Forensic Structural Engineer​/Project Manager

Investigate the problem. Define the solution. Lead the client through both.

A nationally respected engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Forensic Structural Engineer and Project Manager to join its established Houston team.

This is not a role where you complete an investigation, issue a report, and move on.

You will have the opportunity to lead projects from the first site assessment through forensic analysis, repair strategy, design, and construction support. You will remain close to the engineering while taking genuine ownership of project delivery, client relationships, and future business opportunities.

The firm offers the technical resources and project quality of a major national consultancy, but its forensic and existing-building teams operate as one collaborative practice. Expertise, relationships, and opportunities are shared across offices rather than restricted by internal boundaries.

For an engineer who wants technically meaningful work, long-term stability, and a visible route into client and practice leadership, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

You will manage multiple forensic, restoration, rehabilitation, and renovation projects across Houston, Texas, and the wider United States.

Assignments may begin with structural distress, deterioration, water infiltration, construction defects, storm damage, or a system that is no longer performing as intended. Your role will be to gather the evidence, determine what happened and why, communicate the findings clearly, and develop a practical route forward.

• Leading structural investigations and existing-building assessments
• Evaluating damage, distress, deterioration, and performance issues
• Planning and overseeing field investigations, testing, analysis, and documentation
• Developing evidence-based conclusions and practical repair recommendations
• Managing restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, and strengthening projects
• Preparing and reviewing technical reports, calculations, drawings, and specifications
• Taking ownership of project scope, contracts, fees, schedules, quality, and financial performance
• Coordinating with owners, attorneys, insurers, architects, contractors, and consultants
• Presenting complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Supporting repair design, construction administration, and field verification
• Managing several concurrent assignments without compromising technical quality
• Mentoring engineers and contributing to technical knowledge-sharing
• Strengthening existing client relationships and identifying future opportunities
• Supporting proposals, interviews, and new project pursuits

The Houston team supports significant and technically demanding projects involving:

• Structural investigations and failure analysis
• Existing-building condition assessments
• Structural distress and deterioration
• Restoration and rehabilitation
• Repair and strengthening design
• Renovation and adaptive reuse
• Water infiltration and moisture-related concerns
• Building enclosure performance
• Commercial and industrial structures
• Parking and supporting structures
• Construction defects and performance disputes
• Construction administration and field observations

The variety is a major part of the opportunity. One project may require detailed field investigation and analysis. Another may involve repair design, contractor coordination, client advice, or construction-phase problem-solving.

You will also have access to technical specialists across a broader national engineering platform when an assignment requires expertise beyond the local team.

You will already have a strong structural engineering foundation and the confidence to take ownership of projects, clients, and…