Job Description:
• Analyzing and evaluating contractual issues and disputes
• Dealing with claims assessments
• Formulating claims arbitration and alternate dispute resolution
• Providing contractual guidance including risk analysis of contract provisions
• Preparing position and recommendation papers
• Developing negotiation strategies on contractual issues, including management of claims/disputes
• Performing services adhering to international best practice and the standards of the RICS
Requirements:
• Degree in quantity surveying
• PQS background with at least five years’ experience in claims/variations
• Excellent client-facing and diplomacy skills
• Ability to advise legal teams on technical aspects of construction disputes
• Knowledge of FIDIC contracts
• Broad knowledge of contracting principles and practices
• Well versed in contract administration, VOs, procedures and payments.
It is observed that some people start their job from lower ranks and remain in lower ranks for the long period of time while others start their job in lower ranks and use that low rank as their launching pad and start flying in a very short time. Actually the people who got rapid promotion have some capabilities and one could develop those capabilities in him so that he could get the rapid promotion in the job. Some of these capabilities are mentioned here under:
Continuously improve the qualification: It is the best tool which could come to help you to progress in your rank to have the higher qualifications. No doubt learning with earning is not an easy job. But once you get determined than you could get the task done in desired way.
Keenly observe the field and try to understand the technical tasks: It is observed that those people rise in their rank that could handle the technical aspects of their job in right way. Therefore, it is suggested to keep those secrets of job with you as soon as possible.
Try to show your worth to higher authorities: After getting good qualification and knowing the technical aspects of your job, it is good idea to give a good presentation to higher authorities so that you could get entered your name in the good book of higher authorities. In this way you could get the big boost in the promotion.