Construction Consultant

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

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

ESOP participation

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Job summary

MKA International, Inc. seeks a mid-to-senior Construction Consultant to join a team of multi-disciplinary experts.

You will perform fieldwork to document conditions, assess damages, and develop repair and replacement cost estimates for a variety of structures, emphasizing accuracy and risk analysis. Preferred candidates have 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor in Construction Management or related field, and proficiency with Xactimate, RS Means, Excel, Word, and takeoff software.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience on public and private projects including $5 million+
• Bachelor degree in Construction Management or similar field preferred
• Proven analytical and interpretive skills in cost estimates (detailed and conceptual)
• Experience in property loss estimating desirable
• Strong project management skills
• Extensive experience with Xactimate, RS Means, Excel and Word, on-screen takeoff software or other estimating software
• Restoration industry experience desirable
• Remediation experience including fire and smoke damage restoration, structural drying, and mold remediation
• Excellent math and computational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in providing Litigation Support including Expert Testimony at Depositions/Trials/Mediation/Arbitration desirable

Responsibilities

• Fieldwork to document as-built conditions and extent of damage to structures
• Evaluate conceptual and detailed repair estimates for scope and pricing accuracy
• Understand historical data and pricing for repair and replacement cost 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 preparing work scopes, bidder instructions, bid forms or solicitations
• Perform research to support opinions
• Communicate with clients and interface with officials, contractors and consultants
• Manage multiple projects and deliver on time and within budget
• Retain and develop client relationships
• Willing to travel as needed on short notice

Skills

Cost estimating

Project management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

Xactimate

RS Means

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

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.
• Strong project management skills.
• Extensive experience with Xactimate, RS Means, Microsoft Excel and Word, on-screen takeoff software and/or other construction estimating software.
• Restoration industry experience desirable.
• 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.