Director, Construction Projects & Assets |Forensic & Litigation Consulting

Who We Are  

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations. 

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you. 

Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role  

FTI Consulting Construction, Projects & Assets (“CP&A”) is a leading global provider of Disputes, Advisory & Transformation services that address the strategic, financial, operational, regulatory, and capital needs of key players in the Power & Utilities, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Mining, Manufacturing, Transportation, High-Tech/Semi-Conductor, Infrastructure, Real Estate & Industrial Sectors. Our professionals are industry leaders and seasoned testifying experts, representing top talent across disciplines, including engineers, architects, accountants, quantity surveyors, planning and scheduling specialists, cost engineers, project managers, technologists, and strategic communications professionals. 

Our clients hire us to ensure that every aspect of their capital program or project is properly governed, well-executed and fully supported from beginning to end. FTI Consulting draws on its breadth of international construction experience and knowledge to deliver the best outcome for our clients, wherever their projects may be located.   

FTI Consulting’s Advisory & Transformation team offers an unparalleled breadth of services focused on improving the lifecycle value for critical capital assets. In addition to partnering with our clients to transform their approach to Advisory & Transformation, we regularly fulfill project and operations management roles for clients around the world, leveraging the strength of FTI Consulting’s best practices and technology. Our services and tools improve every aspect of the advisory & transformation lifecycle – shortening time to value and increasing capital efficiency.

What You’ll Do  

A Director is responsible for providing clients with guidance in various spheres of business, including corporate strategy, business transformation, and digital and innovation capabilities across the pillars of people, process, data, and technology.  These responsibilities include performing functions to identify and solve complex business, organizational, and operational challenges while defining and improving associated processes.  A Director frequently leads complex workstreams within larger engagements – managing client expectations, resources required for delivery, and other day to day operational activities.   

Tasks may include: 

• Leading CP&A Consulting projects across the practice that may include needs assessments, system selection, requirements definition, system design and implementation, integrations, training and operational support, and organizational change management 
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on a range of projects and/or asset management functions including growth capital, sustaining capital, construction, maintenance, shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages, decommissioning, etc. 
• Building relationships with all appropriate stakeholders and key leads in various areas to ensure overall project success 
• Providing subject matter expertise to drive best practice-based solutions on Project and Portfolio Management processes and/or Project Management Information Systems 
• Performing project delivery process assessments, define requirements, and develop processes for project and/or portfolio strategy and planning, project risk management, project management, and supporting functional areas 
• Design solutions to meet customer requirements through requirement analysis, development of business rules, development of business process diagrams, development of use cases, and drafting of specifications 
• Leverages personal and collective team subject matter expertise to drive best practice based solutions 
• Contributes to the development of test cases, training materials, and other content required to ensure successful solution adoption 
• Developing client-facing materials with Microsoft Office products, using skill in PowerPoint to turn textual information into compelling and cohesive stories, articulating an argument and using easily understood graphics 
• Developing engagement specific approaches to Training and Organizational Change Management  
• Seeking for new, different, and innovative ways to leverage existing and new consulting capabilities to improve performance, improve business results, and create buy-in and commitment within client organizations – pushing the boundaries and capabilities of our integrated delivery teams 
• Mentoring, coaching, and training CP&A Consultants, and Senior Consultants, and supervising activities and performance 

How You’ll Grow   

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.    

As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.  

What You Will Need To Succeed  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Management, Economics, Statistics or in a related field  
• Seven or more (7+) years of relevant post-graduate professional experience in management or technology consulting, capital projects & infrastructure, asset management, construction management, information technology (IT) or a related profession 
• Possesses advanced Excel skills to aggregate, model, and manage large data sets 
• Proficient in developing professional work products using PowerPoint and Word  
• Ability to travel to client sites and FTI offices as needed 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent 
• Industry experience in oil and gas, manufacturing, chemicals, mining, power and utilities, data centers, fab facilities, or infrastructure  
• Experience with asset information systems: 
• EAM (e.g., Maximo, Oracle EAM, InforEAM, etc.) 
• Portfolio Optimization (e.g., PowerPlan, Copperleaf, SEAMS, Direxyon, etc.) 
• Asset Performance Management (e.g., GE APM, Aveva, AspenTech, DNV GL, Bentley, etc.) 
• Experience with project management information systems: EcoSys EPC / Hexagon ALI; Procore; Kahua; Aconex / Aconex Connected Cost; Primavera P6 EPPM or Oracle Unifier 
• Experience with data visualization tools: Power BI, or Tableau 
• Experience with software development in Java, C#, SQL, and/or VBA 
• Experience developing a functional solution architecture for Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) 
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills, including the ability to gain and retain the attention and involvement of sophisticated, challenging audiences 
• Proven experience working with senior executives 
• Demonstrated project management skills 
• Ability to mentor junior team members, as well as lead large engagement teams 
• Able to manage multiple projects with potentially conflicting priorities simultaneously  
• Exceptional problem-solving skills – an analytical, innovative, and creative mindset 

 #LI-SC3