{"id":1625781,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ya-group-forensic-engineer","title":"Forensic Engineer","company":{"id":2133572,"name":"YA Group","domain":"yagroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/yagroup","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Dayforce","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":80000,"max":275000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":275000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-15T04:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-01","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T20:58:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":16,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":16},"description":"The Role:\nForensic Engineers lead investigations into damage and performance issues across buildings, structures, and building envelopes. They manage projects from start to finish—coordinating with clients, conducting site visits, analyzing findings, reviewing building codes, and delivering clear, professional reports on time.\nThe ideal candidate has an established client network and has a strong track record of building rapport and maintaining lasting client relationships.\nIn This Role, You Will:\nInvestigate damage to residential, commercial, and industrial properties.\nCollaborate with clients to understand their needs and concerns.\nConduct thorough site visits to collect field data.\nAnalyze collected data, environmental factors, and material properties to determine the cause and extent of distress.\nWrite comprehensive technical reports that clearly communicate findings and recommendations.\nAssist in developing repair designs and ensuring coordination across disciplines, as needed.\nManage project resources and deadlines effectively.\nStay up to date on relevant building codes and regulations.\nContribute to a collaborative and supportive work environment.\nWhat You Bring:\nBachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience. \nPE license required.\n5+ years of forensic engineering experience required.\nExcellent communication, writing, and analytical skills.\nStrong organizational and time management skills.\nAbility to work independently and as part of a team.\nWho We Are:\nYA 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. \nYA Engineering Services (“YAES”) is a national forensic multi-disciplinary consulting firm. YAES provides immediate response to new assignments, performs investigations in a timely manner, and provides comprehensive reports that are clear, concise, and backed by reasonable analyses and recommendations. YAES offers a team of highly qualified, technically excellent engineering professionals who work seamlessly together to service the needs of our clients in the model of an engineering cooperative. \nWhat We Offer:\nEmployee-focused culture\nStrong commitment to work-life balance\n100% Remote work\nFlexible vacation & Paid holidays\nPaid family care/sick leave\nParental leave\nComprehensive benefits\n401k w/match\nFraudulent Recruitment Alert:\nPlease 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.\nAll official email communications regarding your application will come from  or directly from a member of our talent team using an @yagroup.com domain name.\nIf you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us directly at .\nDisclosures:\nAs 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. \nWhere 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.\n\nThe pay range for this role is:\n$80,000 - 275,000 USD per year + bonus*\n\n*This wide salary range reflects the flexibility of the role and accommodates candidates across a broad range of experience levels; base salary and bonus will be commensurate with experience.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4033,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Professional Services","Science & Engineering","Financial Advisory, Valuation & Restructuring"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T20:58:32Z"}],"liveness":{"score":77,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":16,"expected_fill_days":40,"reasons":["conf:4","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T01:51:43Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":275000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ya-group-forensic-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ya-group-forensic-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02T01:51:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2400,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2600,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-03T00:00:00Z"}}}