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

Senior Consultant (Delay)

London

£85,000 to £100,000

A consultancy firm specialising in expert witness and dispute resolution are seeking to employ a new member of their delay analysis and expert witness team. They ideally seek someone from a Planning, construction management, engineering or project management background, who has experience of managing or defending EOT or delay related disputes and have a keen interest in furthering their career within Dispute Resolution and Expert Services

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Associate Director (Delay)

Manchester

£90,000 to £110,000 plus bonus and benefits

Our client, a specialist consultancy, seeks to recruit an experienced Delay Analyst and Forensic Planner to their team in Manchester. This role requires someone with a background in planning and / or programme management, who has gained experience as a consultant advising on retrospective planning issues, EOT related claims / arbitrations involving time / program / scheduling issues.

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Senior Consultant (Quantum)

North West UK

£65,000 to £85,000 plus bonus and benefits

Our client is a boutique consultancy firm specialising in expert witness and dispute resolution services to the construction and engineering industries. They 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 or defending claims and with a keen interest in dispute resolution as a career path.

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Trainee QS Dispute Resolution Consultant

London

£40,000 to £60,000 Basic salary plus company bonus, pension, benefits.

Our client is a global consultancy providing a range of high level dispute resolution and expert witness services to construction and engineering clients, which include owners, contractors, insurers and law firms. In London the business is looking to the future and keen to recruit a newly qualified quantum consultant to the business, they are keen to meet with quantity surveyors who may have had some exposure to claims and feel it is a career path which may interest them,

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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.