Forensic Structural Engineer

NV5 is a team of talented professionals, engineers, and consultants dedicated to making a positive impact on communities and clients. The Forensic Structural Engineer will manage forensic engineering assignments, perform assessments, and provide reports for various stakeholders while serving as an expert 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