Claims Engineer

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Claims Engineer to support the management, preparation, and administration of financial claims and time extensions across major construction projects. The role will work closely with the Contracts & Claims and Commercial Departments, providing expertise in claims analysis, delay analysis, contractual matters, and dispute management.

Main Responsibilities:

The role is a key support to the Contracts & Claims and Commercial Departments, providing experienced insight into performance, cost, and schedule exposure. Preparation, coordination, issue, and administration of Financial Claims and Time Extensions, with the ability to analyze and report various attributes such as progress, contract variation, and claims status.

To be able to perform the desired responsibilities, the candidate must be able to:

• Perform analysis of contractual terms and conditions.
• Perform analysis of tender pricing, rates, and productivity levels.
• Inspect and analyze records and contractual notices.
• Analyze actual time spent, costs incurred, and actual productivity achieved.
• Analyze cause-and-effect linkage.
• Identify appropriate contractual routes for the recovery of cost.
• Identify a planned programme and a critical path.
• Assess the adequacy of the planned programme and correct as necessary.
• Analyze revised/updated programmes and reasons for changes.
• Prepare its own delay/cost analysis using accepted techniques.
• Implement claims documentation protocols and ensure specific and required documents are collated contemporaneously.
• Manage the delay analysis process for all planning/time elements of claims and advise on appropriate methods of delay and programme analysis.
• Dissect construction programmes for the purposes of assessing entitlements.
• Provide critical path and delay analysis based on contractor’s schedule(s).
• Prepare and provide substantiation and advice related to client’s claims.
• Produce well-written, concise reports and letters, with minimal revisions required.
• Undertake forensic audits of Employer-driven claims.
• Manage disputes, ensuring that robust contractual, factual, and commercial input is considered.
• Work closely with the client’s Contracts Directorate to ensure that client’s exposure is correctly diagnosed, accurately reported, and, where appropriate, effectively mitigated.

Furthermore, the Claims Engineer shall assess and propose the correct strategy/approach for a successful claim. The role needs to focus on provable issues and prepare documentation that is technically, legally, and commercially correct.

The candidate should be able to deal with construction disputes involving complex issues and meet this challenge with documentation that includes high-impact demonstrative evidence and graphics.

Minimum Requirements

Educational & Experience Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 ‘successful’ years of High Value Claims and Time Extensions experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or relevant professional qualifications.
• Fifteen years project experience, of which Five years must be in Contract Administration for major projects/contracts.
• Conversant in Primavera in the preparation of as-built and cause-and-effect programmes.
• Be able to analyze and accurately compare Primavera programme revisions and develop strategies for utilising this information in the preparation of claims.
• Understand the SCL Protocol and be ready to implement the most appropriate delay analysis.
• Have proven ability of successful development and submission of complex claim submissions on Large Projects.
• Strong computer skills, including effective development and operation of analytical spreadsheets.
• Have excellent written and verbal English communication skills with established ability in providing high-quality briefings, submissions, and reports.
• Extensive experience working with FIDIC suite of contracts.
• Experience of roles within the construction industry, including roles with main contractors.