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Katie Twomey

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Katie Twomey serves in the Builder’s Risk practice group as the Practice Lead. Katie brings extensive experience in contracts, scheduling, delay claim analysis, cost management, and estimating for a diverse portfolio of projects across the United States and Mexico.

Katie’s career spans over 36 years as a construction industry professional, with more than $5B and 9 million square feet in construction projects for one of the nation's top contractors, Clark Construction Group, LLC. Katie provided leadership nationwide on megaprojects.

Since 2019, Katie has worked on numerous builder’s risk, construction consulting, and litigation projects in the United States and Mexico. Katie’s work consists primarily of cost and estimating analysis, delay and schedule analysis, and litigation expertise.

Katie is Executive Managing Director at J.S. Held. Katie leads projects and provides leadership in her role as the Business Practice Lead for Builder’s Risk. Katie is available for on-location national and international projects as well as desk review projects.

Katie has a diverse portfolio of project types and application of her expertise in construction, including scheduling, delay analysis, cost review, estimating, contracts, dispute resolution, and risk management. Katie’s experience encompasses residential, educational, high-rise office buildings, industrial, rail, hospitality, convention centers, hospitals, medical office buildings, data centers, mission-critical facilities, higher education, performing arts centers, tunnels, bridges, and foundation and excavation support specialties.

Katie holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Katie was a contributor to J.S. Held's 2024 Global Risk Report.

Key Expertise

  • Building Risk/All-Risk/CAR
  • Delay in Start Up (DSU)
  • Commercial Properties
  • Civil & Governmental Structures
  • Educational Buildings
  • Estimating
  • Hospitals & Healthcare
  • Industrial
  • Infrastructures
  • Marine
  • Mission Critical/Data Centers
  • Resorts
  • Expert Witness Services / Litigation Consulting

Professional Affiliations/Memberships/Licenses/Training

  • LEED, Green Associate
  • J.S. Held's Diversity & Inclusion Council Board
  • OSHA 10 Hr. Certification
  • Woman Leader and Mentor in Construction Recognition
    • Seattle Business Magazine Daring Women, 2019
    • Stevens Institute of Technology Indicator, 2019
    • NAACP Recognition of Community Development in Oakland, CA, 2016
  • Educational Presenter for Design Build Institute of America and American Institute of Architects
    • California Hospital Construction, 2017 & 2015
    • Mission Critical/Data Centers, 2013

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