Director of Scheduling/Claims at Swinerton Builders in San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Compensation Range
$175,000.00 - $225,000.00 Annual Salary

Job Description Summary:
Consult with Sr Ops Management and Project Teams, on delay and productivity claims, in ADR proceedings, as well as manage the efforts, of project control teams, in the delivery of compiling delay/productivity claims, supporting company scheduling practices, and negotiations of claims.

Job Description:

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Able to perform all Sr Associate - Scheduling/Claims job responsibilities

• Mentor and provide guidance to all levels of Project Controls team
Manage Senior Associate - Scheduling/Claims and directly supervise other Project Controls team members

• Supervise system administrator functions related to P6 EPPM, provide instructional design support, and conduct training for end users of P6

• Participate as an expert trainer (P6 Classes, Fragnet Classes, Conerstone, Foundations, and Structural).

• Prepare baseline contract schedules with project Teams, support schedule updates, develop project specific recovery/acceleration plan schedules as required under the Contract

• Supervise and develop action plan for the entire process of research, organizing and assembling project documentation and facts related to claim entitlement issues as well as damage recovery under the contract theories

• Supervise and conduct forensic schedule analysis in support of detailed cause and effect claim presentations

• Supervise and conduct forensic labor productivity analysis in support of detailed cause and effect claim presentations

• Supervise and develop BI Data Analytics for Labor and Scheduling Metrics

• Partner with Project Teams in evaluating contractual entitlement, risks, and potential cost recovery and/or defensive alternative plans to claim resolution

• Recommend measures to Division Managers and Claims Committee with regards to protecting and/or preserving rights to recovery of claims and likely outcomes for the effort to pursue claims

• Develop and direct Teams in preparing plans to mitigate liabilities and/or develop approaches and methods of claims avoidance

• Supervise Teams in approaches to detailed schedule analyses necessary to quantify Contractor's entitlement and liabilities utilizing established forensic critical path evaluations

• Present Contractor damages resulting from project delays, disruptions, and acceleration to support settlement negotiations

• Prepare claims for mediation, present claim positions in mediation, and make recommendations to support settlement negotiations

• Testify on scheduling and labor productivity portions of the dispute resolution process

• Regular travel (local and inter-state) required

• Complete other responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of experience (construction claims analysis or construction project controls field and scheduling), with 7 years in the construction claim field

• Construction claims analysis and scheduling experience required

• Strong working knowledge of current construction scheduling software applications

• Advanced knowledge of P6 EPPM including baseline schedule development, system administration functions, and ability to train others in system functionality

• Delay and disruption claim preparation assembly experience including:

• Critical path method scheduling and analysis experience.

• Developing impacted As-Built schedule analysis

• Developing contractor damage calculation experience

• Entitlement argument and narrative writing experience

• Entitlement fact package assembly and development experience

• Analyzing Subcontractor claim damages

• Participation in claim negotiation preferred

• Working knowledge of construction means and methods, management techniques, and cost accounting principles

• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint, working knowledge of Outlook and Word

• Ability to write reports using Oracle BI Publisher or similar application preferred

• Experience in integrating P6 EPPM and Synchro for 4-D Schedule models

• Proficient written and verbal English communication skills, including business writing skills, and professional telephone manner

• Regular travel (both locally and inter-state) required

• Reliability, dependability, and flexibility

Summary of Benefits:

This role is eligible for the following benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), individual stock ownership, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave, employee assistance program, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, basic term life insurance and AD&D, business travel accident insurance, short and long term disability, financial wellness coaching, educational assistance, Care.com membership, ClassPass fitness membership, and DashPass delivery membership. Voluntary benefits include additional term life insurance, long term care insurance, critical illness and accidental injury insurance, pet insurance, legal plan, identity theft protection, and other voluntary benefit options.