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Director, Construction Disputes & Advisory
$159k-206k (estimate)
Full Time | Business Services
4 Days Ago
Ankura is Hiring a Director, Construction Disputes & Advisory Near Philadelphia, PA
Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.
About Ankura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory Expert and Advisory Services: Expert ServicesOur construction dispute resolution professionals provide expert advice and independent professional opinion. We develop practical solutions as well as robust delay and cost/quantum analysis. We present conclusions in a clear, concise, and objective manner - and provide testimony in a wide variety of venues, including specialized regulatory boards.
Advisory ServicesOur clients seek identification of risks associated with a capital project and practical, experienced, and actionable mitigation tactics. In response, we provide sophisticated advice on some of the world’s most complex and largest capital projects, analyzing prospective and in-process capital projects as well as assurance reviews for conformance with the time, cost, and quality objectives of project stakeholders.
We advise on governance and contract structures; analyze cost and schedule progress at key milestones; and provide comprehensive status briefings to project participants, executives, directors, investors, and government agencies.
With hands-on leadership experience in real estate, infrastructure, healthcare, financial services, energy, and many other industries, our professionals combine their expertise with Ankura’s extensive resources to produce comprehensive, and - most importantly - easily implementable solutions for our clients’ planning and execution challenges.
About Our OpportunityAnkura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory practice is seeking a Director to be based in our Philadelphia office. Directors typically possess 5 - 8 years of related work experience.
Responsibilities
About Ankura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory Expert and Advisory Services: Expert ServicesOur construction dispute resolution professionals provide expert advice and independent professional opinion. We develop practical solutions as well as robust delay and cost/quantum analysis. We present conclusions in a clear, concise, and objective manner - and provide testimony in a wide variety of venues, including specialized regulatory boards.
Advisory ServicesOur clients seek identification of risks associated with a capital project and practical, experienced, and actionable mitigation tactics. In response, we provide sophisticated advice on some of the world’s most complex and largest capital projects, analyzing prospective and in-process capital projects as well as assurance reviews for conformance with the time, cost, and quality objectives of project stakeholders.
We advise on governance and contract structures; analyze cost and schedule progress at key milestones; and provide comprehensive status briefings to project participants, executives, directors, investors, and government agencies.
With hands-on leadership experience in real estate, infrastructure, healthcare, financial services, energy, and many other industries, our professionals combine their expertise with Ankura’s extensive resources to produce comprehensive, and - most importantly - easily implementable solutions for our clients’ planning and execution challenges.
About Our OpportunityAnkura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory practice is seeking a Director to be based in our Philadelphia office. Directors typically possess 5 - 8 years of related work experience.
Responsibilities
- Supporting detailed analyses of project schedule delays, cost overruns, productivity, contracts, change orders and other issues related to design and construction
- Assisting in the research and analyzing project cost records
- Analyzing financial statements and other pertinent documentation
- Reconciling claim amounts to accounting systems and to insurers’ calculations
- Using Ankura’s proprietary tools in the development of claim methodology and work product
- Developing computer models of schedules, contractor production rates and costs using various software packages
- Assisting with data gathering activities including document review and supervision, and quality control of data entry activities
- Supervising appropriate personnel including analysts, less experienced associates, client personnel, clerical support, and others as appropriate
- Demonstrating proper documentation of work product
- Limited engagement planning
- Preparing client communications for senior level review
- Coordinating administrative functions including time tracking and bill preparation
- Supporting the development efforts
- Monitoring individual chargeability and proactively seeking assignments to maintain projected chargeability
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
- 5 years of disputes experience in the construction and engineering industries
- Proficient in MS Office products including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access
- Proficiency with Primavera Project Planner and project scheduling technique experience is highly preferred
- Experience in damages and investigative work focused on contractual disputes, claims, and litigation
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Business Services
SALARY
$159k-206k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/24/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
08/12/2024
WEBSITE
ankura.com
HEADQUARTERS
MANHATTAN, NY
SIZE
1,000 - 3,000
FOUNDED
2014
CEO
KEVIN LAVIN
REVENUE
$50M - $200M
INDUSTRY
Business Services
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