James GranstraPSP, PMP

James Granstra is an Executive Vice President in the Austin office of VERTEX. James assists companies and their legal counsel avoid and resolve business disputes. James is experienced in critical path method (“CPM”) delay analysis and analysis of economic damages in the construction and government contract industries. He has analyzed contractor and owner claims arising from delays, productivity loss, disruption, force majeure events, payment disputes, and environmental impacts. He has assisted in the preparation of settlement presentations, expert reports, and subsequent expert testimony in state and federal courts, as well as United States and international arbitrations.

James has also assisted owners and general contractors with the oversight of ongoing construction projects. He has reviewed and participated in baseline schedule development, schedule updates, and delay fragnents for ongoing projects. James has produced schedule updates, periodic project reports, and correspondence. ”

Prior to his work at VERTEX, James worked as a Partner with Breakwater Forensics until 2023 when Breakwater was acquired by VERTEX, Earlier in his career, James worked as a Principal Consultant for The Kenrich Group, LLC, and held a variety of on-site project management positions at Kiewit Corporation before he started consulting. James’ project controls responsibilities included maintenance of project CPM schedules, change order estimation and negotiation, analysis of labor trends and variances, preparation of payment applications, and project cost forecasting. James’ construction management experience included subcontractor management, material procurement, and field supervision.

Education & Certification

M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Texas at Dallas
B.S., Construction Management, Western Illinois University

Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
AICPA Core Forensic Accounting Certificate
OSHA 30

Associations

Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE)

• Vice President – Central Texas Chapter (May 2016 – August 2017)
• Treasurer – Central Texas Chapter (May 2020 – May 2023)

Project Management Institute

American Bar Association

Society of Construction Law