Qualifications
Responsibilities
Benefits
Your Role
As a Structural Project Engineer in our Forensics Practice, you’ll take on a key technical and coordination role, owning complex design challenges, guiding junior engineers, and shaping the delivery of innovative forensic solutions. You’ll work across disciplines, contribute to project management, and begin stepping into more client-facing opportunities. This role includes up to 30% travel within the United States to support demolition engineering projects and conduct field investigations at project sites. If you’re ready to elevate your impact and grow into future project leadership, this is the place to do it.
What You’ll Do
Lead and refine structural evaluations and failure analyses, solving project challenges with strong engineering judgment.
Drive the quality of deliverables by organizing information clearly and reviewing junior staff’s work.
Coordinate with architects, engineers, legal teams, insurance professionals, contractors, and other stakeholders while taking on increased responsibility for technical decisions.
Support junior team members through effective delegation and feedback, helping build a strong and collaborative team culture.
Grow your project leadership skills by assisting with project management activities and engaging in client-facing opportunities.
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s or PhD preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure preferred.
4+ years of structural engineering experience with proficiency in analysis and documentation tools like SAP2000, ETABS, RAM, RISA-3D, PCA software, Revit, or AutoCAD.
Solve complex problems with confidence, balancing priorities, and adapting designs effectively.
Lead coordination across disciplines, communicate clearly, and mentor junior staff while growing your professional presence.
Compensation
The rate for this position generally is $96,000 - $125,000 annually. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by New York Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee’s pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.Benefits
Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
Tuition Reimbursement
Commuter Transit (where available)
401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
Fitness Reimbursement
And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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