Forensic Structural Engineer

Hawthorn Consulting Engineers Pty; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawthorn Consulting Engineers Pty seeks a Forensic Engineer to join our Surrey Hills team. You will conduct site inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial properties and prepare detailed forensic reports for insurance-related investigations.

The role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on mentoring, and ongoing engineering knowledge development, with a pathway to grow under senior forensic engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering required.
• Minimum 4 years in structural/civil engineering.
• Experience with site inspections and forensic reporting preferred.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and Australian Standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Own vehicle for Melbourne travel; travel time reimbursed.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial properties.
• Write engineering reports and other documentation.
• Travel around Melbourne for inspections.
• Collaborate with a team to advance engineering knowledge.

Skills

Site inspections

Forensic report writing

Engineering knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Job description

At Hawthorn Consulting Engineers we are looking for our newest Forensic Engineer to join our well respected consulting firm based in Surrey Hills. Our work centres around the insurance industry and our engineering assessments vary greatly from cracking and movement of buildings, damage due to insurable events such as earthquakes, fires, and tree and vehicle impacts.

We are currently on the search to find the right candidate to carry out site inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial properties and the writing of engineering reports and other documentation.

At HCE we pride ourselves on our team collaboration and supporting each other to further the engineering knowledge of all members through a ‘hands on’ mentoring approach.

The position requires a minimum of 4 years experience in structural / civil engineering and ideally experience with engineering site inspections and forensic report writing in the insurance industry. Engineering design experience is also advantageous. The position offers the opportunity to learn from and be trained by specialist Forensic Engineers.

The role requires the successful candidate to travel around Melbourne and carry outsite inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial properties and writing of engineering reports and other documentation.

The role offers a wide range of experiences in assessing damages to residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, due to various causes such as footing movement, fires, vehicle and tree impacts. In some cases, damages are unknown and require practical and problem solving thinking that regularly challenges our engineers and constantly propels their engineering knowledge.

The role offers a balance of time on site and in the office with a collaborative team that work together to further each team members engineering knowledge.

The successful candidate mustalso have:

Bachelor of Civil Engineering.

A minimum of 4years experience in structural / civil engineering.

Knowledge of relevant Building Regulations, Australian Standards, Guidelines and common building materials.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Problem solving skills and the ability to apply engineering principles in a practical way.

Ability to manage own time.

Drivers licence and full time access to a vehicle for travel around Melbourne (all travel time will be reimbursed)

The position is a permanent, on-going, full time role.