering, or a related construction discipline
MRICS, MCIArb, RICS, AIQS, FCIArb, CIOB, AACE, or equivalent professional membership is desirable
Further qualifications in construction law, dispute resolution, arbitration, planning, project controls, expert witness practice, or claims management would be advantageous
Candidates with a strong delay expert services background and an established professional profile will be of particular interest
Employing Company Overview and Profile
Maxim Recruitment is working with a leading global engineering, technical consulting, and construction disputes consultancy to identify suitable candidates for this Director – Delay job in Adelaide.
The employer provides specialist expert services, construction dispute resolution, delay analysis, quantum analysis, project advisory, forensic consulting, and built environment consulting services to contractors, corporations, insurers, law firms, and government clients.
Its expert teams support clients across complex construction, engineering, infrastructure, insurance, and commercial disputes, including matters proceeding through litigation, arbitration, adjudication, and other formal dispute resolution forums.
The successful candidate will join a high-quality Adelaide team and will take a senior role working alongside recognised industry experts on complex and high-value construction disputes.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious delay disputes professional to contribute to the continued growth of a well-regarded global consultancy in Australia.
Visa sponsorship can be offered for successful candidates.
A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.
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