Claims & Dispute Resolution Consultant

**Claims and Dispute Resolution Consultant**

J.S. Held is a global professional services/consulting firm specializing in construction, forensic architecture & engineering, environmental, health & safety services, equipment, water and fire restoration, and forensic accounting services.

J.S. Held is actively seeking a Consultant for the Construction Advisory Team, specializing in Claims and Dispute Resolution in the Montreal, QC area. This position is for a professional who has knowledge or experience with contract and/or change order management, critical path scheduling analysis, preparation of change orders or claims, cost estimates, review of drawings and specifications.

**Responsibilities**:

- Schedule Analysis
- Loss of Productivity/Efficiency Analysis
- Scope Change Assessment
- Calculation of increased material and/or labor costs
- Extended General Conditions Analysis
- Cost Estimating
- Lost Profit Analysis
- Data and information review and analysis

**Essential Skills and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or an Engineering discipline such as Structural, Civil, Electrical, MEP etc.
- 1-3 years experience with engineering or construction firms, or a construction claim/dispute firm
- Proficiency in English and French (written and spoken)
- Member of Order of Engineers of Quebec and / or Member of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Microsoft Office - Advanced skills preferred
- Bluebeam or other PDF management software
- Scheduling software - Microsoft Projects/Primavera Products
- Analytical aptitudes and attention to detail
- Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities

**Character Requirements**
- ** Communication**: Effectively communicates at all organizational levels, both in writing and orally. Maintains confidentiality of clients and the firm.
- **Project Focus**: Sees things through to completion, deals effectively with potential obstacles and exhibits the flexibility to adapt to whatever a situation calls for. Work is completed within designated timeframes. Takes proper action when time frames cannot be met to assure the work of others is not compromised. Uses non-billable time effectively.
- **Professionalism**: Has a positive attitude, displays a sense of pride, enthusiasm, optimism and deep dedication for work with both clients and colleagues. Is a self
- motivator, willing to take on new challenges. Takes responsibility for increasing his/her own skills.
- **Teamwork**: Works well within a team of other professionals;
- **Quality of Work**: Has strong work ethic, taking care to produce accurate work. Has mechanisms in place to check work and ensure the quality of work being produced is accurate and timely.

J.S. Held offers a competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and opportunity to earn commissions. Total compensation also includes vacation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary construction consulting services to the legal, construction and insurance communities. We specialize in property damage consulting, construction claims consulting, program & project management and dispute resolution services. J.S. Held is committed to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. Our consultants have a true understanding of how projects are planned and built based on years of practical construction and construction management expertise. We leverage this experience to provide local and cost-efficient solutions and an unrivaled client experience.

**EEO Statement**

J.S. Held is committed to the principle of equal employment and advancement opportunity for all employees and potential employees, along with a discrimination and harassment free workplace environment. J.S. Held employment and workplace decisions will be based on company needs, job requirements and individual job qualifications and skills. J.S. Held will comply with provincial and federal legislation relating to equal employment opportunities and employment equity.

**Other Duties**

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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