Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required.
B.S. in Civil Engineering.
10+ years of hands-on highway construction experience including DOT knowledge.
Thorough understanding of highway construction site procedures.
Excellent technical, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
Ability to distill complex technical information for non-technical audiences.
Clean background check and valid driver's license required.
Responsibilities
Investigate incidents in highway construction.
Analyze procedures using comprehensive knowledge of industry standards.
Write clear and scientifically sound reports on findings.
Provide expert testimony based on investigative results.
Collaborate with a team of experts while managing multiple projects.
Benefits
Mentoring and support from a team of over 100 professionals.
Continuous learning opportunities within the firm.
Hybrid work model combining independent analysis with team collaboration.
Travel opportunities for training and site inspections.
Full Job Description
You are a Professional Engineer (P.E.) with 10 or more years of hands-on Highway Construction Management experience and a broad understanding of highway/roadway construction and site safety. This role asks you to bring that same set of skills to a different challenge: determining why an incident occurred. You will work alongside nationally respected experts on casework that is consequential to industry and society, and you will keep learning for the rest of your career.
Prior forensic experience is not required. We hire for deep industry knowledge and teach the rest.
What you will do:
Investigate highway construction incidents.
Analyze highway construction site procedures, applying your comprehensive knowledge of standards and practices.
Write clear, scientifically sound reports.
Provide expert testimony.
What we require:
Licensure: Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
Education: B.S. in Civil Engineering
Experience: 10+ years of hands-on experience (including DOT experience) in highway construction (excavation, paving, drainage, utilities, bridges and other structures, etc.), traffic control and safety in highway work zones, construction management, construction inspection, construction safety, means & methods, contracts, scheduling, estimating, subcontractor management, quality control, fieldwork analyses, and incident and claims investigations.
Knowledge: Thorough working knowledge of highway construction site procedures.
Skills: Excellent technical, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
Aptitude: Strong ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, objective evidence for non-technical audiences.
Other: Aclean background screen, a driver's license, and the ability to drive.
Experience that helps, though not required:
Highway/roadway design and/or maintenance
Materials testing
Residential or commercial land development
Stormwater systems design
Parking lot design/construction
Vertical construction
Crash investigation/reconstruction.
Work style:
Approximately 20% of the role is travel for training and inspections. The remainder is analysis and report writing, working independently and as part of a collaborative team. Our experts offer and receive support/mentoring in a firm with over 100 scientists, engineers, and other professionals and manage a portfolio of 50-70 projects/clients.
Location: Dallas/Irving, TX area (hybrid)
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply with your resume. That is all we need to start the conversation. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
