Building Consultant

(a subsidiary of Cor Partners, Inc.)

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**TITLE**: Building Consultant

**DEPARTMENT**: Construction Services

**REPORTS TO**:District Manager w/Technical Director Oversight

**STATUS**: Full-time, Exempt

**PREPARED OR REVISED**: December 2021

**SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE**: The role of the Building Consultant is to promote and deliver world class forensic consulting services, with emphasis on Building Consulting. Provides causation investigations and reports for building related matters, reinstatement scopes of works, building defect investigations and reports, cost estimating services for failures, damages, or defects within the Consultant’s technical expertise at various residential, industrial, and commercial sites, which may lead to legal activity, including both civil and criminal; potentially assisting a court or other parties to determine the facts of a failure or accident. Analyzes both material and labor costs, building repair, determines the ability to repair, delays in repair, and evaluates the quality of construction or reviews repair or maintenance procedures. As part of this role, the Building Consultant is responsible for the continued elevation of the firm’s market penetration and technical image, both internally and externally, via extensive marketing efforts with client contacts, mentoring of junior consultants and exemplary personal consulting services.

**PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Investigates the origin and cause of failures, damages, or defects in the building fields within residential, commercial, and industrial sites.
- Participates in catastrophe responses, such as cyclones, tornados, floods, wildland fires, and earthquakes.
- Performs field investigations, leads multi-party examinations, and documentation of damaged property.
- Research failure modes and code requirements as needed, prepare recommendations for repair and/or remediation as appropriate.
- Provides deposition or expert testimony as a fact or expert witness for product liability cases, civil or federal court cases, and, occasionally, criminal cases. Investigates and may testify in a deposition or courtroom setting, about the cause, extent or source of damages or professional liability.
- Analyzes the failure of building systems, determines the cause of failures, evaluates the quality of construction or reviews design or maintenance procedures.
- Maintains established relationships with current clients and consultants.
- Manages and/or works with multi-disciplinary teams on large and complex assignments ensuring cohesive approach to the investigation while maintaining effective communication across the project team.
- Understands the services the company can provide and becomes familiar with the various methods used to support client needs. Adapts our services to meet those needs in terms of scope of work, budget, and timing. Has an understand of clients’ needs and specific requirements. Assists with the collection of outstanding invoices, as necessary or instructed.
- Suggests, participates in, and drives the development of White Papers, webinar content, internal/external articles, blog posts and promotional and educational seminars.
- Identifies opportunities to utilize junior consultants to assist with development.
- Interacts regularly with members of the business development, sales and marketing teams and stays abreast of trends in the industry. Participates as necessary in business development and marketing endeavors.
- Identifies and follows up on opportunities in Building Consultancy, as well as other for other services covered by the company.
- Develops list of clients to target to expand network.
- As instructed by Technical Director, assists with mentoring of junior experts including but not limited to performing peer reviews, assisting other experts on their files, and when applicable, bringing junior experts on the projects.
- Stays abreast of office and company policies, procedures, and practices; participates in ongoing training and development as assigned or approved to assure knowledge and skills remain current and comprehensive.
- Adheres to all applicable State Insurance Regulation requirements and other applicable laws, regulations, and standards; assumes personal responsibility for maintaining the requisite state license for the state(s) assigned.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.

**Required Experience**:

- 2+ years Building/Construction experience is required.
- 5+ years of experience in Building Consultancy, insurance or related field.
- Expert witness experience.

**Required Skills/Abilities**:

- Skills in analyzing, interpreting, synthesizing, prioritizing, and reporting pertinent information, discerning the essential from the non-essential, and grasping complexities of unusual or complicated cases.
- Exemplary time management and organizational skills, including attention to detail and accuracy to execute tasks and meet deadlines.
- Excellent interpers