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the company
j.s. Held is a specialized global consulting firm whose professionals serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity, and clear-cut analysis and advice. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of technical, scientific, financial, and technology advisory services that enable clients across the spectrum of industries to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations with precise analysis, reliable insights, and confidence. With over 100 locations worldwide we are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.
We are seeking a *senior* *building* *consultant *to join our building consulting team in our mexico office. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional project managers and estimators. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of property damage evaluation but also be flexible and a strategic thinker, able to take on a variety of tasks.
Our building consulting team participates in projects of all sizes and scopes spanning from residential and middle-market commercial to the most complex economic, industrial, and infrastructure matters.
Job description*:
job responsibilities:
- interfaces with clients and project representatives - adjusters, insurance companies, brokers, insureds, etc.
- schedules and performs field inspections and necessary site visits to evaluate the scope of work/damage.
- estimates medium to large infrastructure, hospitality, health, industrial, commercial and residential projects using industry-standard estimating software.
- documents, reviews, and analyzes; schedules, contracts, change orders, correspondence, daily reports, meeting minutes, monthly reports, and any additional documents related to the project/file.
- project management, including providing technical direction to other consultants, interacting and supporting their files.
- collaborate with business development managers to help develop new business opportunities and continue to nurture and strengthen existing client relationships.
Required qualifications:
- bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, including valid mexican professional engineer license.
- 10 years’ experience as superintendent or intendent in large infrastructure, hospitality, health or industrial projects, preferentially with international contractors.
- relevant experience in the restoration and/or restoration contracting field as a superintendent, specializing in working with insurance companies, with responsibilities related to scheduling, project management, and estimating.
- bilingual in english and spanish with excellent communication skills.
- proficient in microsoft excel and microsoft word with strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality expert reports.
- strong project management skills.
- strong analysis and critical thinking skills.
- able to meet deadlines while being detail-oriented.
- strong independent work ethic and leadership skills and qualities.
- exceptional customer service skills to support and solve our client’s questions and requests.
Physical and mental job qualifications
- physically able to conduct inspections and carry equipment used for inspections.
- must be able to write reports of findings after inspections 50% of the day-to-day.
- may be exposed to uv radiation from the sun, radon, or other forms of air pollution.
- willingness to travel 30-40% of the time - locally, out-of-state, abroad, and for cat response when needed.
J.s. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including construction advisory, financial investigations, forensic accounting & economics, forensic architecture & engineering, surety, environmental health & safety, equipment, toxicology, and building & property consulting, among other disciplines. J.s. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and an unrivaled client experience. We embrace diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when