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Job Description

Our expert team, consisting of Architects, Engineers, and Contractors, perform various technical analyses, typically related to disputes, and present our findings in visual presentations and expert reports for mediation, dispute resolution boards, arbitration panels, and in court for judges and juries.

Our professionals assist in contemporaneous and after-the-fact evaluations of Design and Construction Deficiencies and Defects, Water Infiltration and Intrusion, Standard of Care (of Architect, Engineer, and Contractor), project close-out, change order entitlement, punch list and inspection content, evaluation of defective work and remedial repair protocols, among others. The schedule and cost implications of these evaluations are also performed in tandem with Ankura’s cost and schedule expertise, when required.

Expert Dispute Services:

Our construction dispute resolution professionals provide expert advice and independent professional opinions. We develop practical solutions as well as robust liability and entitlement analysis, 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 Services:

Our clients seek identification of risks and practical, experienced, and actionable mitigation tactics associated with their capital projects. We provide sophisticated advice on some of the world’s most complex and largest capital projects, analyzing prospective and in-process development as well as assurance reviews for conformance with the time, cost, and quality objectives for project stakeholders.

About Our Opportunity:

Ankura’s Professional Liability & Defective Construction business group is seeking a Director in the United States. Associates and Senior Associates typically possess between 2-6 years of related work experience, which can include work outside of what is typically considered to be disputes or advisory services, but that should still be applicable to the responsibilities listed below .

Responsibilities:

Supporting detailed analyses of Design and Construction Defect, Water Infiltration and Intrusion, Standard of Care, project schedule delays, cost overruns, productivity, contracts, change orders and other issues related to design and construction

• Analyzing pertinent design and construction documentation

• Assisting in the research and analyzing project records

• Using Ankura’s proprietary tools in the development of claim methodology and work product

• 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

• Support in engagement work planning and budgeting

• Preparing client communications for senior level review

• Coordinating administrative functions including time tracking and bill preparation

• Supporting the recruiting efforts through participation in campus events and office interviews

• Working independently and in teams to maintain projected chargeability

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Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 1,800 professionals serving 3,000+ clients across 55 countries who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative Lateral Thinking That Deliversᵀᴹ, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivalled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Valueᵀᴹ. For more information, please visit, ankura.com.