Consultant Iii

**Company Description**
The Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a leading multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm that provides forensic consulting, engineering design, construction management, claims & dispute resolution, and environmental solutions to insurance carriers, sureties, law firms, real estate owners, property managers, public agencies, and commercial clients.

At Vertex, our **Consultants** are critical to our growth strategy and embrace our core values of caring, adding value, and embracing a lifetime of learning. The **Consultant-III** is a consultant with prior education, training, or experience in a related industry, such as engineering, architecture, or construction management, along with experience in the capacity of a consultant. A **Consultant-III** monitors and investigates construction activities, reviews data, performs analyses, prepares technical deliverables and other work product, and may actively work on construction projects, working relatively independently with mínimal oversight.

**_ OVERVIEW OF CONSULTANT-III RESPONSIBILITIES_**

**Technical / Surety Consulting**
- Effective management of assignments, meeting budget and delivery timeframes.
- Ensuring that assignments are executed with technical proficiency, accuracy, and professionalism.
- Ability to work with mínimal oversight but take direction effectively from managers.
- Ability to work in both a consultant and a construction role.
- On-site management of construction projects.
- Monitoring of construction projects.
- Review and interpretation of construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
- Assessment of construction performance and recording construction activities to ensure compliance with construction documents.
- Analyze the overall health of a given construction project to determine risks associated with schedule, cost, quality, and safety.
- Technical evaluation of construction deficiencies.
- Investigation of performance and payment bond claims.
- Preparation of detailed reports auditing construction projects.
- Project schedule analysis.
- Audit of construction project finances.
- Review and preparation of construction contract claims.
- Development of specialized technical skill set.
- Other project duties as assigned by managers.

**_ Management_**
- May provide supervision of 1-2 entry level consultants within a location.
- May manage staffing assignments for each project within a location.
- Oversee training and development of direct reports.
- Conduct annual performance reviews & quarterly check-ins for direct reports.
- Comply with company policies, practices, and procedures required of all managers.

**_ Financial_**
- Prepare consulting budget for execution of projects.
- Review Project Detail Reports regularly to monitor and manage project budgets and make necessary adjustments to meet client expectations and improve profitability.
- Be personally billable, based on targeted billability as set forth by senior leadership.

**_ Business Development & Marketing_**
- Participate in the Account Management Program.
- Monitor and utilize the CRM in enhancing the Business Development efforts.
- Periodically prepare and participate in technical presentations and webinars.
- Periodically prepare technical marketing material (blogs, vlogs, project profiles, etc.).

**_ Operations_**
- Exhibit Vertex core values: (1) We care; (2) We add value; (3) We embrace a lifetime of learning.
- Constantly operation with the intent of achieving Vertex objectives: (1) Consistent Growth; (2) Enhance the Client Experience; and (3) Enhance the Employee-Owner Experience.
- Make employee safety a priority both in-house and on-site, in accordance with corporate policy.
- Travel as required to fulfill position and project requirements.
- Timely submission of time sheets and expenses on a weekly basis.

**Qualifications**
**_
Education_**
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical, management, or engineering field (i.e.: Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, etc.)
- Advanced degree or special training preferred
- Alternate: Related experience considered in lieu of formal technical education on a case-by-case basis

**_ Experience_**
- Minimum of six (6) years of related construction industry experience
- Additional experience in field directly related to Service Area is preferred

**_ Knowledge & Skills_**
- Technical knowledge and skills necessary to perform responsibilities of role
- Familiarity with common practices of construction contract administration, including RFIs, QA/QC requirements, submittals, and applicable regulations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Must be able to perform complex tasks and handle multiple priorities, and have the ability to perform exceptionally under high stress conditions
- Knowledge of computer operations and standard software packages required (spreadsheets, word processing, publishin