Delay Managing Consultant

Overview

Description

The Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a global $150M professional services firm offering integrated forensic consulting, expert witness services, construction project advisory, and compliance and regulatory consulting. Our brand purpose is to achieve better outcomes for clients, colleagues, and communities. We seek individuals who want a career to love, learn continuously, and take pride in their work.

Job Description

Our construction claims group provides expert services to contractors, owners, developers, sureties, and attorneys for construction disputes. Services include forensic schedule and delay analysis, standard-of-care reviews, and liability reviews. We pride ourselves on delivering value through sound analysis, clear articulation of findings, and strong attention to detail. We are looking for a Senior Managing Consultant with construction delay and schedule analysis expertise to join our growing team.

• Review data and documentation, including construction drawings, schedules, submittals and shop drawings, daily reports, weather data, cost reports, and more, to determine trends and key findings for the development of expert reports.
• Prepare forensic schedule analysis and calculate delays using methods such as As-Built vs. As-Built, Impacted as Planned, Time Impact Analysis, and Windows Analysis.
• Evaluate and substantiate productivity impacts.
• Review and verify construction costs and cost reasonableness.
• Manage team for expert engagements, which may include oversight of engineers, estimators, and analysts.
• Compose technical expert reports and prepare demonstrative exhibits and graphics.
• Assist with business development and growth of the service area through client meetings, technical papers, and presentations.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, construction-related field (e.g., architecture, construction management, engineering) required; advanced degree preferred.
• PE (Professional Engineer) or RA (Registered Architect) license preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in construction management, construction claims, or scheduling and cost control; must have worked with attorneys on schedule delay claims.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Advanced proficiency in interpreting construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents; strong understanding of CPM scheduling.
• Experience with disputes, including arbitration or litigation.
• Prior experience providing expert testimony in a court of law strongly preferred.
• Experience supervising and/or mentoring junior staff.
• Ability to perform complex tasks and handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including expert or technical report writing.
• Proficiency with standard software packages (MS Office) required.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 required.

• Experience providing reliable work product review for technical deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication with co-workers, clients, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Ability to provide oversight and direction to assigned staff.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Developing increased emotional intelligence to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and perform under high-stress conditions.
• Knowledge of computer operations and standard software packages (word processing, spreadsheets, Adobe) required.

At VERTEX, we invest in top talent with a highly competitive total compensation package designed to reward performance and support long-term success. Total compensation includes base salary and a performance-based discretionary bonus. Our comprehensive benefits package offers multiple healthcare and dental plan options, company-paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability coverage. We offer a 401(k) plan with immediate matching and full vesting, plus Flexible Spending Accounts, an Employee Assistance Program, and exclusive perks for everyday life.

We provide a generous paid time off program (vacation, sick time, and paid holidays, prorated for eligible part-time employees). Our Lifetime of Learning program offers tuition reimbursement and support for employees pursuing advanced education.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

Please note that The Vertex Companies employs a fully staffed recruiting team. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Agreement, VERTEX will not consider or pay any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a signed agreement, VERTEX reserves the right to hire those candidates without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are the property of VERTEX.