Associate Director - Construction Advisory Services

HKA is a global leader in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and expert witness services. We tackle complex challenges with our multi-disciplinary expertise.

As trusted consultants and advisors, we deliver solutions in uncertain and disputed situations, ensuring the best outcomes for clients worldwide. Our experts have testified globally on major cases spanning across a wide range of industries and sectors.

• A strong collaborative culture with a mutual pursuit of your success alongside the success of our teams.
• The opportunity to solve problems creatively, contribute to our innovative direction, and be valued as an individual
• The ability to leverage HKA’s strong network and presence in various industries and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections.

HKA is seeking an experienced Associate Director to support the growth of its Construction Advisory Services (CAS) practice. This role is designed for a consulting professional with expertise in construction audit, capital program management, governance, process improvement, project controls, and technology enablement who is ready to lead complex client engagements and develop into a future practice leader.

The Associate Director will be responsible for managing and delivering advisory engagements focused on construction audits, cost recovery reviews, contract compliance assessments, capital program diagnostics, governance and controls evaluations, PMO enhancement initiatives, and project management information system (PMIS) optimization efforts. The role primarily supports HKA's Audit and Business Process service pillars while working closely with technology-enabled project delivery initiatives.

This position offers the opportunity to work directly with owners, developers, public agencies, universities, healthcare systems, hospitality organizations, and other capital project stakeholders to improve project outcomes, strengthen controls, and enhance overall program performance.

• Lead high-quality advisory engagements focused on construction audit, compliance, governance, and business process improvement.
• Build trusted relationships with project teams, capital program leaders, facilities executives, and client stakeholders.
• Deliver actionable recommendations that improve project outcomes and organizational performance.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative team culture.
• Support account growth and business development activities.
• Develop the technical, client management, and commercial skills necessary to advance into a Director-level leadership role.

• Lead day-to-day delivery of construction advisory engagements across a variety of industries and project types.
• Serve as the primary client contact for assigned engagements.
• Facilitate executive and project-level workshops, interviews, assessments, and presentations.
• Develop practical recommendations that improve project performance, governance, compliance, controls, and reporting.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and deliverable quality.
• Lead multiple concurrent engagements while maintaining exceptional client service.

• Construction audits
• Cost recovery reviews
• Contract compliance reviews
• Change order evaluations
• GMP and pre-construction reviews
• Pay application and invoice audits
• Fraud, waste, and abuse reviews
• Construction risk assessments
• Independent project assurance reviews
• Internal controls assessments

• Process and controls assessments
• Capital program diagnostics
• Project and program governance reviews
• PMO assessments and enhancement
• Organizational and project team assessments
• Capital planning and portfolio management assessments
• Program management framework development
• Change management initiatives
• Operational effectiveness reviews

• PMIS maturity assessments
• PMIS selection support
• PMIS implementation and optimization initiatives
• Project controls…