Construction Claims Manager

Duties:

  • Assists project staff with the prevention, management and defense of claims including the
    management of issues with claims potential.
   
  • Claim Prevention – Periodic monitoring of, and feedback on, the management of projects
    and the administration of construction contracts.
  
  • Claim Preparation – Review of the project documents and records along with other
    pertinent information to support the District’s position.
             
         o        Establishes entitlement
         o        Develops impacted schedule analysis
         o        Evaluates damages
         o        Claim Analysis
         o        Delay impact analysis
         o        Standard care evaluations
         o        Productivity analysis
         o        Merit analysis
         o        Contract/entitlement analysis
         o        Cause/effect analysis
         o        Schedule analysis
         o        Assessment of damages
         o        Report preparation
         o        Claim Resolution
         o        Negotiation and mediation support
         o        Arbitration and litigation support
   
  • Supervision
             
    o        Coordinate and provide leadership for claims team supporting district New          
    Construction project
    
  • Claim Management and Defense

    o        Review and analyze project documents and records along with other pertinent
    information to establish support for the District’s position
     
  • Issue Management

    o        Assist project staff with the management of issues affecting time and cost
    o        Review drawings, specifications, submittals, RFI’s, etc., to determine issue merit
    o        Evaluate contractor’s standard of care in managing issues
    o        Evaluate issue contribution to the cause/effect of impacts such as disruption, re-
    sequencing and delays
    o        Recommend issue management approaches to mitigate impact

  • Schedule Analysis

    o        Analyze contractor time extension requests
    o        Evaluate entitlement to time extensions
    o        Evaluate compensability
    o        Prepare owner’s time extension evaluation alternate to contractor’s proposals

  • Damage Assessment

    o        Evaluate requests for increased, extended and unabsorbed field and home office
    overhead

    o        Evaluate requests of productivity loss reimbursement
    o        Evaluate contractor’s direct cost claims

  • Claim Resolution

    o        Negotiation and mediation support
    o        Arbitration and litigation support

  • Other Skills

    o        Written report preparation
    o        Verbal presentations
    o        Graphics preparation in support of analysis conclusions

Experience:

  • Minimum of 7 years experience analyzing construction claims on large commercial or
    public projects or programs, including 5 years supervising a technical team of varying skill
    levels in support of construction claims.
      
  • General working knowledge of California Public Contract Code.
     
  • Experience with P3.

Education:

  • Graduation from a recognized college or university with BA or BS in Architecture,
    Engineering, Planning, Construction Management, Law or related field.
     
  • Completion of 10-hour Cal OAHA Occupational Safety and Health


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