Forensic Civil/Structural Engineer

🕒 March 27

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🗼 Civil Engineer

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Rimkus

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1983

🤝 B2B

🔬 Science

💰 Private Equity Round - Rimkus Consulting Group on 2024-02

B2B • Science • Life Sciences

Rimkus is a worldwide provider of engineering and technical consulting to corporations, insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies. The firm specializes in forensic consulting, dispute resolution, construction and built-environment advisory, laboratory and life-sciences services, and product safety and investigation support. A multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and technical specialists delivers fact-based analysis, claims and project advisory, and specialized forensic lab testing and consulting from offices across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

📋 Description

• Provides forensic consulting services requiring structural engineering expertise for insurance, legal, industrial, and other clients • Assesses and determines the cause and origin of structural failures and/or damage, building envelope failures and/or damage, and construction defects • Provides oral and written reports of findings and, when needed, expert testimony • Manages multiple projects • Performs the investigation and analysis of residential, commercial, and industrial properties to resolve claims and legal matters • Performs forensic assignments within the field of structural engineering expertise based upon a scope of work and budget prepared by the consultant and agreed upon by the client in advance of performing the work • Study and determine the cause and origin of construction defects or structural failures and/or damage • This includes gathering photographic evidence, conducting investigations to document on-site conditions, in-person and/or telephone interviews, overseeing field testing, reviewing construction and/or design drawings, contracts, or specifications, and/or reviewing historical documentation • Preparation of oral and written reports to document the causes of failure and/or damage, extent of loss, associated repair scope, and recommended remediation are essential as is providing opinions and expert testimony in litigation matters • Manages multiple projects, coordinating with other experts and supports as needed to produce client reports in a timely manner • Ensures that procedure is followed and performs safety and due diligence of the project when it is being completed • Ability to initiate, develop, and maintain mutually beneficial client relationships

🎯 Requirements

• B.S. Structural Engineering degree or higher • P.E. required in the state of employment or the ability to obtain it quickly • 2-10+ years of experience • Project Management and/or Field Investigation preferred • Must have strong verbal and written communication skills • Must have strong organizational and time management skills • Must have high level of analytical skills • Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications including but not limited to, Microsoft Office Applications and computer-assisted engineering and design software • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical reports or journals, financial reports and legal documents • Ability to write scopes-of-work, budget estimates, schedules, reports of findings, proposals, general correspondence, and other technical documents • Ability to respond to inquiries from internal and external clients • Capable of effectively presenting information to top management, clients, public groups and/or boards of directors

🏖️ Benefits

• competitive salary • bonus opportunities • full benefits package that includes medical • dental • vision • life • disability • employer-matching 401(k) • opportunities for advancement