Careers

Position Summary:

Come grow your career with Ascent Consulting. We have a unique opportunity for an individual who is looking to making a difference for our customers. With Ascent Consulting, you will have the opportunity to develop professionally and make yourself more valuable to our clients. We are looking for a Construction Business Consultant who will work with clients by researching and analyzing the processes and systems they currently have or wish to implement. Once the ‘current state’ assessment is complete, you will help by making recommendations and assisting in the implementation of solutions to improve the client’s processes, practices, technology, and overall efficiency in the ‘future state’. We’re looking for a top performer to add to our growing organization. This position allows for a semi-flexible work schedule and provides a base salary + project bonuses. This is a fun and creative work environment. Be sure to include a cover letter and tell us why you think you’ve got what it takes to be a part of our team.

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Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Ascent team to administer ‘Operational Assessment’ interviews with clients and co-author assessment of findings and recommendations
• Once the desired ‘future state’ is agreed upon with client, work with client to define and author business requirements and scope functionality/practices for delivery based on business priorities with an understanding and consideration of processes, systems and data interdependencies
• Deliver on ‘future state’ recommendations for process improvements and system enhancements/implementations
• Play a lead role with project management by managing client engagement plan and staffing, provide regular status reports and issue tracking for the client, lead project team as applicable

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Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a leadership role (Executive, PEX, CFO or similar) at a commercial general contracting or MEP contracting company
• Minimum of 2 years of requirements gathering and design, including process mapping and gap analysis
• Ability to read and understand financial statements and reports, analyze for trends, spot inconsistencies
• Knowledge of general accounting principles (GAAP) and construction accounting particulars (Change Orders, WIP, Over/Under Billing, Retainage, Budgets and Forecasts, etc.)
• Familiarity with construction ERP systems (i.e.: Sage 300, Viewpoint, CMiC, Foundation, ComputerEase, etc.)
• Familiarity with construction software programs (i.e.: Estimating, Scheduling, Procore, BuilderTrend, BIM360, etc.)
• Ability to support both client sales efforts and project delivery
• Excellent leadership, management, and relationship building skills
• Ability to work well independently or as part of a team with a collaborative mindset
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to remain flexible to handle unexpected challenges
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Bachelor’s Degree (Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, IT)

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Bonus points if:

• You have experience in an external consulting role at equivalent level with a big four consulting firm or comparable local consulting company
• You can show us examples of how you creatively and analytically approach problems and how you solve them —from brainstorming through planning and getting it done
• You’re clear when you write and speak, and you’ve got great interpersonal skills
• You’ve administered and implemented As-Is/To-Be strategy assessments
• You have relevant work experience in organizational design, talent management or change management consulting
• You have Procore certification and hands-on experience utilizing or administering Procore environments

We’re looking for a top performer to add to our growing organization. This position allows for a semi-flexible work schedule and provides a base salary + project bonuses. This is a fun and creative work environment. Be sure to include a cover letter and tell us why you think you’ve got what it takes to be a part of our team. Apply Now