About The Position
The Senior Change Manager leads the evaluation, management, and resolution of complex construction changes, disputed change orders, claims, cost growth, schedule impacts, and related commercial risks for HPM clients. The role provides independent analysis and practical recommendations using contractual, cost, schedule, engineering, procurement, and project-performance information. The position also contributes to the long-term growth of HPM’s Advisory Services practice through team leadership, service-line development, client relationship management, business development, and delivery of advisory engagements. The role requires collaboration with client and project stakeholders, preparation and presentation of client deliverables, protection of confidential information, and the ability to travel to client and project locations as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, accounting, finance, business, economics, data analytics, or a related field.
- 10 or more years of experience in construction, project controls, cost management, change management, claims analysis, dispute resolution, commercial management, scheduling, or a related consulting field.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other relevant project controls or analytical tools.
- Ability to travel to client and project locations as required.
- Valid driver’s license required.
Responsibilities
- Lead ongoing review and evaluation of change orders, disputed change orders, claims, requests for equitable adjustment, and related commercial matters.
- Evaluate the contractual, technical, cost, schedule, and factual support for proposed changes and claims.
- Identify documentation gaps, unsupported costs, unclear entitlement, notice deficiencies, scope inconsistencies, schedule conflicts, and other weaknesses or risks in change-order and claim submissions.
- Analyze loss-of-productivity, disruption, delay, acceleration, escalation, extended overhead, and other construction cost or schedule impact claims.
- Evaluate construction cost growth and determine the conditions, events, or project decisions contributing to it.
- Review contractual documents and project records to assess administration of change-order, claim, dispute, and notice requirements.
- Distinguish relevant project facts from assumptions, unsupported assertions, or incomplete information and document the basis for conclusions.
- Develop defensible analyses, recommendations, and supporting documentation based on project records and accepted industry practices.
- Review and interpret technical and nontechnical project information.
- Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends, anomalies, inconsistencies, correlations, and material issues involving changes, claims, costs, productivity, and schedules.
- Validate information across multiple data sources and collaborate with technical and functional specialists when needed.
- Maintain organized workpapers, methodologies, assumptions, calculations, and source documentation sufficient to support and replicate material analyses.
- Identify early warning signs of project, commercial, contractual, cost, schedule, procurement, and execution risks.
- Monitor risks and recommend mitigation, documentation, escalation, or resolution strategies.
- Provide accurate and timely analysis while meeting quality standards and contractual deadlines.
- Work with client facilities, engineering, scheduling, procurement, cost management, quantity surveying, project management, legal, and executive leadership personnel.
- Facilitate discussions among client and project stakeholders concerning complex or disputed matters.
- Present findings, conclusions, risks, and recommendations to client executives and other decision makers.
- Prepare written reports, executive presentations, decision-support materials, change and claims analyses, and other client deliverables.
- Protect confidential, proprietary, privileged, and client-sensitive information in accordance with HPM requirements, client agreements, and applicable law.
- Support development and continuous improvement of HPM Advisory Services capabilities, methodologies, tools, templates, and quality standards.
- Identify opportunities to expand client relationships or provide additional services that address client needs.
- Participate in business development activities, including client meetings, capability presentations, qualification packages, proposal development, interviews, scope development, and fee development.
- Assist leadership in evaluating potential service offerings, resource requirements, market opportunities, delivery risks, and implementation plans.
- Represent HPM professionally in client, industry, and business-development settings.
- Participate in special projects and perform other related duties consistent with the position’s purpose, qualifications, and level of responsibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
