Construction Claims & Scheduling Analyst

Vertex; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Vertex Companies is seeking a Construction Consultant to analyze complex claims, schedule delays, and cost impacts across projects. You will work with senior consultants, attorneys, owners, contractors, and project stakeholders to develop technical analyses, client deliverables, and expert consulting engagements.

The ideal candidate has hands-on construction management, project controls, scheduling, or operations experience with a general contractor, construction manager, owner's representative,

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor\'s degree and 5 years of related experience, a Master\'s degree and 3 years of related experience, or 8 years of related experience and no degree.
• Experience working on commercial, institutional, infrastructure, industrial, healthcare, life sciences, or large-scale construction projects.
• Understanding of construction project delivery methodologies, including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, CM-at-Risk, and Integrated Project Delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to review and interpret construction schedules, contracts, and cost documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze construction project documentation, including contracts, schedules, daily reports, RFIs, submittals, change orders, meeting minutes, cost records, and correspondence.
• Assist in the preparation of technical analyses related to schedule delays, disruption, acceleration, productivity loss, and cost impacts.
• Develop and maintain construction schedule analyses utilizing CPM scheduling methodologies.
• Perform schedule updates, forensic schedule reviews, and delay impact assessments.
• Evaluate project performance against baseline plans, milestones, budgets, and contractual obligations.
• Prepare written reports, exhibits, presentations, and technical memoranda for clients and dispute proceedings.
• Develop project timelines, fact chronologies, and supporting documentation for claims and dispute engagements.
• Assist in quantification and analysis of damages associated with delays, disruptions, inefficiencies, and changed work.
• Produce clear, accurate, and defensible work products suitable for mediation, arbitration, litigation, or negotiation.
• Support expert witness teams through research, analysis, document organization, and exhibit preparation.
• Travel periodically for project site visits, client meetings, and engagement support activities.

Skills

Cost tracking

Forecasting

Earned value

Commercial management

Construction contracts

Change management

Dispute resolution

Project administration

Means and methods

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

8 years of related experience with no degree

Job description

Vertex Companies is seeking a Construction Consultant to analyze complex claims, schedule delays, and cost impacts across projects. You will work with senior consultants, attorneys, owners, contractors, and project stakeholders to develop technical analyses, client deliverables, and expert consulting engagements.

The ideal candidate has hands-on construction management, project controls, scheduling, or operations experience with a general contractor, construction manager, owner's representative,