Expert Witness & Advisory

North Gate’s pedigree within Dispute Resolution, Expert Witness and related legal / project support services is second to none, working with a diverse range of businesses centred on resolving disputes relating to time, cost, value and design as well as other specialist areas. It’s founding Directors have recruited in this arena for over 20 years and have an intimate relationship with the industry internationally. We support our clients exhaustively with recruitment at all levels, in a sector where the identification, management and retention of resources can prove particularly challenging and linked significantly to business performance.

We have successfully delivered a range of Executive Search services to niche, SME and corporate businesses and act as representative to those requiring discretion when exploring their career options, in a small market where stealth can be difficult to achieve. We recruit within the UK and internationally across the Middle East, Far East, Africa, Canada, Australasia and Europe. We support candidates trying to identify a career in this specialist sector and offer advice and guidance globally.

Relevant Experience

An example of some of our more senior assignments are detailed below. Despite our reputation for recruitment at senior level, we recruit at all levels, with much of our time invested in uncovering exciting new talent.

Senior Managing Director, Quantum, London, International consultancy

Senior Managing Director, Delay, London, Respected global expert consultancy

Managing Director (International), leading consultancy Plc

Dubai Director – Africa, Johannesburg, leading specialist consultancy Director, Insolvency & Claims – Global consultant, Manchester

Non – Exec Director (Business Development), London,

SME expert consultancy Partner – (Quantum) Expert Services, Dubai

Director – Delay & Disruption, Global claims consultancy Director, leading global expert witness consultancy, Paris

Regional MD – Dispute Resolution, Hong Kong, Leading global consultant

Managing Director – Claims Consultancy, London

Director - Quantum Expert, Leading Dispute Resolution consultancy, London

Regional Director (Birmingham) Specialist Dispute Resolution Consultancy

Director – Expert Witness (Valuations) UK Property Consultancy

Director, Technical Expert Witness, Leading international expert consultancy, London

Director, Delay Expert, Manchester, Respected global consultancy

For a confidential discussion about how we can support you in this specialist market please contact Barry Haylett or Melissa McCarthy on barry.haylett@north-gate.co.uk / melissa.mccarthy@north-gate.co.uk or at our London office.

Active jobs

Managing Director (Expert Witness - Architecture)

London, Birmingham, Manchester or Scotland

£110,000 to £160,000 Plus Bonus and Benefits

This opportunity is suitable for an experienced Architect with existing expertise in the area of Dispute Resolution, and ideally one who has already stood as an Expert Witness. The successful candidate should have a min 10 years private practice experience and be able to demonstrate extensive experience in the design and construction of a wide range of building types. Boast good technical knowledge, excellent analytical skills, and will have experienced contentious disputes involving Architectural design.

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Senior Consultant (Architecture - Dispute Resolution)

London

£65,000 to £85,000 Basic Salary, Bonus, Pension and Benefits

This opportunity is suitable for an ambitious Architect who is interested to move into the area of Dispute Resolution. It will enable them to work alongside experts in this field and develop skills in litigation support, claims analysis and expert witness. The successful candidate should have a min of 5 years’ in private practice, be able to demonstrate extensive experience in the design and construction of a wide range of building types, boast good technical knowledge and excellent analytical skills.

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Senior Consultant (Quantum, Dispute Resolution)

London

£75,000 to £100,000 Basic, Bonus, Pension, Benefits

Our client is a high performing global consultancy firm specialising in forensic, expert witness and dispute resolution services to the construction and engineering industries. They are currently experience a period of growth in the UK and are looking to recruit an additional member of the Quantum team. Ideally someone from a QS background, with additional legal qualifications and who has previous experience of managing dispute related matters ideally with part of this spent within consultancy.

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Director - Expert Witness (Delay)

Paris

E 140000 to E 200000

A client of ours with an exemplary name in high value expert witness and forensic services is looking to recruit an additional senior level Delay Analyst and Expert Witness to help extend its local offering. A growing player in this specialist area of consultancy, its presence in France is strengthening and because of this it proves to be an interesting time to join the business.

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Meet our Expert Witness & Advisory Team

Barry Haylett

Director

David Parfitt

Director

Melissa McCarthy

Associate Director

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05.07.23

Energy Recruiter joins North Gate

North Gate this week welcomed Jamie Woods to the North Gate Great Yarmouth office. Jamie joins with existing recruitment experience in the engineering and energy sectors to help develop our capabilities both domestically and through our international client base. A big welcome to the team Jamie.