Advisory Services
DeSimone’s Advisory Services team delivers disciplined, end-to-end support to help clients navigate the inherent complexity of construction projects. By integrating project management principles, project controls, forensic analysis, and dispute resolution expertise, we provide a structured approach to managing risk, maintaining control, and achieving successful outcomes.
We work in close partnership with our clients to identify, quantify, and mitigate risk, while proactively avoiding, managing, or resolving disputes. Supported by a global network of experienced professionals, we deliver objective, consistent, and high-quality advisory services across the full project lifecycle—from early-stage planning through execution and closeout. Our approach emphasizes transparency, accountability, and data-driven insight, enabling clients to make informed decisions and maintain confidence in project delivery.
Our Advisory team is recognized for its expertise in project controls, dispute resolution, forensic engineering, and expert witness services. We combine technical rigor with practical, real-world experience in engineering and construction to provide commercially grounded advice. By collaborating closely with clients and their legal and commercial advisors, we strengthen governance frameworks, enhance oversight, and reduce exposure to cost overruns, delays, and disputes. Our professionals are independent, measured, and responsive to the specific demands of each engagement.
With offices across the United States and internationally, DeSimone’s specialists maintain a strong command of applicable regulations, contractual frameworks, and globally recognized best practices. We leverage the firm’s multidisciplinary capabilities—spanning structural engineering, detailing, façade and building envelope consulting, vertical transportation, and wind and vibration analysis—to deliver integrated, practical solutions aligned with both technical and commercial objectives.
Strategic guidance from start to finish
DeSimone provides structured advisory services to support efficient and predictable project delivery from initial planning through completion. We establish clear governance, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics to ensure alignment with project objectives and stakeholder expectations.
Early engagement enables more effective planning, stronger controls, and improved risk management. Throughout the project lifecycle, we provide real-time, data-driven insights into cost, schedule, and performance—supporting proactive decision-making and early identification of potential issues.
Our approach is focused on enhancing transparency, strengthening accountability, and enabling consistent execution across all phases of the project.
Services include:
Project + Program Management
Project Controls
Owner’s Representation
Claims Avoidance + Prevention
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Resolve challenges with clarity and confidence
Construction projects operate within complex contractual and commercial environments where disputes can arise despite best efforts. DeSimone provides early-stage advisory services to minimize dispute risk, as well as structured support to manage and resolve disputes when they occur.
We assist clients across all phases of dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation. Our team delivers independent, objective analysis supported by detailed review of project records, schedules, and contractual obligations—ensuring positions are clear, credible, and defensible.
Our forensic engineering specialists conduct comprehensive investigations into structural and system failures. We identify root causes, assess the extent of impact, and develop well-supported conclusions, supported by thorough documentation and practical remediation strategies.
Services include:
Construction Claims
Insurance + Surety Claims
Change Order Impacts
Schedule Delay Analysis
Identify risk and minimize impact
Effective risk management is critical to achieving predictable project outcomes. DeSimone supports clients in identifying, assessing, and managing risk across all phases of a project, with a focus on early detection and proactive mitigation.
Our methodology includes comprehensive risk assessments, the development of structured Risk Registers, and ongoing monitoring processes to track and manage risk exposure. We work with project teams to embed risk management into day-to-day decision-making, ensuring that risks are actively managed rather than reactively addressed.
This approach reduces uncertainty and supports improved cost, schedule, and performance outcomes.
Services include:
Risk Identification + Mitigation Planning
Risk Register Development
Insurance + Risk Transfer Review
Planning and Execution Phase Assessments
Property Condition Assessments
Credible insight when it matters most
DeSimone provides expert witness services grounded in technical expertise, independence, and analytical rigor. We support legal teams in mediation, arbitration, and litigation by delivering clear, objective, and well-substantiated opinions aligned with industry standards and contractual requirements.
Our professionals are experienced in translating complex technical and project-related issues into clear, concise analyses suitable for legal proceedings. We ensure that our opinions are supported by robust methodologies, detailed documentation, and a thorough understanding of project and contractual context.
In addition, our claims specialists advise on the development and execution of claims strategies, helping clients understand contractual entitlements and quantify the associated time and cost impacts.
Services include:
Contract Disputes
Damage Assessment + Investigation
Budget + Schedule Delays
Disruption of Services
Standard of Care
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About us
In an industry in which consolidation has become the norm, DeSimone stands apart from large engineering practices. The diversification of our services enables us to support a global clientele experiencing complex challenges. We remain independent so that we are able to provide bespoke and personal solutions, wherever your vision takes you.
Structural engineering is where we began, and it is still the core of our practice. But through the years, we have expanded the services we offer our clients, from façade and building envelope to vertical transportation to steel detailing and fabrication-ready modeling to advisory services.
