Area Director - Forensic Engineering

TYG; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

TYG is seeking an Area Director to lead investigations, staff development, and client relationships across the Western United States. The role blends technical leadership with regional growth in forensic engineering and construction consulting.

You will supervise field investigations, evaluate conditions, and mentor engineers while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver actionable repair strategies for insurers, owners, and public-sector clients.

Qualifications

• Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license with a structural/civil/mechanical background.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including evaluations, failure analysis, or building condition assessments.
• Experience mentoring engineers and managing client relationships.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to conduct field investigations and travel ~20%.
• Regional leadership: delivering technical delivery, team development, and client growth across the Western U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead field investigations into building damage, structural distress, and failures.
• Evaluate site conditions and structural components; produce reports with findings and repair recommendations.
• Manage and mentor engineering staff.
• Collaborate with engineers and construction consultants across disciplines.
• Develop existing client accounts and bring new relationships to the firm.

Skills

PE license

Leadership

Mentoring engineers

Client relationship management

Technical writing

Project management

Field investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Location: Colorado or elsewhere in the Western U.S.

Bring your technical expertise, leadership experience, and client relationships to an Area Director role with responsibility across the Western U.S.

TYG is partnering with an established forensic engineering and construction consulting firm to appoint an experienced engineer from a structural, civil, or mechanical background.

The firm helps insurers, legal teams, property owners, and public-sector clients understand building failures and damage, assess existing conditions, and determine repair and restoration approaches.

About the role

You’ll combine technical investigations with staff leadership and regional business development, assessing commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings while developing the engineers and client relationships around you.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading field investigations into building damage, structural distress, and failures.
• Evaluating site conditions and structural components, producing reports with findings and conceptual repair recommendations.
• Managing and mentoring engineering staff.
• Collaborating with engineers and construction consultants across disciplines.
• Developing existing client accounts and bringing new relationships into the firm.

What you’ll bring

• An active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, with a background in structural, civil, or mechanical engineering.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including evaluations, failure analysis, or building condition assessments.
• Experience mentoring engineers and managing client relationships.
• A relevant bachelor’s degree; a master’s degree is a plus.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to conduct field investigations and undertake approximately 20% travel.
• Regional leadership: Combine technical delivery, team development, and client growth across the Western U.S.
• Varied investigations: Apply your expertise to commercial, institutional, and industrial properties, helping clients understand what went wrong and how to move forward.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration: Work alongside engineers and construction consultants on complex building assessments.
• People development: Take an active role in mentoring engineers and strengthening the team’s technical capabilities.