📍 Hartford / Windsor, CT Area
🏢 Hybrid Role | Field Investigations + Office Flexibility
💰 Competitive Compensation + Employee Ownership Benefits
🎁 Full Benefits | Career Growth | Technical Development

About the Company

Our client is a nationally respected, employee-owned forensic engineering and technical consulting firm with more than 45 years of experience delivering objective, technically sound investigations and expert analysis. Their multidisciplinary team supports insurance professionals, attorneys, manufacturers, and property owners with forensic engineering, accident reconstruction, fire investigation, and litigation support services across the United States.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, ethics-driven organization where technical excellence, mentorship, and long-term professional growth are highly valued.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and manage forensic investigations involving residential, commercial, and industrial buildings and structural systems

• Investigate structural failures, storm damage, construction defects, premises liability claims, and building envelope issues

• Perform structural analysis, hazard and damage assessments, and field/laboratory testing of construction materials

• Evaluate roofing systems, foundations, fenestration, and structural components

• Serve as the Engineer-In-Charge (EIC) for assigned cases, managing budgets, timelines, resources, and deliverables

• Conduct on-site investigations and gather field data to determine cause and origin of damage or failures

• Prepare detailed forensic reports and repair/replacement cost estimates

• Participate in meetings, conference calls, depositions, and court testimony as an expert witness when needed

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary experts, attorneys, adjusters, and industry professionals

• Support mentorship, technical training, business development, and industry presentations

What You Bring

• B.S. or M.S. in Civil or Structural Engineering required

• Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license with NCEES registration required

• 7+ years of civil/structural engineering experience

• Experience with residential and commercial structures required

• Forensic engineering, storm damage, or building envelope experience preferred but not required

• Strong understanding of structural engineering principles and applicable building codes

• Excellent technical writing, analytical, and communication skills

• Ability to independently manage investigations and client relationships

• Strong organizational and project management skills

• High level of professionalism, integrity, and commitment to engineering ethics

• Proficiency with:
  Microsoft Office Suite
  Adobe Acrobat DC or Bluebeam Revu
  Engineering and reporting software tools

Physical & Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel, including periodic overnight travel

• Ability to climb roofs, scaffolds, ladders, and elevated surfaces

• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions

• Ability to stand, walk, kneel, and maneuver through active job sites for extended periods

• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)

• Valid driver’s license required

Perks & Benefits

🏥 Medical, dental, and vision insurance
💸 401(k) and employee ownership opportunities
🎓 Professional licensure and continuing education support
📚 Mentorship and technical development programs
🏖 Paid time off and holidays
💼 Career advancement opportunities within a growing national firm

Why Join This Team?

• Become part of an employee-owned company where your contributions matter

• Work on challenging, high-profile forensic investigations

• Collaborate with respected multidisciplinary experts

• Expand your expertise through mentorship, training, and technical development

• Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment with strong team support

Apply today to help uncover the causes behind structural failures and property damage while building a rewarding career in forensic engineering.