Civil Engineer - Construction Management Forensic Investigator

Job Description

Job Description

You are already an expert. Robson Forensic will train you to be a forensic expert.

You are a Professional Engineer (P.E.) with 15 or more years of hands-on Construction Management experience and a deep understanding of construction management and construction site safety. This role asks you to bring that same set of skills to a different challenge: determining why an incident occurred. You will work alongside nationally respected experts on casework that is consequential to industry and society, and you will keep learning for the rest of your career.

Prior forensic experience is not required. We hire for deep industry knowledge and teach the rest.

What you will do:

• Investigate construction incidents.
• Analyze construction site procedures, applying your comprehensive knowledge of standards and practices.
• Write clear, scientifically sound reports.
• Provide expert testimony .

What we require:

• Licensure : Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.  
• Education : B.S. in Civil Engineering 
• Experience : 15+ years of hands-on experience in construction management, including commercial, and experience with quality control and safety issues on construction sites.
• Knowledge : Thorough working knowledge of contracts, means & methods, scheduling, estimating, and subcontractor management.
• Skills : Excellent technical, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• Aptitude : Strong ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, objective evidence for non-technical audiences.
• Other:  A   clean background screen, a driver’s license, and the ability to drive.

Experience that helps, though not required :

• Single-family
• High-rise
• Industrial
• Land Development
• Heavy/highway construction

Work style:

Approximately 20% of the role is travel for training and inspections. The remainder is analysis and report writing, working independently and as part of a collaborative team. Our experts offer and receive support/mentoring in a firm with over 100 scientists, engineers, and other professionals and manage a portfolio of 50-70 projects/clients.

Locations:  Miami Lakes / Palm Beach Gardens, FL (hybrid)

ABOUT ROBSON FORENSIC:

Robson Forensic is a national leader in expert witness consulting, providing technical expertise across many fields within engineering, architecture, science, and a broad range of specialty disciplines. Our experts come from both industry and academia, and the work blends collaboration with autonomy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply with your resume. That is all we need to start the conversation. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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