Senior Manager – Construction Dispute Resolution

Company DescriptionSOCOTEC Advisory, LLC., is a subsidiary of Socotec USA, an industry leader in dispute resolution, project advisory, building envelope design, structural failure analysis and energy efficiency consulting services. Socotec’s portfolio of companies is equipped to provide an enhanced scope of solutions to our client base for a wide variety of project types, risks and technologies. SOCOTEC’s Dispute Resolution practice assists owners, contractors, designers, and their counsel with the resolution of complex issues that impact the time, cost and quality of their construction projects.

The DR practice has analyzed or prepared claims for compensation for projects domestically and internationally. Our portfolio includes all sectors of the industry including power, commercial, mixed use, residential, hospitality, institutional, governmental, industrial and infrastructure. SOCOTEC’s DR practice provides expert opinion, reports and testimony in support of client schedule and damages claims.

SOCOTEC is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work by the renowned global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work.

Job Description The Senior Manager will be responsible for supporting project assignments from initial kick-off through preparation of deliverables including presentations and reports.  The successful candidate aspires to a level of expertise and industry reputation with the goal of providing expert testimony within a 3 to 5 year timeframe.
Specific project responsibilities include the support of and/or direct execution of the following:

Organizing large quantities of construction related documentation

Reviewing contracts, subcontracts and other contractual documentation

Evaluating baseline schedule and assumptions

Reviewing estimates & cost reports

On-site construction progress evaluations

Preparing project status presentations & update reports

Analyzing contemporaneous schedule updates & revisions

Change order and pay application administration

As-built schedule analysis

As-planned vs As-built schedule comparison

Causation analysis

Damages quantification

Mediation/litigation support as required

Prepare opinion presentation material and demonstratives

Write draft expert opinion(s)
Perform all other duties as assigned by your supervisor or manager.

Qualifications Qualified candidates will have 3 to 5 years of construction related industry experience and written communication skills. Additionally, candidates must have a working knowledge in the following:

P6, MS Project, Excel and other graphical communication tools

Project scheduling and project controls

Budgeting

Job cost reporting

Construction/building processes & techniques

Contract/risk management

Data management

Schedule and productivity reporting

Estimating US based and valid work permit if applicableB.S. in Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent work experience

Candidates with forensic accounting expertise and/or Architects may also be considered

Work with minimal supervision

Strong desire to develop expertise in scheduling and damages analysis with a goal of achieving “expert” witness recognition in 3 to 5 years.

Consistently demonstrate SOCOTEC’s core values

Additional InformationSOCOTEC offers generous compensation packages including salary, benefits & bonus based upon relevant experience.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

SOCOTEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Associate Industry: Construction