Principal Consultant - Construction Defect

at  Envista Forensics

Inspiring People - Impactful Experiences
If there was one common theme to describe what our team members get from a career with Envista Forensics, it’s: An Experience. Envista prides itself on being One Company/One Team.
Forensic Consulting relies on scientific principles to investigate all types of failures impacting service, people, and business production— from minor to catastrophic. It’s our job to analyze and determine why it happened.
We’re always looking for great professionals, in all disciplines and locations – contact us for more information about other opportunities.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is Passionate. You have a genuine passion to problem solve.
• Is motivated and cultivates innovation. You’re driven to be the very best. You challenge yourself to grow and learn every day and are encouraged by other team members.
• Is collaborative. You’re excited to work with others throughout a global organization to help foster a superior workplace and culture. You are constantly thinking of new ways to make Envista successful.
• Wants to make an impact to drive results. You’re looking to do amazing work. You’re all about helping our clients both internally and externally.
• Operates with integrity and instills trust. You always conduct yourself with honesty and operate ethically in everything you do.

Job Description
Envision Your Future with Envista Forensics!
If there is one common theme to describe what our employees get from a career with Envista Forensics – It is an Impactful Experience. Forensic Consulting relies on scientific principles to investigate all types of failures impacting service, people, and business production—from minor to catastrophic. It is our mission to analyze and determine why it happened.

Envista’s edge is that we:

• Provide challenging and motivating projects: no day is the same.
• Propel your career forward with our thoughtfully designed career paths.
• Innovate and aspire to always do better.
• Impact businesses all over the world through our experts’ problem-solving abilities.
• Have established a client portfolio that takes us to five continents with endless opportunity.

Explore and embrace your role:
As a Principal Consultant, Construction Defect Practice , you will play a crucial role in establishing and integrity of the Envista Forensics brand and reputation; your work will be crucial to the success of Envista Forensics. You will be responsible for building key relationships with internal and external customers, ensuring Envista Forensics continues to build a reputation as a premier name in the Construction Defect arena.

Required Skills/Abilities/Experience:

• Seven to ten+ years of work experience or combination of requisite experience in engineering, forensic engineering, construction, construction defect, and/or construction management field
• Five+ years of experience in the field of forensic engineering.
• Experience working with law firms and insurance companies
• Previous testimony experience.
• Sound written and oral communication skills, including skills in making client and public presentations.
• Commitment to confidentiality and ability to discretely handle sensitive information.
• Knowledge and application of Microsoft Office.
• Safety mindset with the ability to foresee project risks associated with investigations.
• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle in a work capacity

Preferred Skills/Abilities

• Advanced familiarity with Construction Defect laws and statutes
• Previous publications and speaking engagements
• Experience with commercial, and industrial facilitie

Education:

• Baccalaureate degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or General Contractor’s licensure

• Analyzes the failure of building systems, determines the cause of failures, evaluates the quality of construction or reviews design or maintenance procedures.
• Performs field investigations, leads multi-party examinations and documentation of damaged or allegedly damaged property.
• Provides deposition or expert testimony as a fact or expert witness.
• Maintains established relationships with current clients and consultants.
• Participates in and drives the development of White Papers, webinar content, internal/external articles, blog posts and promotional and educational seminars.
• Interacts regularly with members of the business development, sales and marketing teams and stays abreast of trends in the industry. Participates as necessary in business development and marketing endeavors throughout the region and nationally
• Assists with mentoring of junior experts including but not limited to performing peer reviews, assisting other experts on their files, and when applicable, bringing junior experts on the projects.

Required Skills/Abilities/Experience:

• Seven to ten+ years of work experience or combination of requisite experience in engineering, forensic engineering, construction, construction defect, and/or construction management field
• Five+ years of experience in the field of forensic engineering.
• Experience working with law firms and insurance companies
• Previous testimony experience.
• Sound written and oral communication skills, including skills in making client and public presentations.
• Commitment to confidentiality and ability to discretely handle sensitive information.
• Knowledge and application of Microsoft Office.
• Safety mindset with the ability to foresee project risks associated with investigations.
• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle in a work capacity.

Preferred Skills/Abilities

• Advanced familiarity with Construction Defect laws and statutes
• Previous publications and speaking engagements
• Experience with commercial, and industrial facilities

Education:

• Baccalaureate degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or General Contractor’s licensure.

The pay range for this position in California is $150,000-175,000annually; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location.
One Company/One Team is not just one of our 5 Guiding Principles, it’s we how separate ourselves from our competitors. We learn together, we win together and through our team members voices, we bring certainty to an uncertain world.
At Envista Forensics, we recognize that our potential team members come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a role. We strive to reflect the communities and clients we serve to drive innovation, excellence, and meaningful work—We want you to bring your authentic self to Envista. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
Envista Forensics embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds and perspectives
Envista Forensics believes that Veterans arrive with not only translatable skills and technical expertise but in addition come with the intangibles; leadership and values that we believe align with our 5 Guiding Principles. Simply put, these qualities enable our success, so we encourage all Guardsmen, Reservists, and Veterans to consider Envista as their next career destination