Claims Project Manager

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When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we’ve successfully managed thousands of projects.

Your role will be to provide fully qualified coordination of construction activities and contract administration in a fast‑paced professional, design and delivery environment.

• Provide support to resolve outstanding claims on the project.
• Prepare and present various reports, minutes, and records regarding contract documents and contractor change request issues.
• Review documentation and perform analysis, including review of schedule, cost estimates, contract documents, specifications, and special studies.
• Assist in presentation of contractor claim submittals, supporting documentation, contract documents and specifications.
• Distribute documents and maintain controlled distribution lists.
• Coordinate daily onsite construction activities liaising with contractors, design professionals, clients, and relevant external parties.
• Provide input to the development of project schedules, coordinate the work according to approved schedules, report schedule deviations and provide recommendations on any schedule modifications.
• Report deviations from contract documents and codes. Follow through with the responsible party until resolution.
• Maintain records of activities including work completed and inspected.
• Meet, review and report to the project team on construction status, issues, and concerns.
• Monitor the progress of construction activities ensuring cost, schedule and quality standards are met.
• Communicate with and make recommendations to Project Manager, design professionals, client, owner, developer, or contractor, but do not direct the means or methods of construction.
• Review plans, specifications, requests for information, submittals, construction schedules, shop drawings and pay applications (QA/QC).
• Prepare final documentation for close‑out process.
• Prepare documents and maintain file management of project‑related information including, but not limited to, correspondence, reports, videos and pictures.
• Participate in the implementation of safety controls and promote a safe workplace.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

• Thorough knowledge of construction principles, techniques, procedures, occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with contractor, project team and clients, including ability to resolve conflict situations.
• Takes initiative on tasks and in coordinating with other members of the project team, obtaining and sharing necessary information.
• Strong organizational skills and understanding of task assignment and schedule.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to solve problems using sound professional judgment, creativity and innovation.
• Ability to use advanced computer techniques to develop graphic presentation and schedules.
• Working knowledge of critical path method scheduling.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Valid driver’s licence and good driving record required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years’ construction claims experience. Successful track record in preparing responses to contractor claims.
• Experience with transit construction projects of at least $100 million.

Typical office environment: working with computers and remaining sedentary for periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any…