Bob Dieterle, Jr. is an Associate Director with Delta Consulting Group, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delta Consulting Group is an international consulting firm headquartered in Woodbridge, Virginia, comprised of multi-disciplined professionals in engineering, accounting, construction, program assessment, and litigation support. Bob has 10 years of experience in construction-related damages dispute resolution consulting for construction claims and negotiations. He focuses on evaluating financial damages and cost impacts claimed by contractors on construction projects. His project assignments cover various building projects, including new construction and renovations to existing facilities such as industrial plants, schools, stadiums, highways, commercial office buildings, manufacturing facilities, hospitals, bridges, ports, power plants, and waterways. He specializes in analyzing and preparing fair and reasonable estimates for delay, disruption, and acceleration claims and calculating earned value and loss of productivity assessments.

Bob was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia and has remained in the area throughout adulthood, including during his undergraduate studies in finance at St. Joseph’s University and his graduate studies in construction management at Drexel University.

Bob’s journey in construction damages dispute resolution began four years after graduating from college. He initially worked in corporate finance, handling functions in the treasury department, such as assisting in preparing company-wide budgets and cash flow forecasts. After a few years in this role, he sought a job he was more passionate about. His father, an international testifying expert in construction claims, informed him about an opening in their “damages” group, and the rest is history.

Bob initially joined AACE when he began his consulting career. However, it wasn’t until the past few years that he started attending the conferences and becoming more involved, realizing the organization’s actual value for his career in construction damages. He believes AACE is the best organization he has encountered for like-minded cost engineering professionals. The technical papers and presentations generally apply to his day-to-day dealings, and AACE’s recommended practices (RP) provide frequently updated technical information and competencies, serving as valuable tools for understanding and referencing.

Bob encourages up-and-coming professionals to get involved within their organizations in as many ways as possible. Currently, Bob serves on the programming committee and the scholarship committee for the AACE Northeast Symposium. Bob is also joining the Rising Professionals Committee on an association level. Outside of AACE, he is a member of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). For CMAA, he is an officer of the Board of Directors. He has gradually transitioned from a co-chair of the Young Professionals Committee to Treasurer and Vice President. Through these organizations, Bob gets to meet and work with some of the most dedicated individuals in the industry, and he finds those connections invaluable.  That is where he sees real professional friendships, not just acquaintances.

On March 20, 2025, Bob will moderate a panel at the Northeast Symposium titled “Navigating and Embracing a Successful Career Progression ” on behalf of the Rising Professionals Committee (RPC). The panel will consist of four rising professional panelists making a name for themselves in the industry.