Forensic Structural Engineer

NV5 is a team of talented professionals, engineers, and consultants who focus on making a positive impact for their communities and clients. They are seeking a Forensic Structural Engineer to manage forensic engineering assignments and assessments while providing expert testimony in litigation cases.

Responsibilities:

• Manage structural forensic engineering assignments
• Perform forensic engineering assessments
• Provide verbal/written reports for insurance carriers, attorneys, homeowners, property manager, etc
• Serve as an expert for multiple litigation cases
• Communication with clients before and after site visit and post report production, to review/clarify scopes and explain observations and findings
• Perform on-site interviews with a variety of individuals to collect histories, data, concerns, etc
• Photograph site conditions with an eye to explain conditions and determining cause of loss
• Review codes, standards, research and apply critical formulation of facts to develop conclusions that assist clients resolve concerns and are defensible
• Maintain good project data management/storage practices
• Supervise, when appropriate, junior engineer (EI’s) in field work, report development, and research
• Develop reports that outline site observations, applicable codes, standards, findings, and conclusions
• Testify in legal proceeding, when required, in correlation to work product

Requirements:

• B.S. Degree in Civil, Structural, or Architecture Engineering
• Knowledge of building codes and standards and construction practices
• Professional Engineering (PE) license in Florida, or ability to obtain one within 6 months of start date
• M.S. Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering
• Residential and/or Commercial inspection & assessment experience
• Litigation experience