Senior Mechanical Project Engineer

USA Thornton Tomasetti • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $108,000 - $139,000

About The Position

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career. Our Forensic practice investigates problems in the built environment and provides evidence-based solutions founded on rigorous science and physics. We assist attorneys, property managers, building owners, contractors, manufacturers, and design professionals with a wide range of engineering and architectural issues. The Role We have an immediate opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer with interests in forensic investigation, litigation support, and risk loss consulting for industrial and commercial installations. The investigations include failure origin and cause analysis, construction defects, evaluation of system performance compared to requirements, risk loss insurance, claims response, and litigation support. The successful candidate will posses curiosity, engineering excellence, and solid writing skills for this position. You will have the opportunity to lead investigations in the built environment, industrial facilities, transportation sector and high-tech applications. You will be supported in this role by a diverse team ranging from entry-level engineers to senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• 6+ years of experience in MEP Design or investigation.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License in at least one jurisdiction and the ability to obtain licensure in others.
• Ability to write reports that clearly express engineering opinions and conclusions and support these conclusions/opinions with facts and sound engineering principles.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines, meet deadlines and travel to work sites.
• Ability and willingness to travel for short durations for certain assignments.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with a wide variety of clients, including attorneys, property owners, contractors, and insurance professionals on a wide range of investigations which may involve field Investigations, property assessment and analysis, extent and scope of damage, cause of damage, building code analysis, construction defects, and professional standard of care.
• Manage projects independently and provide support to senior staff on projects as needed.
• Involvement in business development activities such as conferences and business development events.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
• Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Transit (where available)
• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
• Fitness Reimbursement
• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees