Construction Claims Director

Claims Strategy & Leadership

• Defines and leads claims strategy across major project disputes aligning technical analysis contractual entitlement cost exposure value engineering considerations and risk mitigation objectives.
• Serves as a senior claims advisor to executive leadership client executives legal counsel and project leadership teams on highly complex dispute matters.
• Establishes claims positioning strategies and resolution pathways for large multi-party disputes involving owners contractors consultants and external counsel.
• Provides leadership in high-risk negotiations executive claims reviews and dispute governance discussions involving major public infrastructure and transportation programs.

Identifying & Documenting Claims

• Leads early identification of potential claims exposure across active programs through contract review schedule analysis cost evaluation and project controls assessment.
• Advises clients and internal teams on proactive claims avoidance documentation standards entitlement positioning and value engineering opportunities that may reduce downstream dispute exposure.
• Reviews contract language schedule provisions procurement strategies and project delivery methods to identify risks associated with claims development and contract execution.
• Supports executive workshops and technical advisory sessions focused on early warning systems dispute prevention and contract strategy.

Developing and Analyzing Claims

• Directs development and review of highly complex claims involving delay disruption acceleration loss of productivity cumulative impact differing site conditions and termination issues.
• Leads forensic CPM schedule analysis using Oracle Primavera P6 to evaluate delay responsibility critical path impacts phasing constraints and time entitlement.
• Oversees preparation and review of cost damages analyses independent cost evaluations change order pricing engineers estimates and cost-to-complete assessments.
• Integrates scheduling estimating project controls value engineering and contract analysis into comprehensive claims evaluations.
• Supports claims analysis on large transit rail transportation and public agency capital programs involving multi-contract interfaces and phased delivery environments.
• Reviews and approves major client deliverables expert support documentation and litigation support materials.
• Supports preparation of technical findings used in mediation arbitration litigation and negotiated settlement environments.

Resolving / Negotiating Claims

• Leads negotiations involving major change orders extension-of-time requests disputed cost recovery matters and contractor entitlement issues.
• Partners directly with outside counsel insurers executive stakeholders and project leadership teams to support favorable resolution strategies.
• Supports mediation arbitration and formal dispute resolution proceedings through technical leadership and claims advisory expertise.
• Develops practical resolution frameworks balancing commercial outcomes schedule recovery and client objectives.

Claims Management Knowledge

• Provides senior technical leadership in claims management systems standards and best practices across the organization.
• Mentors senior analysts and project controls professionals in claims development forensic schedule analysis value engineering and technical writing.
• Contributes to the development of internal methodologies training tools and technical standards related to claims estimating and project controls.
• Participates in industry forums technical associations and professional discussions related to claims scheduling estimating value engineering and dispute resolution.
• Supports strategic business development efforts involving claims advisory dispute services and risk consulting opportunities.