Director, Construction Claims Consulting

HKA Birmingham; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HKA Birmingham is seeking a Director to lead diverse projects in construction management and consulting. This role involves managing project documentation, analyzing data, and providing expert testimony. Ideal candidates will have at least 8 years of relevant experience, a STEM degree, and strong people management skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years in construction or consulting industry.
• Hands-on experience with Problem Projects preferred.
• Detailed understanding of construction documentation.

Responsibilities

• Leading and organizing project documents and schedules.
• Analyzing labor and cost data.
• Preparing reports and contributing to Expert Testimony.

Skills

Data Analysis

People Management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Engineering, or other STEM field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Primavera P6

Job description

This is an opportunistic listing, meaning that we are fielding applicants for future hiring needs.

HKA is the leading global consultancy in commercial dispute resolution and risk mitigation professional services. We use our multi-disciplinary expertise to provide a comprehensive set of specialist capabilities, incorporating Expert, Claims and Advisory services. These are complemented by high caliber expertise in Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages and Cybersecurity and Privacy services.

For almost 50 years, we have successfully deployed specialist consultants to support clients engaged in the delivery of capital projects and infrastructure developments including building construction, oil & gas, nuclear, power & utilities, and transport schemes.

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A strong collaborative culture focused on supporting our employees and providing exceptional consulting services.
• The opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing team, and an integral part of our well-established Claims team.
• Be given the opportunity to work alongside established names within the industry, working on a wide range of challenging engagements.

The Opportunity:

The Director position offers high levels of variety in the day to day responsibilities including offers good opportunities for personal career growth, team collaboration and client interface.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading and organization/filing of project documents
• Leading and analysis of projects schedules
• Development of as-built schedules based on project records
• Preparation of graphics to depict findings
• Analysis of labor and cost data
• Performing or contributing to Expert Testimony including the preparation of reports and court documentation
• Development of document chronologies
• Report writing
• People Management

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Engineering, or other STEM field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in:
  • the construction or consulting industry. Preferably with hands on experience with Problem Projects
  • construction management firms and/or with a prior litigation consulting firm preferred.
• Detailed understanding of construction documentation such as contracts, change orders, Construction Change Directives, Change Order Requests, Request For Information, submittals, daily reports, schedules, meeting minutes, etc.
• Proficient analyzing large volumes of data using Microsoft excel.
• Primavera P6 Expertise
• Strong people management and development skillsets

What we offer:

At HKA we recognise our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chose career path.

Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those that take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA.

Fairness and Equality at HKA:

HKA works hard to provide a welcoming environment for all of our employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our fairness and equality strategy. Please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.

All HKA employment decisions shall be made in accordance with controlling laws and based on merit.