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# Associate Director, Construction Delay at Secretariat 

- **Company:** Secretariat 
- **Location:** München Bavaria, Germany
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/secretariatadvisorsllc/jobs/4368638009

## Job description

Chart Your Journey at Secretariat

From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat.

## ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are entrusted with the world’s most high-stakes legal, financial, and regulatory matters. When you join Secretariat, you’re not just joining a firm – you’re joining a rapidly growing, elite team of experts and innovators dedicated to solving the most complex challenges that impact global business decisions.

From day one, your skills and expertise will be put to work alongside the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions. Our teams are united by a passion for excellence, and together, we tackle intricate issues that shape pivotal financial, economic, and strategic decisions.

At Secretariat, we believe in the power of collaboration and continuous growth. Our open, inclusive culture is built on trust, recognition, and support, ensuring that every professional thrives in an environment that values diversity and innovation. Your professional journey is as important to us as the clients we serve.

Make your impact at Secretariat!

## ABOUT OUR CONSTRUCTION DELAY TEAM

When it comes to understanding the details that have an impact on costly and disruptive construction delays, we have built a reputation that stands above all with decades of experience as engineers, project managers, architects, schedulers, and accountants. Our team is trusted for their sophisticated delay analysis involved in the biggest projects developed around the world, including notable buildings, infrastructure, power & utilities, and oil & gas works.

## RESPONSIBILIITES:

We are looking for an Associate Director who wants to play a significant role in the development of the practice. You will lead substantial parts of complex engagements, work directly with senior experts, lawyers and clients, develop junior colleagues and increasingly contribute to case strategy, client relationships and business development. For the right individual, the role provides a platform to develop toward greater expert and market-facing responsibility. You will work primarily on disputes involving delay, disruption, project controls, causation and associated financial impacts. You will join a growing practice in Germany at a stage where you can meaningfully influence how it develops.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Reviewing project schedules, progress records, correspondence, contracts, technical documentation, cost records and other contemporaneous evidence.
- Performing and directing forensic delay and critical path analyses, including establishing and testing causation.
- Analysing disruption, productivity impacts and the financial consequences of delay and disruption.
- Quantifying impacts such as prolongation, acceleration, additional resources, productivity loss and other project-related cost consequences.
- Integrating schedule, cost, factual and technical evidence to establish and test causation.
- Analysing large project datasets and using data analytics and visualisation to identify relevant patterns and relationships.
- Critically reviewing opposing expert analyses and opinions.
- Drafting substantial sections of expert reports and translating complex analysis into clear and defensible conclusions.
- Leading workstreams and smaller engagements, including planning the analytical approach, managing teams, budgets and deadlines.
- Working directly with clients, counsel and other experts.
- Supervising, coaching and developing junior colleagues.
- Contributing to proposals, client development, conferences, publications and other thought-leadership activities.
- Using emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools where appropriate, while applying appropriate professional judgement and verification.

## REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for people with intellectual rigour, independent judgement, curiosity and ownership. You should be willing to challenge assumptions, follow the evidence where it leads and distinguish the issues that genuinely matter from the volume of information surrounding them. You should also want to develop beyond technical analysis, toward stronger writing, communication, leadership, client relationships and ultimately expert judgement.

You will ideally have:

- Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience in construction, engineering, project controls, planning, scheduling, cost management or construction disputes.
- Strong practical understanding of how complex projects are planned and delivered.
- Experience in construction disputes, claims or expert consulting, preferably including international arbitration.
- Strong knowledge of forensic delay analysis and critical path methodologies.
- Experience analysing disruption, productivity and/or project-related financial impacts.
- Strong scheduling capability, including Primavera P6 or comparable scheduling software.
- Experience analysing large and sometimes incomplete or conflicting project datasets.
- Strong written and spoken German and English, with experience drafting technical, advisory or expert material.
- The ability to communicate complex technical and financial matters clearly to lawyers, clients and other non-technical audiences.
- Experience managing and developing junior team members.
- A relevant degree or equivalent professional background in engineering, construction management, project management, project controls, quantity surveying, commercial management or a related discipline.
- Additional European or international language skills are advantageous.

A rewarding career above all

There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations. And our track record of outstanding performance across all of our disciplines speaks for itself.

[Our people](https://secretariat-intl.com/people/) are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.

To learn how Secretariat collects, uses, and protects your personal information during the recruitment process, please review our Privacy Policy

## About Secretariat 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Secretariat is a leading global provider of independent expert services, litigation consulting, and economic advisory, trusted by top law firms and corporations for high-stakes disputes and regulatory matters.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped/PE-backed; ownership structure not fully disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Not publicly available (global presence with offices in key commercial and arbitration hubs including the US, UK, Germany, Australia, and others)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Don Harvey (Founder & Managing Director)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Litigation Consulting, Expert Witness Services, Economic Advisory, Forensic Accounting, Engineering Sciences, Data Analytics
- **Target customers**: B2B — Top 100 global law firms, corporations, governments, and institutions involved in complex litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “When the stakes are high, our globally integrated expert teams thrive on working through the most daunting problems in ways that remove uncertainty and instill confidence.”

## Products & Services
Secretariat offers a comprehensive suite of expert and advisory services across multiple disciplines:

- **Antitrust & Competition**: Economic analysis for merger reviews, monopolization, and cartel cases
- **Auctions & Bargaining**: Expert valuation and strategy for auction processes and negotiations
- **Class Actions**: Damages analysis, certification support, and settlement administration
- **Construction Defect & Standard of Care**: Engineering and technical analysis of construction failures
- **Construction Delay**: Forensic scheduling and delay analysis for complex construction projects
- **Construction Quantum**: Cost and damages quantification in construction disputes
- **Damages & Valuations**: Financial modeling and economic damage calculations
- **Data Analytics & Strategy**: Advanced data science and statistical analysis for litigation
- **Digital Forensics & eDiscovery**: Electronic discovery, data recovery, and cyber investigations
- **Engineering Sciences**: Mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, thermal/fluids, and human factors engineering analysis
- **Forensic Accounting**: Fraud investigation, financial statement analysis, and tracing
- **Intellectual Property**: Patent, trademark, and copyright valuation and infringement analysis
- **International Arbitration**: Expert testimony and advisory for cross-border disputes
- **Investigations & Disputes**: Internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, and dispute resolution
- **Labor & Employment**: Statistical analysis, wage and hour claims, and employment discrimination
- **Mergers & Acquisitions**: Valuation, fairness opinions, and post-transaction disputes
- **Securities & Finance**: Financial analysis for securities class actions, M&A disputes, and valuation

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Over 10,000 engagements completed on 6 continents; 700+ experts and advisors worldwide; 80% of top 100 global law firms have engaged Secretariat
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Ranked **#1 in the GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index for 2024, 2025, and 2026** (three consecutive years)
  - Contributed to a nearly **$811 million award** in a recent engagement
  - Over **600+ professionals** globally with continued hiring across multiple disciplines and locations
  - Active recruitment for 36+ open positions as of mid-2026, including entry-level, manager, and director roles

## Competitive Advantages
- **Top-tier market recognition**: Unprecedented three-year #1 ranking in the GAR Power Index signals elite status among expert witness firms
- **Global integrated team**: Experts work across borders and disciplines, offering seamless multi-jurisdictional support
- **Independence and objectivity**: Core cultural value of integrity and unbiased analysis, which is critical in litigation settings
- **Deep bench of expertise**: Covers a vast range of technical and financial specialties under one roof, from engineering to forensics to valuation
- **Track record with elite clients**: Engaged by the top 100 global law firms and trusted for the highest-stakes matters

## Strategic Focus
- **Talent development**: Heavy emphasis on mentoring junior talent to become trusted experts early in their careers, as highlighted on their careers page
- **Global expansion**: Continued hiring across North America, Europe, and Australia, with offices in key arbitration hubs
- **Cross-disciplinary integration**: Promoting collaboration across expertise areas to solve complex, multi-faceted disputes
- **Maintaining #1 ranking**: Sustaining the GAR Power Index leadership through quality, independence, and client impact

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “passion, pride, and performance” — driven by high-stakes work, collaborative teams, and a people-centric approach. The firm states it is “very selective” in hiring.
- **Work environment**: Global, with offices across the US, UK, Germany, and Australia. Roles range from fully in-office to hybrid depending on location and function.
- **Growth**: Clear career progression from Associate to Director levels, with structured mentorship programs and early responsibility. Internships are available (e.g., Summer 2026 in Construction Delay, Engineering Sciences, Intellectual Property).
- **Perks**: Not explicitly detailed, but the firm emphasizes “a rewarding career above all,” integrity, and a supportive community. Being part of a top-ranked global firm with high-profile engagements is a key draw.
- **Engineering/technical culture**: Strong focus on engineering sciences (thermal/fluids, mechanical, geotechnical, MEP, electrical) and data analytics, offering technical professionals a chance to apply their skills in legal contexts.

## Sources
1. [Secretariat Official Website](https://secretariat-intl.com/)
2. [Secretariat About Page](https://secretariat-intl.com/about/)
3. [Secretariat Careers Page](https://secretariat-intl.com/careers/)
4. [Secretariat Greenhouse Job Board](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/secretariatadvisorsllc/)
5. [Secretariat Current Openings](https://secretariat-intl.com/careers/current-openings/)

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