Manager - Change Management - MICON Group, Inc.

Michels Corporation • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

The Manager - Change Management leads the strategy and development of major construction change orders and claims. The role brings together contractual, cost, schedule, and project information to maximize recovery of additional time and compensation and achieve commercial resolution. It establishes claim strategy and supporting analysis; evaluates entitlement, causation, damages, and schedule impacts with project and contract teams; and directs the collection and analysis of records needed to substantiate claims. The manager coordinates with project leadership, legal, scheduling, estimating, and other stakeholders, and integrates cost, schedule, and factual analyses into cohesive claim submissions and narratives. The position also leads and develops Senior Analysts and Analysts and helps establish proactive change management processes for contract compliance, early issue identification, and effective change tracking.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience specializing in developing construction claims or change orders, including cost analyses, schedule analyses, and narrative development.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills, with high attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, construction documents, and project controls.
• Ability to develop, manage, update, and efficiently perform work plans within the change management team in conjunction with project teams.
• Understanding of construction means and methods.
• Strong understanding of cost estimating and methodologies for pricing change orders and claims.
• Ability to critically evaluate technical documents' functional specifications to ensure they are delivered to required standards.
• Data management proficiency, including Excel.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, and ability to communicate effectively with project teams and change team leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage, oversee, and promote development of junior team members.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Consulting experience preferred.
• Understanding of scheduling software, scheduling analysis, and forensic schedule analysis techniques (e.g., TIAs) is a plus.
• Basic estimating experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and development of major change orders and claims, combining contractual, cost, schedule, and project information to maximize recovery of additional time and compensation and support commercial resolution.
• Establish claim strategy, approach, and supporting analysis.
• Evaluate entitlement, causation, damages, and schedule impacts in collaboration with project and contract teams.
• Direct collection and analysis of project records needed to substantiate claims.
• Coordinate with project leadership, legal, scheduling, estimating, and other stakeholders.
• Review and integrate cost, schedule, and factual analyses into cohesive claim submissions, including narratives.
• Lead and develop Senior Analysts and Analysts.
• Help establish proactive change management processes to drive contract compliance, early issue identification, and effective change tracking.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Legal Plan
• Identity Theft and Monitoring Plan
• Training investment averaging $5,000 per employee each year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed