Senior Associate, Construction, Disputes & Advisory

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Practice Overview

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.

Role Overview

Ankura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory practice is seeking a Senior Associate to support work within the Philadelphia area but may require travel. This role will be based in Philadelphia. Senior Associate candidates typically have 2 - 4 years of previous 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 packages
• 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
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Engineering, Management, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Mathematics, or related discipline
• Experience in the construction and engineering industries
• 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
• Ability to research, including the use of the internet and other information sources, and a solid knowledge base in their course of study
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Efficient, flexible, and creative problem-solving skills, a high level of motivation, and excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Willingness to travel and work overtime when needed
  
  

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