Senior Accident Reconstruction Engineer

About the role

JS Held’s Accident Reconstruction practice is seeking an Accident Reconstruction Engineer. The ideal candidate for this position has a strong interest in accident reconstruction, as well as a foundation of experience in expert witness testimony. In addition to their core engineering work, candidates will be responsible for developing business opportunities with current and prospective clients, mentoring and training junior engineers, and occasionally participating in informative presentations for clients and peers.

Candidates should feel comfortable working in a fast-paced and collaborative consulting environment which requires a high degree of self-motivation, professionalism, organization, responsiveness, and resilience to stress. Willingness to grow into a testifying expert/role is also highly preferred.

• Hiring in Several Locations Across the US including: Charlotte, NC, Miami, FL, Atlanta, GA.
• Manage accident reconstruction projects and clients.
• Conduct unbiased field investigations and testing of incidents and/or loss events.
• Provide technical findings, analysis, and conclusions, either verbally or in writing, in a timely fashion and in laymen’s terms.
• Identify, develop, and secure new business opportunities.
• Travel for inspections, field work, marketing, and business development.
• Maintain communication with client and project team on status and scope of assigned projects.

Maintain technical and professional knowledge related to the engineer’s practice area(s) through attending continuing education courses and workshops, attending industry/practice related seminars, reviewing relevant scientific and professional publications, and participating in professional organizations and societies.

Continuously meet or exceed assigned performance metrics and goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an Engineering field is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of post-academic industry engineering experience preferred.
• Foundation of testifying experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience in technical reports is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attitude to deliver results. Experience managing teams is preferred.
• Mathematically and technologically inclined with the ability to adapt to new environments or scenarios quickly.
• Skilled with software and technical systems.
• Willingness and ability to obtain additional licensure and certification.
• Ability to work remotely or while travelling to different job sites. (reliable cellular service, access to high-speed data, etc.)
• Willingness and desire to work above and beyond the minimum performance and goal requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Licensed PE, or ability to obtain within 1 year.
• ACTAR certification or ability to obtain within 1 year.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Must be able to travel to different regions throughout the United States. (have reliable transportation, etc.)
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Some of the Benefits We Have Include

• J.S.
• Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility.
• We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed

• Flexible Time Off policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match

Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $100k-180k. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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