Remote: Senior Director, Forensic Engineering

Colonial Group; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Remote work

Employee-focused culture

Strong work-life balance

401k with match

Comprehensive benefits

Paid vacation & holidays

Paid family care/sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

YA Group’s YA Engineering Services seeks a Director of Engineering to lead and mentor a team of forensic engineers. You will supervise field inspections, perform engineering analyses, and produce defensible reports that determine causes and extents of building distress.

This role emphasizes field work over IT systems and requires strong client rapport. The ideal candidate has a proven client network, extensive forensic experience, and the ability to manage budgets and timelines across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; Professional licensure a plus.
• Fifteen plus years of forensic engineering experience preferred.
• Proven ability to write comprehensive technical reports on inspection results.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% for field work and client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, supporting their development and project work.
• Reviews junior consultants’ work to ensure accurate, high-quality, and timely deliverables before client submission.
• Ensure project budgets and scope are timely communicated to clients and strictly adhered to.
• Drive timely delivery of all project milestones, consistently meeting or surpassing deadlines.
• Coordinates with clients to set up site visits and complete deliverables on projects.
• Produces project reports that synthesize data from onsite inspections with environmental factors and engineering analysis.
• Performs site visits to collect field data on residential and commercial properties.
• Reviews and interprets relevant building codes as necessary for the scope of work.
• Assist in business development activities; participate in conferences and events to promote the company and capabilities.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Engineering analysis

Report writing

Client relationship building

Site inspections

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

YA Group’s YA Engineering Services seeks a Director of Engineering to lead and mentor a team of forensic engineers. You will supervise field inspections, perform engineering analyses, and produce defensible reports that determine causes and extents of building distress.

This role emphasizes field work over IT systems and requires strong client rapport. The ideal candidate has a proven client network, extensive forensic experience, and the ability to manage budgets and timelines across projects.