Senior Forensic Engineer (Civil / Structural)

YA Group

$140K — $275K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Active PE license
  • 10+ years of forensic engineering experience
  • Proven ability to write comprehensive technical reports
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects and serve as primary point of contact
  • Coordinate site visits, resources, and timelines to keep projects on track
  • Conduct site visits and testing to gather data across various property types
  • Produce reports combining inspection, testing, and analysis data
  • Support regional growth through recruiting and business development
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships while generating new work
  • Review and interpret relevant building codes

Benefits

  • Employee-focused culture
  • Strong commitment to work-life balance
  • Remote work options
  • Flexible vacation and paid holidays
  • Paid family care/sick leave
  • Parental leave
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401k with matching contributions
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Competitive salaries with bonuses
Full Job Description
The Role:

Senior Civil/Structural Forensic Engineers evaluate distress to existing buildings, structures, and building envelopes. This role oversees all aspects of investigative projects, including coordinating with clients, performing site visits, managing resources, writing reports, conducting analyses, reviewing building codes, and setting deadlines to ensure project deliverables are submitted in a professional and timely manner.

The ideal candidate has an established client network and has a strong track record of building rapport and maintaining lasting client relationships.

In This Role, You Will:
  • Lead projects and serve as the primary point of contact
  • Coordinate site visits, resources, and timelines to keep projects on track
  • Conduct site visits and testing to gather data across property types
  • Perform site visits and lab examinations to collect data on residential, commercial, and industrial properties.
  • Produce reports that combine inspection, testing, and analysis data to identify root cause and make recommendations on repair or replacement.
  • Support regional growth through recruiting and business development
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships while generating new work
  • Partner with business development on conferences and client outreach
  • Review and interpret relevant building codes as necessary for issues about the scope of work.
  • Oversee the development of repair or replacement design scope, as needed.
  • Make independent decisions for projects including selection of analysis and testing methods and allocating resources relevant to the project.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

What You Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Active PE license
  • 10+ years of forensic engineering experience
  • Proven ability to write comprehensive technical reports on inspection results
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%

What We Offer:
  • Employee-focused culture
  • Strong commitment to work-life balance
  • Remote work
  • Flexible vacation & Paid holidays
  • Paid family care/sick leave
  • Parental leave
  • Medical, Dental, Vision + more
  • 401k w/match
  • Career growth
  • Competitive salaries + Bonus

The pay range for this role is:

$140,000 - 275,000 USD per year (Remote - United States)

*This wide salary range reflects the flexibility of the role and accommodates candidates across a broad range of experience levels; base salary and bonus will be commensurate with experience.

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