Director Construction Disputes Advisory

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Practive Overview:

Ankuras Construction Disputes & Advisory Expert and Advisory Services:

Expert Services:

Our construction dispute resolution professionals provide expert advice and independent professional opinion. We develop practical solutions as well as robust delay and cost/quantum analysis. We present conclusions in a clear concise and objective manner and provide testimony in a wide variety of venues including specialized regulatory boards.

Advisory Services:

Our clients seek identification of risks associated with a capital project and practical experienced and actionable mitigation tactics. In response we provide sophisticated advice on some of the worlds most complex and largest capital projects analyzing prospective and inprocess capital projects as well as assurance reviews for conformance with the time cost and quality objectives of project stakeholders.

We advise on governance and contract structures; analyze cost and schedule progress at key milestones; and provide comprehensive status briefings to project participants executives directors investors and government agencies.

With handson leadership experience in real estate infrastructure healthcare financial services energy and many other industries our professionals combine their expertise with Ankuras extensive resources to produce comprehensive and most importantly easily implementable solutions for our clients planning and challenges.

Role Overview:

Ankuras Construction Disputes & Advisory practice is seeking a Director to be based in our Philadelphia office. Directors typically possess 5 8 years of related work experience.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting detailed analyses of project schedule delays cost overruns productivity contracts change orders and other issues related to design and construction

• Assisting in the research and analyzing project cost records

• Analyzing financial statements and other pertinent documentation

• Reconciling claim amounts to accounting systems and to insurers calculations

• Using Ankuras proprietary tools in the development of claim methodology and work product

• Developing computer models of schedules contractor production rates and costs using various software packages

• Assisting with data gathering activities including document review and supervision and quality control of data entry activities

• Supervising appropriate personnel including analysts less experienced associates client personnel clerical support and others as appropriate

• Demonstrating proper documentation of work product

• Limited engagement planning

• Preparing client communications for senior level review

• Coordinating administrative functions including time tracking and bill preparation

• Supporting the development efforts

• Monitoring individual chargeability and proactively seeking assignments to maintain projected chargeability

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university

• 5 years of disputes experience in the construction and engineering industries

• Proficient in MS Office products including Excel PowerPoint Word and Access

• Proficiency with Primavera Project Planner and project scheduling technique experience is highly preferred

• Experience in damages and investigative work focused on contractual disputes claims and litigation

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