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FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting, and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.
Are you ready to make an impact?
About the role
FTI Consulting is a global business involved in complex investigations combining risk advisory, investigative and disputes expertise to deliver holistic solutions for our clients.
As part of the Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice, our Construction Solutions team offers a broad range of expert, dispute advisory services to assist owners, contractors and law firms in the prevention, management, and resolution of construction disputes. In addition, we provide our clients with expertise in project delivery. We operate across all construction, engineering, industrial and related sectors and provide unparalleled expertise to help our clients resolve disputes, improve construction project delivery, and develop processes that ensure improved schedules and project financial performance.
Together we work on the most complex and largest projects around the world. The services offered include claims advisory and quantum and delay expert witness services, in support of major construction claims, and dispute resolution through ADR, arbitration and litigation.
The UK & Europe Construction Solutions practice operates through a network of 8 UK & European offices: London, Stirling, Dublin, Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, and Madrid. In addition, the practice also has teams in the Middle East in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and KSA and in total we have over 110 billable fee-earners and have ambitious future growth plans. This teams are drawn from across the construction and engineering industries and, individually and collectively, we have experience of a wide variety of projects across building, civil engineering, oil and gas, power, water, and infrastructure, across EMEA and other locations globally.
What you will do
FTI Consulting’s Construction Solutions practice is seeking high-caliber individuals who are looking to establish a career in the fields of cost/quantum analysis, delay analysis, project advisory services and construction planning/scheduling.
Responsibilities will include
- Providing support to the project team or Expert Witness engaged in each matter.
- Interaction as required with other team members, and other professionals from other firms involved in the engagement.
- Organising information to facilitate effective data access and analysis.
- Maintaining detailed working records reflecting assumptions, methodologies, and sources of information employed during the performance of all analytical tasks.
- Working to deliver a quality product within established timeframes.
- Preparing draft written analyses and other reports in conjunction with the project team or Expert Witness.
- Support the Construction Analytics initiative to create efficient data management and technology-supported data analysis for our clients and projects.
The successful individual will be studying towards a bachelor’s degree, typically in engineering or construction management, and preferably willing to learn about the construction field.
In addition, successful applicants will possess excellent written and verbal reasoning skills and an ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary and multi-lingual team.
How you will grow
You will have the opportunity to apply your skills and intelligence within a world-leading professional services firm and in relation to real-world construction issues. This will in turn which will help develop you into an industry-expert consultant.
We can also offer you
- Access to our comprehensive in-house learning and development programme.
- The chance to be part of interesting and stimulating projects that will develop your technical and professional capabilities.
- The opportunity to work on global assignments or in collaboration with other members of our global team.
- A supportive environment with regular appraisals and professional guidance
- You’ll develop your interactional skills with senior construction and legal professionals.
- You’ll develop your drafting and analytical skills, whilst experience a wide variety of construction and engineering projects across EMEA and others globally.
What you will need to succeed
- Candidates must be interested in a 12-month placement running from September 2024 to August 2025 in our London office.
- Applicants should be studying a degree that allows for placement years, ideally between their penultimate and final year.
- Applicants must be studying a Bachelors degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Quantity Surveying.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), mathematical, and organizational skills.
- Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access.
- Ability to interface with team members in demanding, deadline-driven situations.
- Ability and willingness to learn and adapt in an ever-changing environment to meet client’s needs.
- Comply with our Hybrid working policy.
Our benefits
Our goal is to support the wellbeing of you and your families, physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer market competitive benefits (including pension), supplemented by 15 flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle, and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
About FTI
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 7,600 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate, and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America’s Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
