Forensic Engineering Manager

Paragon Structural Engineering, LTD.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with match

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

Paragon Structural Engineering, LTD. is seeking a Forensic Engineering Manager to lead and grow the forensic engineering team, manage staffing and workflows, and maintain high-quality investigations.

The role emphasizes mentoring, resource planning, client relations, and operational excellence in a fast-paced consulting environment. The ideal candidate is a licensed professional engineer with strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, capable of guiding engineers and building

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is required or preferred.
• Professional licensure in engineering or architecture is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive technical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive personnel management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a growing team of forensic engineers.
• Oversee staffing, workload distribution, and day-to-day engineering resources.
• Conduct performance evaluations and career development planning.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and implement process improvements.
• Develop trusted client relationships and participate in complex discussions.
• Represent the firm with professionalism and sound engineering judgment.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Resource planning

Staffing & workload

Client relations

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Forensic Engineering Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our forensic engineering team. This leadership role combines technical oversight, personnel management, client relationship management, resource planning, and operational leadership to ensure investigations are delivered with the highest level of quality, responsiveness, and technical excellence.

Working in a fast-paced consulting environment, the Forensic Engineering Manager provides leadership to a growing team of engineers while balancing changing project priorities, client needs, and operational demands. This position requires a dynamic leader who is equally comfortable mentoring engineers, managing resources, solving complex technical challenges, building strong client relationships, and driving operational efficiency.

Reporting to the Engineering Director, this position serves as the primary leader for the forensic engineering team, ensuring engineers have the guidance, resources, and support needed to consistently deliver high-quality investigations while developing professionally. The Forensic Engineering Manager works closely with project coordination and executive leadership to optimize workload, improve processes, and maintain exceptional client service.

The ideal candidate is a licensed professional engineer with strong technical credibility, proven leadership experience, exceptional organizational skills and communication skills, and a passion for developing people, building high-performing teams, and continuously improving operations.

What You’ll Do

Engineering Leadership & Personnel Management

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a growing team of forensic engineers.
• Manage staffing, workload distribution, and day-to-day engineering resources to maximize efficiency while maintaining quality.
• Conduct performance evaluations, career development planning, and ongoing coaching.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the engineering team.
• Build future leaders by identifying strengths, delegating responsibility, and supporting professional growth.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for engineering personnel issues, technical questions, and workload conflicts.

Operational Leadership

• Oversee the daily operational performance of the forensic engineering group.
• Balance engineering resources across changing project priorities and client demands.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and consistency.
• Partner with project coordination to proactively manage staffing, scheduling, and project execution.
• Monitor key performance indicators related to utilization, project delivery, quality, and team performance.
• Help build scalable systems that support continued growth of the forensic practice.
• Develop trusted relationships with attorneys, insurance carriers, adjusters, contractors, architects, property owners, and commercial clients.
• Participate in technically complex client discussions and project strategy meetings.
• Support business development efforts by providing technical insight and responsive client service.
• Represent the firm with professionalism, confidence, and sound engineering judgment.

What You Bring

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, civil, or a related field.

Licensure

• Professional licensure in engineering or architecture is preferred

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive technical experience
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive technical personnel management experience
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams, technical staff, or field personnel.
• Experience managing personnel, allocating resources, and balancing multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong operational leadership experience with responsibility for staffing, scheduling, workflow, or project delivery.
• Experience building and maintaining client relationships in a consulting environment.
• Proven ability to lead through changing priorities and competing deadlines.

Technical Background

• Civil or structural consulting engineering
• Commercial land development
• Facility assessment or asset management
• Structural investigations
• Surveying or Geomatics Management
• Multi-disciplinary engineering consulting
• Experience managing multiple engineering teams, field crews, inspectors, survey crews, or technical professionals is highly valued.

Firm

We are a high computer-use office, so being comfortable and skilled at general computer, phone, and tablet use really sets you up for success. Some months are busier than others, so successfully managing a fluctuating workload, while staying organized, is a must to help us meet our client’s deadlines.

Work Location:

Work to be performed in office. Candidate must be local to Dallas, TX. Core working hours are between 8 AM and 5 PM Central Time. This position does require the ability to travel to and from out of town job sites, typically throughout Texas and surrounding states.

Paragon offers a competitive salary along with many great benefits:

Health Insurance

• Medical insurance, the company pays an industry-leading 70% of the cost for you and your family
• 100% company paid Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
• 100% company paid Accident, Critical Illness (including cancer), and Hospital Indemnity for you and your family
• 100% company paid Short-term and Long-term disability for you
• 100% company paid Basic Life and Supplemental Life Insurance for you
• $1,000 allowance to new parents of any status
• 8 weeks company paid maternity leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid bonding leave

Time Off (32 days total)

• 20 days PTO prorated based on start date

401K

• Eligible after completion of orientation period (90 days)
• Includes up to a 4% match of eligible earnings
• 5-Year Anniversary - Additional 5 days PTO accrued per calendar year for a total of 25 days
• 10-Year Anniversary - Additional 5 days PTO accrued per calendar year for a total of 30 days, plus a one-time sabbatical consisting of 5 days of PTO and up to $10,000 reimbursed expenses
• Continuing education

Compensation

• Annual bonus pro-rated based on start date
• Student debt assistance up to $300 per month for 5 years for job-related degrees
• Straight time available to be paid for eligible salaried and exempt positions (non directors/managers) working more than 43 hours per week
• Wellness reimbursement of $75 per month
• Night out reimbursement of $75 per month
• Cell phone reimbursement of $15-$65 per month, depending on role
• $5,000 referral bonus for a successfully hired colleague
• 4 Company sponsored events each year

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those, which must be met by an employee, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform these functions. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach, bend, and move about the facility, with some light, local travel around town on occasion for meetings or office errands. Facility is normal office environment with variation of temperature and lighting.