Associate, Engineering Sciences

The role

You will support hands-on failure investigations involving products, machinery, and structures. This includes performing field and laboratory testing, conducting research, and drafting report verbiage.

What you will do

• Supporting hands-on failure investigations
• Comparison of as-built and existing conditions with the design
• Performing field and laboratory testing
• Assisting with field inspections
• Performing calculations
• Researching and data analysis
• Reviewing, sorting, and summarizing relevant documentation
• Drafting supporting verbiage for reports
• Helping with the creation of demonstratives
• Analyzing technical reports offered by others

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Material Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Building Science/Architectural Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a similar designation
• 1+ years of prior experience in forensic/root cause analysis
• Skilled and proficient analytical and problem resolution abilities
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
• Proficient at technical writing skills to complement analytics
• Assimilate relevant information quickly and effectively in unfamiliar situations
• Prioritize and manage time and resources with competing priorities and deadlines
• Manage external stakeholders
• Work independently
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed

Nice to have

• Advanced degree
• Pursuing PE credentials
• Competency to working proficiency in a second non-English language

About the company

Secretariat is a diversified international expert services firm with more than 500 professionals in 20+ cities around the globe. Professionals are trusted in high-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters.