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We are seeking a highly experienced professional with deep expertise in construction scheduling, delay analysis, and forensic schedule evaluation to support complex construction projects. This role is critical in developing, analyzing, and defending schedule-driven claims and change orders, ensuring alignment between project execution, contractual obligations, and entitlement.
Key Responsibilities
Change Management & Claims Leadership
- Lead change management efforts with a strong emphasis on schedule impact evaluation, including day-to-day collaboration with project teams and ownership of change order tracking.
- Develop and implement forensic schedule analysis strategies to support claims involving delays, disruptions, and productivity impacts, including selection and execution of techniques
Schedule Analysis & Delay Quantification
- Perform and oversee detailed critical path method (CPM) schedule reviews to identify delays, concurrency, float erosion, and responsibility.
- Analyze baseline schedules, updates, and revisions to determine cause-and-effect relationships impacting project timelines.
- Quantify schedule impacts and associated cost damages, including extended general conditions and inefficiencies tied to time-related disruptions.
- Support development of fragnet modeling and prospective/retrospective delay analyses.
Claims Development & Documentation
- Own the development of major claim components, including:
- Entitlement (contractual and factual basis)
- Schedule impact (forensic analysis and delay quantification)
- Quantum (cost damages tied to time impacts)
- Lead preparation of technical narratives integrating schedule findings with contractual provisions and project records.
- Oversee the creation of schedule exhibits, graphics, and visualizations that clearly communicate delay impacts and critical path changes.
- Assist with other, non-schedule-related claim development, as needed.
Technical Oversight & Quality Control
- Oversee schedule and cost analyses performed by team members, ensuring accuracy, defensibility, and alignment with industry best practices.
- Ensure all analyses meet standards required for negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation support.
- Validate scheduling data integrity, including logic, durations, constraints, and progress updates.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with project managers, schedulers, legal counsel, and finance teams to support effective schedule development and maintenance, claims strategy and execution.
- Serve as a key advisor to project teams on schedule-related risk identification and mitigation.
- Present findings and recommendations to internal leadership and external stakeholders.
Process Improvement & Implementation
- Identify risks and improvement opportunities in schedule development and management, claim development, and change control processes.
- Help standardize best practices for schedule development, maintenance, and forensic analysis across projects.
- Support implementation of tools, systems, and workflows that enhance schedule transparency and defensibility.
Leadership & Development
- Provide coaching, mentorship, and oversight to junior staff in scheduling practices and delay analysis techniques.
- Manage workloads and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality analytical outputs.
Why You?
- You excel at solving complex project challenges others avoid
- You bring a deep passion for construction scheduling and analytical problem-solving
- You value teamwork and understand the importance of integrated project controls
- You want your expertise in forensic analysis and delay claims to make a measurable impact
What It Takes
- 10+ years of experience in construction scheduling, project controls, or claims analysis
- Advanced knowledge of CPM scheduling principles and software (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project). Industry certification (e.g., CFCC, PSP) preferred.
- Demonstrated experience performing forensic schedule analyses and delay evaluations
- Strong understanding of:
- Construction contracts and legal frameworks
- Means and methods of construction
- Cost estimating and time-related damages
- Industry standards for forensic scheduling analysis (e.g., AACE 29R-03)
- Experience preparing or supporting schedule-based claims and change orders
- High-level proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, especially in technical and contractual narratives
- Ability to manage multiple complex priorities and stakeholders
- Experience mentoring and leading junior staff
- Willingness to travel up to 20%