Jim Zack
Executive Director
James Zack Consulting, LLC
Johnstown, CO
Jim is the Principal, James Zack Consulting, LLC. Previously, he was Senior Advisor, Ankura Construction Forum™. The Forum strives to be the construction industry’s resource for thought leadership and best practices on avoidance and resolution of construction project disputes globally.
Formerly he was the Executive Director of the Navigant Construction Forum™ and earlier, the Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management Group, Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest EPCM contractors. Mr. Zack was previously Vice President of PinnacleOne and the Executive Director of the PinnacleOne Institute and a Senior Construction Claims Consultant for CH2M HILL, Inc.
Mr. Zack has, for more than 54 years, worked on both private and public projects throughout the U.S. and in 39 countries abroad. Mr. Zack is a Fellow of AACE, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Guild of Project Controls and Society of Construction Claims Specialists International.
In the construction claims field, he is a recognized and published expert in mitigation, analysis and resolution or defense of construction claims and disputes.
Mr. Zack is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM), a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC), an Expert Certified Construction Claims Specialist (ECCCS), an Expert Certified Construction Delay Analyst (ECCDA) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).
Upcoming Courses by Jim Zack
| Dates | Location | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Online | Strategies for Mitigating Project Risks |
| Oct 15 - 22, 2026 | Online | Construction Scheduling Games People Play and Some Defenses |
| May 4 - 25, 2027 | Online | Web Series: Construction Management |
| May 4, 2027 | Online | Construction Management - Overview of Construction Claims & Disputes |
| May 11, 2027 | Online | Construction Management - Common Mistakes Owners & Contractors Make That Cause Claims |
| May 18, 2027 | Online | Construction Management - Reducing Construction Claims Proactively |
| May 25, 2027 | Online | Construction Management - Pricing Contractor Delay Costs |
| Aug 20, 2027 | Online | Best Practices for Construction Project Scheduling |
| Oct 29, 2027 | Online | Impact & Control of RFIs |