Principal Consultant - Professional Liability

Overview

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Overview

A Senior Consultant - Professional Liability will work within the Delay and Damages Group. This person will secondarily assist with Surety, Subcontractor Default, Builders Risk, and other Complex Construction Claims and Disputes. Primary responsibilities include performing claims analysis related to Professional Services type claims, involving analysis of causal connection and support of damages claimed. The Senior Consultant will also perform Technical Project Due Diligence as it relates to Client Design Professional Underwriting risk assessments.

The Senior Consultant must have experience working on construction projects and various cost and quantum-related analysis of change orders, construction claims and disputes for design firms, owners, developers, contractors, or insurance carriers around the world. The Senior Consultant will need to use their construction experience to analyze project files, examine records, investigate issues, converse with clients, write reports and present findings. While some travel to project sites may be required for inspections or project meetings, much of the role will be desktop reviews of project documents. The Senior Consultant must be comfortable working autonomously on analyses, with the oversight and assistance of the project team as necessary.

The Senior Consultant\'s prior experience in Professional Liability (E&O), Pollution Liability, Standard of Care, and Damage claims, as well as in Technical Project Due Diligence is a plus.

The Salary Range for this position is $149,600 - $224,400 and is dependent on education, experience, location and certifications / licensure.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform analysis of Design Professional, Professional Services, and similar claims within the Delay and Damages practice, based upon a scope of work and budget prepared by the consultant and agreed upon by the Client in advance of performing the work.
• Perform Technical Project Due Diligence for the related Design Professional Insurance Policy risks, being contemplated by the client for use on projects of all types including but not limited to Infrastructure (Rail, Highway, Tunnels and Bridges), Sports and Entertainment Facilities, Industrial and Manufacturing plants, Airports, etc. and produce written Risk Assessment reports detailing the findings.
• Perform cost and quantum-related analysis on construction claims and disputes for design firms, insurance carriers, law firms, owners, developers, and contractors and produce written forensic reports, graphics and data models detailing the findings.
• Manage multiple projects and coordinate with other support team members to produce client reports in a timely manner.
• May be required to supervise and / or evaluate the performance of associate team members and serve as a team leader or project manager.
• Be comfortable initiating, developing, and maintaining mutually beneficial client relationships.

Required Experience, Education and Certifications

Required Skills and Abilities

Physical Demands, Overtime, and Travel

Physical Demands

Work will be performed both in an office setting and at outside locations (i.e., Client\'s office, industrial, construction, and / or residential sites). Employee is frequently required to stand, sit, climb ladders, bend, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and drive a motor vehicle to job sites. Employee may lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Employee must be attentive, focused, and alert when conducting site inspections, speaking, and interacting with clients, preparing drawings and written reports. Clear vision and depth perception are also necessary.

Overtime

Travel Requirements

Rimkus is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR A GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.

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