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About Ankura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory Expert and Advisory Services:

Expert Services

Our 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 Services:

Our 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 Opportunity:

Ankura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory Practice is seeking a Director to be based in our Irvine, California. 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 package

• 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

• 5+ years of disputes experience in the construction and engineering industries

• Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred

• 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

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, or New York, Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and takes into account a broad range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Ankura, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $85,000 to $200,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.

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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.