"Construction Risk Management" is commonly thought by the industry as an insurance product or plan. In fact, the rest of the story is that there are far greater risks that can torpedo the success of a project and/or even put a company out of business without a single claim being filed and it is time that construction professionals changed their thinking about the risks.

As the construction industry evolves with changing contracting methods, faster design development requirements, fast-track incremental permitting and the ever expanding owners expectations, the risks to owners, contractors and design professionals become greater and harder to shed.

Purchase this training CD to understand and recognize the inherent risks, how other parties influence the success (or potential failure) of a project and what it takes to actually manage for proactive success instead of only trying to shift the project risk to other parties. You will learn:

• What "Construction Risk Management" is, how it is more about a change in thinking vs. the application of new technology, controls or contractual language
• The risks that each party actually has regardless of contract 
• The responsibility of each stakeholder to the other parties in the project
• The overall accountability for the results
• The risks if you ignore "the rest of the story"
• How the contractor's risk impacts the owner and the designer
• How the designer's risk impacts the contractor and owner
• The ultimate accountability of the owner and how they either exacerbate the risks or mitigate them by their actions
• AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Who Will Benefit?

This training CD will benefit anyone who interacts with, or has responsibility for: project timelines, budgets, scope or financial risk.Purchase now, to get a better understanding of the risks all parties face and how to deal with them!

YOUR PRESENTER:

Greg Powers, President
Red Brick Consulting, Inc.
Greg has been a leader in the construction industry for more than 25 years, including serving as a principal of a regional construction company as well as providing more than a decade of construction-related consulting services. He has developed noteworthy skills in high-level project conflict management, complex project management and scheduling (both forward and forensic) and a deep understanding of forensic cost analysis and review.

Greg's experiences have allowed him to provide turnkey services to clients, from conceptual goals through entitlements, contracting methods to driving the project to completion. He has served as the General Contractor, Owners Representative, Executive Director, and Program/Project Manger. He has provided management oversight responsibility on civil engineering, massive grading projects, large office buildings, medical seismic and infrastructure, complex tenant improvement works as well as major green field construction. Greg has extensive experience with OSHPD and has built Medical office buildings including imaging suites, surgery centers, etc and has managed the design and construction of pharmaceutical manufacturing. Additionally, he has served to mitigate risk on a number of troubled projects including historic renovations (e.g. Griffith Observatory Renovation) and has managed a variety of risk management issues for clients throughout the construction industry.

Greg has extensive claims and litigation skills which include legal arbitration hearings, as well as detailed negotiations with public agencies and private companies. Greg has claims management experience with the State of California, numerous county governments, large development firms, many cities, and other public agencies. Additionally Greg served as a Planning Commissioner in Dana Point for three years and has negotiated entitlements (from both sides) and has consulted on many development projects.

Greg is well versed in estimating, scheduling, union relations, field management of staff, cost containment, change negotiations, most computer cost and scheduling systems, as well as overall senior project leadership. He maintains a clear understanding of risk management and believes in a strong "hands-on" approach to project conflict resolution and change management.