Senior Consultant - Construction Advisory

Company Description

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

Construction Advisory Practice

Our Construction Advisory Practice consists of engineering and construction professionals with practical industry experience, who have advised on an extensive range of projects across multiple industry sectors in domestic and international contexts.  Most of our professionals are either civil, mechanical, electrical or chemical engineers, quantity surveyors, or architects by training and background, many of whom have supplemented their technical disciplines with further commercial qualifications, including construction and contracts management, international arbitration and dispute resolution, finance and construction law.

Job Description

J.S. Held is actively seeking a Senior Consultant to be a part of our team in the Construction Advisory Practice who is looking to continue to grow a career in engineering and construction focusing on claims and dispute resolution, delay analysis, project advisory services, construction cost analysis and controls, construction planning and scheduling.

This position is for a professional who has knowledge or experience with contract and/or change order management, critical path scheduling analysis, preparation of change orders or claims, cost analysis and quantification of damages, review of drawings and specifications, and other engineering and construction-related documents. Prior experience on active engineering or construction projects  is highly preferred OR experience in claims and dispute resolution, delay analysis, project advisory services, construction cost analysis and controls, construction planning and scheduling.  

We are looking to offer you the opportunity to be a part of interesting and stimulating projects that will develop your technical and professional capabilities with a well-defined career path. Areas of focus that you would be involved in include the following.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review and assess project change orders, including scope, costs, and schedules
• Review and analysis of project schedules, including delay analysis
• Loss of productivity and inefficiency analysis
• Calculation of damages including increased material, labor costs, or additional subcontractor costs
• Analysis of extended general conditions and other time-related costs
• Review and interpretation of drawings and specifications
• Assist in preparation of expert reports and presentations
• Able to lead small teams or professionals on engagements
• Produce work products, draft memos, presentations, and reports
• Travel as needed to project sites and client offices

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with disciplines such as Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, etc. or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management.
• 4+ years experience with engineering or construction firms OR construction claim/dispute firm
• Microsoft Office - Advanced skills preferred, especially in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint
• Bluebeam, Adobe, or other PDF management software
• Scheduling software - Microsoft Project or Primavera Products
• Position requires that you come into the designated office on a hybrid schedule.
• Analytical aptitudes and attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Estimating experience preferred but not necessary
• Capability to develop Power BI Dashboards preferred

Preferred Qualifications 

• Progress in achieving registration certification or professional license is a a plus: Oracle Primavera P6 Professional Trained, OSHA 10, PSP, PMP, PMI-SP, PE, EIT, LEED, CSL
• Membership or participation in industry trade organizations

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position during work shift
• Must be able to travel both in the United States and internationally

Character Requirements

• Maintains Project