Director, Construction Delay & Dispute Analysis

Secretariat Intl; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Secretariat is seeking a senior construction delay specialist to join our Construction Delay Team in the Atlanta area. You will lead complex delay analyses, quantify delays and damages, and draft expert reports for litigation and arbitration in large-scale projects worldwide.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in construction management, scheduling, or cost controls, withExperience in dispute consulting, strong software skills, and the ability to mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in building construction, engineering, or related field.
• Qualification in construction law or law preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in construction project management, scheduling, or cost controls.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working at a dispute consulting firm leading on cases.
• Strong skills using MS Office, MS Project, Primavera P3/P6, Suretrak.
• Familiar with delay analysis methodology including static delay analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal skills including experience drafting reports for litigation/arbitration.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior level staff, and overseeing their work.
• Ability to travel as needed (generally under 20% but may vary)

Responsibilities

• Research and fact-finding
• Reviewing technical and non-technical documentation to identify key details and metrics used to develop expert reports.
• Through research, develop keen understanding of all relevant information pertaining to legal disputes regarding largescale construction projects
• Detailed data analysis
• Review large datasets using multiple analytical methods and tools to identify tends, anomalies, and other details which may have led to cost and schedule overruns
• Independently draft sections of expert reports, expressing technical data in a clear and concise narrative
• Quantification of delays and damages
• Apply analytical methods to large datasets to calculate schedule delays and cost overruns in largescale construction projects
• Draft expert reports, converting technical data into a narrative to be submitted to appropriate court venues
• Economic modeling
• Analyzing financial data and market data to determine lost profits due to schedule delays and cost overruns.
• Management
• Manage facets of small to medium sized engagements, or components of large engagements, including staff supervision, client interaction and relationship building.
• Business Development
• Participate in new business pursuits
• Assist in creation of proposals and client presentations
• Assist in presenting to clients and prospective clients
• Assist executives in identifying the best approach to individual litigation/arbitration matters to assist clients in attaining a desired legal decision

Skills

Delay analysis

Data analysis

Economic modeling

Project management

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in building construction, engineering, or related field

Qualification in construction law or law preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Project

Primavera P3/P6

Suretrak

Job description

Secretariat is seeking a senior construction delay specialist to join our Construction Delay Team in the Atlanta area. You will lead complex delay analyses, quantify delays and damages, and draft expert reports for litigation and arbitration in large-scale projects worldwide.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in construction management, scheduling, or cost controls, withExperience in dispute consulting, strong software skills, and the ability to mentor junior staff.