The Director, Forensics - Building Property Claims Recovery will be responsible for developing and maintaining client relationships, overseeing project work / deliverables, and interacting with our client’s and third parties property experts, insurance adjusters, and others.
Requirements
- Sources, manages, and leads projects and monitors the quality of work performed on the quantification of insurance claims, predominately as a result of property damage
- Oversees the engagement team responsible for gathering and analyzing financial data for the purposes of quantifying damages and preparing insurance claims
- Corresponds with insurance adjusters, risk managers, internal accounting staff and lawyers discussing issues and our findings
- Documents, reviews, and analyzes schedules, contracts, change orders, correspondence, daily reports, meeting minutes, monthly reports, and any additional documents related to the project/file
- Oversees the preparation of reports, schedules, and appendices in a clear and concise manner in accordance with generally accepted standards for each type of assignment
- Performs site visits, condition assessments and documents findings, confirms scope of work, analysis and evaluates estimated repair and replacement costs
- Provides technical direction to other consultants and ownership
- Develops the capabilities of less experienced staff through coaching, mentoring, knowledge transfer, internal training delivery, and assignment of challenging work opportunities
- Leads in the preparation of client work products including property damage, extra expense, and builders risk
- Performs financial analysis of invoices, budgets, schedules and reports on behalf of client
- Interacts with client contacts and insurer representatives including insurance adjusters, forensic accountants, building consultants and other experts
- Serves as a primary contact for clients throughout engagement delivery
- Reviews and analyzes reports, estimates, and documentation generated by industry experts, provides technical review and recommendations
- Produces accurate repair/ replacement estimates
- Adheres to the Firm’s quality control standards and prepares client work to the Firm’s expectations
- Participates in business development efforts in building relationships and BDO’s brand in the marketplace
- Drives growth by recruiting additional staff and actively participating in business development efforts
- Builds and maintains rapport with existing clients, while also generating new work for yourself and our team
- Performs field work to document conditions and extent of damage to structures as a result of wind, water, fire, earth, etc. and/or human induced origins (events can include large catastrophes such as regional floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes)
- Willingness to travel nationwide, as needed, on short notice at times
- Develops and supports project schedule requirements per client procedures and best practices
- Performs critical path analysis, provides schedule insights and corrective actions when required
- Provides general contractor (GC) schedule assessment and analysis as needed
- Conducts forensic analysis of project schedules, documentation and costs
- Assess the impact of project changes and schedule delays
- Analyses third-party estimates and proposals
- Identifies and assists in practice business development efforts, including client pursuits and proposals
- Supports a collaborative and team-oriented environment while pushing themselves, their peers, and their teams for strong results and quality work
- Effectively handles firm and practice administrative matters, including engagement staffing, client billing, monitoring project economics and adherence to Firm quality standards and protocols
- Other duties as required
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Relocation Assistance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
