Senior Electrical Forensic Engineer

Description

The Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a $180M global consulting firm that integrates strategic advisory, project management, and dispute resolution services for organizations facing complex challenges in a world of risk. We embody our core values of embracing lifelong learning, operating with urgency, maximizing value, and driving collaboration to better outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and communities. Join us if you are looking for a career that offers you a chance to love what you do and deliver meaningful impact.

The Senior Forensic Electrical Engineer is responsible for investigating electrical failures, fires, equipment damage, power quality issues, and other electrical-related losses on behalf of insurance carriers, attorneys, corporations, and property owners. This role develops technically sound engineering opinions, prepares expert reports, supports litigation matters, and contributes to the successful execution of forensic consulting assignments. The position requires strong technical expertise, project management skills, and a commitment to delivering high‑quality work product while supporting organizational objectives.

• Investigate electrical failures, fires, equipment damage, power quality issues, and related losses.
• Conduct site inspections of residential, commercial, industrial, and utility‑related incidents.
• Determine the origin, cause, and extent of electrical failures and losses.
• Analyze electrical systems including service equipment, switch gear, transformers, generators, motor controls, photovoltaic (PV) systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS), EV charging infrastructure, and industrial equipment.
• Perform root cause analyses involving electrical faults, arc events, equipment malfunctions, installation deficiencies, maintenance issues, operational errors, surge events, lightning damage, and utility disturbances.
• Evaluate compliance with applicable codes, standards, manufacturer requirements, and industry practices.
• Review electrical plans, specifications, maintenance records, utility records, testing reports, and related documentation.
• Assess contractor workmanship, design deficiencies, code compliance issues, and construction defects.
• Develop defensible engineering opinions supported by technical analysis and evidence.
• Prepare clear, concise, and technically sound reports for insurance claims, litigation, and expert witness assignments.
• Support subrogation investigations and recovery efforts.
• Serve as a consulting and testifying expert in depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial proceedings.
• Assist attorneys with technical case strategy, discovery review, rebuttal analyses, and demonstrative exhibits.
• Communicate technical findings effectively to clients, attorneys, judges, juries, and other stakeholders.
• Manage assigned projects to meet scope, schedule, budget, utilization, and quality objectives.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical engineers, fire investigators, structural engineers, architects, and building consultants.
• Perform technical review and quality control of assigned work product.
• Communicate project status, findings, and potential challenges to clients, project teams, and leadership.
• Monitor project deadlines, utilization, and timekeeping requirements.
• Travel as required for inspections, client meetings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial appearances.

• Perform responsibilities in support of the organization’s strategic objectives and commitment to technical excellence.
• Prioritize work to achieve project profitability, utilization, and client service goals.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, industry standards, and company policies.
• Complete work in accordance with contractual requirements and communicate potential operational, technical, or client‑related issues.
• Support cross‑functional collaboration to achieve project and business objectives.
• Maintain high‑quality standards across all deliverables.
• Provide timely feedback regarding project risks, technical issues, client concerns, and…