Construction Quality Assurance / Risk Management / Dispute Resolution Manager

Construction Quality Assurance / Risk Management / Dispute Resolution Manager

Employer: Jacobs. At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their various facilities that are shaping our world. Jacobs is looking for Construction Quality Assurance / Risk Management / Dispute Resolution Manager to join our growing team in Los Angeles County and Orange County. In this departmental lead role, you’ll play a pivotal part in driving smart risk strategies, assuring quality and compliance, resolving issues with confidence, and supporting project success from the ground up. As a key contributor to our program success, you will: • Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive Quality Assurance and Risk Management Plan, to identify analyze, and track potential program risk drivers • Develop effective risk mitigation measures to diminish potential budget and schedule impacts on construction projects • Manage program risk management/insurance to focus on issue resolution • Oversee the Owner Controlled Insurance program (OCIP) insuring timely administration of claims • Claims reporting and negotiations to include data collection, analysis and documentation • Research and coordinate with legal counsel for services when required for prosecution or defense of claims, compliance issues, contract review and insurance coverages in a Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) • Monitor and coordinate services of outside legal counsel and estimate yearly legal budgets • Develop and maintain a procedure for tracking the status of pertinent statutory deadlines relating to stop payment notices and related enforcement actions • Manage and coordinate with team of professionals related to QA/QC, Risk Registers, Procedures Compliance, Claims negotiations and Settlements • BS degree in Business Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field. • 10+ years of experience in construction or project management, including at least 5 years lead