About The Role

Our Construction Advisory Practice consists of engineering and construction professionals with practical industry experience, who have advised on an extensive range of projects across multiple industry sectors in domestic and international contexts.  Most of our professionals are either civil, mechanical, electrical or chemical engineers, quantity surveyors, or architects by training and background, many of whom have supplemented their technical disciplines with further commercial qualifications, including construction and contracts management, international arbitration and dispute resolution, finance and construction law.

Job Responsibilities

Assisting in advising clients in the construction and government contracts space
Review and assess project change orders, including scope and costs
Review and analysis of project schedules
Loss of productivity and inefficiency analysis
Calculation of increased material and/or labor costs for damages
Analysis of extended general conditions and other time-related costs
Review of drawings and specifications
Assist in preparation of expert reports and presentations

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering with disciplines such as Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, etc. or Construction Management.
Microsoft Office - Advanced skills preferred, especially in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint
Bluebeam, Adobe, or other PDF management software
Scheduling software - Microsoft Project or Primavera Products
Position requires that you come into the Arlington, Virginia office on a hybrid schedule.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

Must be able to remain in a stationary position during work shift

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.

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

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $25 per hour. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

 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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