The Company

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

We are seeking Consultant / Senior Consultant to join our Surety group located in Texas. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the Surety team, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional project engineers, project managers and consultants. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of construction, surety, and civil engineering, but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.

Job Description :

This person will be responsible for investigating construction-related issues on a wide array of construction projects in the public and private sector while providing support and recommendations as required. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 6 years of field experience in vertical construction projects with the ability to read plans, specifications, contracts, schedules, and other typical construction documents with titles as Engineer, Project Engineer and/or Sr. Project Engineer.

The most successful experts in our organization have a strong desire to understand and learn the methodology for negotiating and settling files in a timely manner. They constantly apply strong analytical and writing skills to produce expert reports to support our clients in making important high-value decisions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interface with clients and project representatives

• Perform project assessments and necessary site visits.

• Project evaluation and assistance with cost-to-complete estimates.

• Serve as liaison for our clients with owners, contractors, and other professionals.

• Participate in meetings with project owners, contractors, and other professionals.

• Provide requested work product and communication with clients and team.

• Review change orders, contracts, and other construction documents.

• Maintain required file work, quality standards, project documentation, and deliverables.

• Represent JS Held and its clients in a professional manner.

  Required Qualifications:

• Range of field experience 2-6 years in public or private vertical construction projects.

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university in engineering, construction management or a construction-related field is a plus.

• Strong understanding of administrative and construction processes of commercial construction projects.

• Must have excellent writing skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

• Proficiency with P6 and Bluebeam is a plus.

• Experienced in procurement, estimating, scheduling, and management of subcontractors, experience with surety defaults strongly preferred.

• Strong analysis, critical thinking skills and detail oriented.

• Ability to communicate and work within a team setting.

• Ability to work on multiple projects and assignments concurrently.

• Strong project management skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Construction management and/or civil engineering related degrees, credentials, or certifications.

• E., EIT, PMP, and other certifications.

  Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Willingness to travel locally or out-of-state.

• Ability to work on construction sites.

  Some of the Benefits We Have Include

  J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed

• Generous PTO Policy

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 401k Match

• Commuter Benefit

  Other Duties

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

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  EEO and Job Accommodations

  We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

  J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email and include “Applicant Accommodation” within the subject line with your request and contact information.

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Department

Advisory : Surety

Employment Type

Full Time

Minimum Experience

Mid-level