Existing Building Forensic Engineer – Property Condition Assessor
You know how buildings breathe, age and sometimes fail. As an Existing Building Forensic Engineer you will drive property condition assessments, forensic investigations and restoration design for high-value commercial portfolios across the United States—often from a hybrid or fully remote setting.
Company Snapshot
A multidisciplinary engineering practice renowned for pragmatic diagnostics, data-driven reporting and elegant retrofit solutions. We serve investors, managers and developers who demand fact-based insight before they act.
Your Impact
- Safeguard millions in real-estate value through precise building pathology analysis.
- Accelerate deal flow by delivering ASTM E2018-compliant PCA reports that close on time.
- Extend service life of aging structures with innovative repair and adaptive-reuse strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct forensic investigations into structural, envelope and MEP failures; document root causes.
- Lead Property Condition Assessments for acquisitions, refinancing and capital planning.
- Specify restorative repairs, façade remediation and structural retrofits for concrete, steel, masonry and timber systems.
- Deploy drones, thermal cameras, laser scanners and other NDT tools to capture accurate field data.
- Develop capital expenditure models and life-cycle cost analyses for clients’ long-range budgeting.
- Present expert testimony or depositions when required in litigation or insurance claims.
- Author clear, defensible technical reports, integrating photos, schematics and BIM outputs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Civil, Structural, Architectural or Mechanical Engineering.
- 5+ years in forensic, structural assessment or restoration design.
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or ability to obtain within 12 months.
- Strong command of ASTM E2018, IBC, ACI and AISC codes.
- Fluent in AutoCAD and report-writing software; skilled in data visualization.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication—able to brief executives and attorneys alike.
- Willingness to travel up to 30 % for on-site investigations.
Preferred Skills
- Master’s in Building Science or Materials Engineering.
- Experience with drone flight planning, photogrammetry and point-cloud processing.
- Familiarity with structural health monitoring sensors and AI-enabled crack detection.
- Prior expert-witness or courtroom testimony.
- LEED AP or Certified Passive House Consultant designation.
Tools & Technology
- NDT instruments: ultrasonic pulse velocity, rebound hammer, ground-penetrating radar.
- UAS platforms with high-resolution RGB and thermal payloads.
- 3D laser scanners and LiDAR post-processing suites.
- AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, MATLAB, Python for data analysis.
Career Growth
You will mentor junior assessors, shape national guidelines and pioneer new inspection tech—positioning yourself as a thought leader in forensic engineering and capital-needs planning.