Senior Director / Managing Director, Delay

Job Description

Overview:

Our client is an independent, highly respected global construction advisory and expert services firm with a strong presence across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia, and Australia. The business provides specialist services across dispute resolution, expert witness testimony, forensic delay and quantum analysis, and strategic project advisory on major international construction and infrastructure programmes.

As part of its continued growth across the Asia-Pacific region, the firm is seeking to appoint a Senior Director or Managing Director (Delay) to lead and expand its forensic delay and expert services offering in Sydney, Australia. This is a senior leadership appointment combining technical expert capability, revenue generation, and strategic practice growth. The level (Senior Director vs Managing Director) will be aligned to the individual’s experience, profile, and ability to originate and lead work.

The firm is open to Australian, UK, and Irish nationals seeking relocation to Sydney, offering a platform to either return home or establish themselves within one of the most active disputes markets globally. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping and scaling the firm’s delay offering across Australia and the wider APAC region, working closely with leading law firms, contractors, and developers on high-value and complex disputes.

Job Description:

The Senior Director/Managing Director will lead the Delay Expert function in Australia, overseeing the delivery of forensic delay analysis while driving strategic growth, client relationships, and market positioning across the region.

Working closely with quantum experts, technical specialists, and the wider international disputes team, the role will focus on delay analysis, expert report preparation, dispute advisory, and testifying opportunities across arbitration, litigation, adjudication, and other formal proceedings.

This position requires a highly credible delay expert who can combine technical excellence with commercial leadership and business development capability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow the firm’s Delay Expert practice across Australia and the wider APAC region
• Act as Delay Expert Witness in arbitration, litigation, adjudication, and other dispute forums where appropriate
• Oversee the preparation of forensic delay analyses, expert reports, and technical opinions on complex construction disputes
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with law firms, contractors, developers, and key dispute stakeholders
• Drive business development and revenue generation, contributing to the firm’s growth strategy in the region
• Collaborate closely with quantum experts, engineers, and technical specialists on multi-disciplinary dispute mandates
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and development of delay consultants within the team
• Support early-stage dispute advisory, including delay analysis, claims strategy, and programme-related risk assessment
• Enhance the firm’s profile through thought leadership, expert forums, and industry engagement
• Contribute to broader practice strategy, market positioning, and international collaboration across the business

Profile Required:

• 15+ years’ experience in forensic delay analysis, planning, or dispute advisory within construction and infrastructure
• Strong experience preparing delay analyses and expert reports for formal dispute proceedings
• Prior expert witness experience is highly desirable; candidates on the pathway to testifying will also be considered
• Deep understanding of delay methodologies (e.g. retrospective analysis, critical path, disruption analysis) and construction contracts
• Experience operating at Director, Senior Director, or Partner level within a disputes consultancy or expert environment
• Proven ability to originate work, build client relationships, and contribute to revenue growth
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present and defend complex technical opinions
• Commercially minded with the ability to balance expert delivery and practice growth
• Professional qualifications such as MICE, CIOB, APM, CIArb, or equivalent are advantageous

What Sets This Opportunity Apart:

• Senior leadership role within a globally recognised disputes and expert advisory consultancy
• Opportunity to lead and scale a delay expert practice in a key international market
• Exposure to high-value arbitration and dispute mandates across infrastructure, energy, and construction sectors
• Access to a global network of leading delay, quantum, and technical experts
• Highly entrepreneurial platform with genuine scope for equity-level impact and practice growth
• Relocation opportunity to Sydney, one of the most active and attractive disputes markets globally

Who Are We?

Anzurra is a specialist recruitment, executive search, and talent advisory firm focused on Commercial, Contract Management, Claims, Disputes, Legal, and Advisory talent across the global construction, infrastructure, and energy markets.

We work as an embedded partner to ambitious organisations, supporting them not only to hire exceptional people, but to build, structure, and scale high-performing teams.

With offices in London and Copenhagen and an international client base, we provide retained, in-house, and flexible recruitment solutions that go far beyond transactional hiring. Our work sits at the intersection of projects, contracts, risk, and people – supporting contractors, consultancies, developers, law firms, and expert practices to secure the specialist talent that protects projects and drives performance.