Construction Consultant

MKA International; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MKA International in Phoenix, AZ seeks a mid-to-senior Construction Consultant to join our multi-disciplinary team.

You will perform site visits, document conditions, evaluate repair costs, and support litigation with expert testimony when needed. Qualified candidates have 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor in Construction Management, and proficiency with Xactimate/RS Means and MS Office. Travel is required at times.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience on public and private projects.
• Bachelor degree in Construction Management or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and interpretive skills in cost estimates (detailed and conceptual).
• Experience in property loss estimating is desirable.
• Proficiency with Xactimate, RS Means, Excel and Word.
• Remediation experience including fire/smoke damage restoration, structural drying and mold remediation desirable.
• Excellent math and computational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in providing litigation support including expert testimony desirable.

Responsibilities

• Fieldwork to document as-built conditions and extent of damage to structures as a result of natural and/or human origins.
• Evaluate conceptual and detailed repair estimates for scope and pricing accuracy.
• Understanding of historical data and pricing for repair/replacement estimates.
• Assess site exposures/construction risks and reflect these in estimates.
• Identify costs and hidden exposure to develop rough order of magnitude estimates.
• Assist in preparation of work scopes, instructions to bidders, bid forms or solicitation of relevant information.
• Perform research to support opinions.
• Communicate with clients, interface with governing officials, contractors and consultants.
• Manage multiple projects, on time and within budget.
• Retention and development of client relationships.
• Willing to travel on short notice.

Skills

5+ years experience

Analytical skills

Communication

Cost estimation

Education

Bachelor degree in Construction Management

Tools

Xactimate

RS Means

Microsoft Excel

MS Word

On-screen takeoff

Job description

We are seeking to add a highly-motivated mid-to-senior level Construction Consultant to our team of multi-disciplinary consultants. The individual should have experience performing site visits, condition assessments and documenting findings, confirming scope of work, analysis and evaluation of estimated repair and replacement costs for commercial, residential, industrial, marine and inland structures. Experience in document review and analyses of schedules, contracts, change orders, daily construction reports, authoring technical reports, and construction litigation is desired.

Responsibilities and Duties include:

• Fieldwork to document as-built conditions and extent of damage to structures as a result of natural (wind, water, fire, earth movement, etc.) and/or human induced origins (design and construction errors/omissions). Natural events can include large catastrophes such as regional floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, freeze and earthquakes.
• Evaluate conceptual and detailed repair estimates for scope and pricing accuracy.
• Understanding of historical data and pricing for the development and/or evaluation of repair and replacement cost estimates.
• Assess site exposures/construction risks and be able to appropriately analyze cost and reflect these in an estimate.
• Identify costs and associated potential hidden exposure/risk to develop rough order of magnitude cost estimates.
• Assist in the preparation of work scopes, instructions to bidders, bid forms or solicitation of relevant information, as needed.
• Perform research to support opinions.
• Communicate with Clients, interface with Governing Officials, Contractors and Consultants.
• Manage multiple projects, executing them on time and within budget.
• Retention and development of Client relationships.
• Willing to travel, as needed, on short notice at times.

Education and Experience requirements:

• 5 + years of experience (variety of public and private projects) including $5 million+.
• Bachelor degree in Construction Management or similar field and/or industry level experience preferred.
• Proven analytical and interpretive skills in preparing comprehensive and accurate construction cost estimates (detailed and conceptual).
• Experience in property loss estimating is desirable.
• Extensive experience with Xactimate, RS Means, Microsoft Excel and Word, on-screen takeoff software and/or other construction estimating software.
• Remediation experience including providing appropriate methods of fire and smoke damage restoration, structural drying, and mold remediation and clerk of works services desirable.
• Excellent math and computational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in providing Litigation Support including Expert Testimony at Depositions and/or Trial, Mediation and Arbitration proceedings, desirable.

Compensation: $70k – $110k

MKA offers a competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and benefits program including a generous 401K match, ESOP participation, medical, dental, vision, and paid vacation.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States for any employer and have a good driving record.

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 4 MB.