Construction / Restoration Consultant

About the role

We are seeking a highly-motivated mid-to-senior level Construction / Restoration Consultant to join our team of multi-disciplinary consultants. The role involves performing site visits, condition assessments, documenting findings, confirming scope of work, and analyzing and evaluating estimated repair and replacement costs for commercial, residential, and industrial structures. Experience in document review and analysis of schedules, contracts, change orders, and daily construction reports is required.

Responsibilities

• Fieldwork to document as-built conditions and extent of damage to structures resulting from natural (wind, water, fire, earth movement, etc.) and/or human-induced origins (design and construction errors/omissions). Natural events may include large catastrophes such as regional floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, freezes, and earthquakes.
• Evaluate conceptual and detailed repair estimates for scope and pricing accuracy.
• Understand historical data and pricing for the development and evaluation of repair and replacement cost estimates.
• Assess site exposures/construction risks and analyze costs to reflect these in estimates.
• Identify costs and associated potential hidden exposure/risk to develop rough order of magnitude cost estimates.
• Assist in preparing work scopes, instructions to bidders, bid forms, or solicitation of relevant information as needed.
• Perform research to support opinions.
• Communicate with clients, interface with governing officials, contractors, and consultants.
• Retain and develop client relationships.
• Willing to travel on short notice as needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience across a variety of public and private projects.
• Proven analytical and interpretive skills in preparing comprehensive and accurate construction cost estimates (detailed and conceptual).
• Experience in property loss estimating.
• Strong project management skills.
• Extensive experience with Xactimate, RS Means, Microsoft Excel and Word, on-screen takeoff software, and/or other construction estimating software.
• Restoration industry experience desirable.
• Remediation experience, including methods of fire and smoke damage restoration, structural drying, mold remediation, and clerk of works services desirable.
• Excellent math and computational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• IICRC certifications desirable.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States for any employer and have a good driving record.

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($70k – $110k, commensurate with experience).
• Generous 401K match.
• ESOP participation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid vacation.