Managing Director, Project Services - UK & EMEA

Overview

Our client is an independent, highly respected global construction advisory and expert services firm with a strong presence across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia & Australia. The business provides specialist services across commercial and project services, dispute resolution, expert witness testimony, forensic delay and quantum analysis, and strategic project advisory on major UK and international construction and infrastructure programmes.

As part of its continued international growth, the firm is seeking to appoint a Managing Director to lead and expand its Project Services division across the UK and EMEA. This is a senior leadership appointment combining operational oversight, strategic growth, and market profile development. The successful candidate will play a central role in building the division's market presence, developing client relationships, and delivering high-quality advisory services across major projects.

The role offers the opportunity to shape and scale a specialist advisory platform within a globally recognised consultancy operating at the highest levels of the construction and disputes market.

Job Description

The Managing Director will lead the Project Services practice across the UK and EMEA, overseeing operational delivery while driving strategic growth and market positioning.

The division provides project management, commercial advisory, claims management, contract administration, and dispute avoidance services for major construction and infrastructure programmes. Working closely with the wider disputes, delay, and expert witness teams, the Managing Director will be responsible for developing the service offering, expanding client relationships, and enhancing the firm's profile within the UK and international construction sector.

This position requires a commercially minded industry leader who can combine technical credibility with business development and leadership.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Project Services practice across the UK and EMEA
• Drive strategic growth, including identifying new markets, clients, and service opportunities
• Build and maintain relationships with contractors, developers, law firms, and project stakeholders
• Oversee delivery of high-quality commercial advisory and claims support services on major projects
• Support dispute avoidance strategies and early-stage claims development on live projects
• Collaborate closely with delay, quantum, and expert witness teams on complex dispute mandates
• Lead and mentor a growing team of consultants and commercial specialists
• Enhance the firm's industry profile through thought leadership, client engagement, and market presence
• Contribute to overall business strategy, revenue growth, and operational performance of the division
• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and client engagements

Profile Required

• 15+ years' experience within construction commercial management, claims, or dispute advisory services
• Strong track record delivering commercial and contractual advisory services on major construction projects
• Experience operating at senior leadership level within a consultancy, contractor, or advisory firm
• Proven ability to develop client relationships and generate new business opportunities
• Strong understanding of construction contracts and dispute resolution processes
• Experience leading teams and managing complex advisory assignments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Commercially minded with the ability to combine operational delivery with strategic growth
• Chartered status (MRICS, MCIArb, FCIArb, CIOB, ICE or equivalent) highly advantageous

What Sets This Opportunity Apart

• Leadership role within a globally recognised construction advisory platform
• Opportunity to build and shape a growing service line across the UK and EMEA
• Access to a strong international disputes and expert witness network
• Exposure to complex, high-value infrastructure and construction projects
• Significant scope for strategic influence and long-term career development
• Highly collaborative and technically respected consultancy environment

Who Are We?

Anzurra is a specialist recruitment, executive search, and talent advisory firm focused on Commercial, Contract Management, Claims, Disputes, Legal, and Advisory talent across the global construction, infrastructure, and energy markets.

We work as an embedded partner to ambitious organisations, supporting them not only to hire exceptional people, but to build, structure, and scale high-performing teams.

With offices in London and Copenhagen and an international client base, we provide retained, in-house, and flexible recruitment solutions that go far beyond transactional hiring. Our work sits at the intersection of projects, contracts, risk, and people - supporting contractors, consultancies, developers, law firms, and expert practices to secure the specialist talent that protects projects and drives performance.