Contracts & Claims Strategist for Heavy Civil

Luster National; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 155.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Unlimited flexible time off

Paid holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Professional development support

Wellness program with stipend

Zusammenfassung

Luster National is seeking experienced Contracts and Claims Specialists to support large-scale heavy civil infrastructure programs across highways, bridges, transit, aviation, and water projects. Roles cover claim evaluation, entitlement testing, and preparation of position papers, with emphasis on dispute resolution and contract administration.

Candidates should have 5+ years in construction claims and familiarity with CPM scheduling, cost backup, and standard contract terms.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, quantity surveying, or finance, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of contract administration and construction claims experience for large (>,$500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience analyzing or supporting claims, requests for equitable adjustment, or disputed change proposals for entitlement, cost, and schedule impact.
• Working knowledge of standard construction contract terms and public agency contracting requirements, including notice, changes, differing site conditions, delay, and disputes provisions.
• Ability to interpret construction contract documents, plans, specifications, and cost and schedule records, and to build an entitlement narrative from the contemporaneous record.
• Experience with industry standard contract administration, document management, and CPM scheduling software (e.g., Unifier, Aconex, e-Builder, Primavera P6, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

Aufgaben

• Analyze claims and notices of potential claim and lost productivity, and evaluate entitlement against the contract provisions that govern each one.
• Evaluate requests for equitable adjustment and disputed change proposals for entitlement, merit, and cost reasonableness, and recommend a position supported by the record.
• Review claimed costs, including labor, equipment, materials, extended field and home office overhead, and markup, against contract provisions, force account records, and submitted cost backup.
• Identify unsupported, duplicated, or misclassified amounts.
• Coordinate with scheduling staff to evaluate time impact analyses and time extension requests against the accepted baseline and the contemporaneous progress schedules.
• Assemble the contemporaneous record behind each claim, pulling daily reports, correspondence, requests for information, submittals, inspection records, and meeting minutes into a package that supports the program’s position.
• Verify that notices meet the timing and content requirements of the contract, and track responses so contractual response periods are met and the program’s defenses stay intact.
• Develop independent cost estimates and quantity checks on roadway, structures, and utility work to test contractor pricing on disputed changes and claims.
• Prepare claim position papers, findings of fact, and recommendations for program decision-makers, dispute review boards, and mediation or arbitration panels.
• Support negotiation and settlement of disputed changes and claims by developing entitlement and quantum summaries, cost comparisons, and a documented basis of settlement.
• Evaluate claims arising in active operating environments, including restricted service windows, access limits, and facility shutdowns.
• Coordinate with counsel, claims consultants, project controls, and finance staff on claim strategy, document production, and responses to formal demands.
• Track open claims and disputed exposure by contract for program leadership.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Collaborative mindset

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, quantity surveying, or finance

Master’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, quantity surveying, or finance

Tools

Unifier

Aconex

e-Builder

Primavera P6

Microsoft Power BI

Oracle Cloud Analytics

Jobbeschreibung

Luster National is seeking experienced Contracts and Claims Specialists to support large-scale heavy civil infrastructure programs across highways, bridges, transit, aviation, and water projects. Roles cover claim evaluation, entitlement testing, and preparation of position papers, with emphasis on dispute resolution and contract administration.

Candidates should have 5+ years in construction claims and familiarity with CPM scheduling, cost backup, and standard contract terms.