Director, Engineering

The Role:

As a Director within YA's Forensic Engineering & Architecture practice, you will provide technical and people leadership, focusing on the evaluation of damaged building structures and related mechanical and electrical systems for insurance carriers, law firms, and other stakeholders. The position leads and mentors engineers while remaining hands‑on throughout the project lifecycle, from coordinating site visits and conducting field inspections to performing engineering analysis, interpreting applicable building codes, and producing clear, defensible reports that determine the cause and extent of building distress or failure. Work is field‑based and investigative in nature, emphasizing physical assets, materials, environmental factors, and building performance rather than information technology systems.

The ideal candidate has an established client network and has a strong track record of building rapport and maintaining lasting client relationships.

In This Role, You Will:

• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to engineers in their project work, contributing to their professional growth.
• Review junior consultants’ work to ensure accurate, high-quality, and timely deliverables before client submission.
• Ensure project budgets and scope are timely communicated to clients and strictly adhered to.
• Drive timely delivery of all project milestones, consistently meeting or surpassing established deadlines.
• Coordinate with clients to set up site visits and complete deliverables on projects
• Produce project reports that synthesize data collected from our onsite inspections with environmental factors, material properties, and engineering analysis to determine the most likely cause and scope of distress and failures to buildings and components.
• Perform site visits to collect field data on residential and commercial properties.
• Review and interpret the relevant building codes as necessary for issues pertaining to our scope of work.
• Assist in business development activities. Work with business development representatives to attend conferences, events, dinners, lunches, when applicable, to promote the company and your personal capabilities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Active PE license
• 15 + years of forensic engineering experience
• Proven ability to write comprehensive technical reports on inspection results
• Willingness to travel up to 50%

Who We Are:

YA Group is an international professional services organization providing forensic consulting, engineering, risk mitigation, and related services. Founded over 25 years ago as a property damage consulting firm, YA has expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Today, YA has over 800 professionals dedicated to excellence, partnership, and driving innovation.

YA Group's Forensic Engineering & Architecture division is a national, multidisciplinary practice that provides immediate response to new assignments, conducts timely investigations, and delivers comprehensive reports supported by sound analysis and practical recommendations. Our team of highly qualified engineering professionals collaborates seamlessly across disciplines to meet our clients' needs through a cooperative, client-focused approach.

What We Offer:

• Employee-focused culture
• Strong commitment to work-life balance
• 100% Remote work
• Flexible vacation & Paid holidays
• Paid family care/sick leave
• Parental leave
• Comprehensive benefits
• 401k w/match

Fraudulent Recruitment Alert:

Please be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment attempts. YA will never ask for personal financial information (such as bank account numbers or identification numbers) via social media or chat-based apps. We also will not request money for the purchase of business equipment, post job opportunities on Craigslist or conduct interviews solely via text message.

All official email communications regarding your application will come from notify@dayforce.com or directly from a member of our talent team using an @yagroup.com domain name.

If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us directly at careers@yagroup.com.

Disclosures:

As part of our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support candidate screening and evaluation. These tools are designed to assist—rather than replace—human decision-making, and all employment decisions are made by our recruiting team in accordance with applicable laws and our commitment to equal employment opportunity.

Where required by law, we will provide additional information about the use of these tools, including their purpose, and offer alternative processes or accommodations upon request.