Forensic Architect

Pete Fowler Construction Services seeks a highly qualified and experienced Forensic Architect; testifying experience is a plus but not required.

About Us

Our clients are Property Owners & Managers Governmental Organizations Developers & Contractors Product Manufacturers & Suppliers Insurers and Lawyers. They come to us with an expensive building problem: the construction process went wrong. Sometimes its construction defects like leaks or cracks; or an accident that caused damage or injury; and sometimes its a contract dispute about money or time. Our clients need to understand the technical building issues and costs so they can make smart decisions to solve the problem and negotiate from a position of strength.

Pete Fowler Construction is a team of building experts and project management professionals who help clients figure out what happened what should have happened how the problem should be solved how much it will cost and who is responsible. The hardest part is translating the technical speak of building design engineering estimating contracting construction and investigations into plainEnglish that everyone can understand and use to make smart decisions. Our projects include building inspection & testing of many kinds; estimating quality & construction management; and building claims & litigation including construction defects general liability claims including property & injury and contract claims. Every year we work on hundreds of projects as widely varying as singlefamily residences multifamily projects mixed use developments commercial institutional industrial lowrise midrise and highrise construction. We operate both in the private and public sectors and with forprofit as well as nonprofit organizations. We are often called to consult and testify in claims and litigation and we have been hired by the lawyer or insurance company for every major party in the building industry including every major subtrade. The building claims & litigation we work on falls into three major categories: property & injury claims construction defects and contract claims like delays and cost overruns. We have consulted on virtually everything imaginable that could make someone sad or mad about building construction buildings or property.

Grow With Us

• Excellent benefits including: 401k health dental vision and more.
• Flexible Friday program.
• Opportunities to advance as well as gain new skills training and certification(s).

Responsibilities

• Provideunbiased analysis identifying issues in a building related problem determining causes and suggesting solutions.
• Inspect structures drawings renderings photographs and/or building sites. Rigorously document conditions with photographs notes diagrams and checklists.
• Conduct research and gather data for use in investigations according to our high standards.
• Collect review summarize understand and analyze documents and information.
• Write reports and analysis consistent with our highstandards.
• Communicate project data and opinions with concise professionalism.
• Participate in meetings with clients and others to gather project information or present work.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience acting as a selfdirected independent leader in construction.
• Preferred: Verifiable testimony experience in constructionrelated cases in California
• Applicable education licenses and certifications for architecture engineering contracting estimating and/or construction ispreferred.
• Previous experience working as a Consultant in the construction industry preferred.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements needed to conduct onsite inspections.

Work Location

San Juan Capistrano CA or Corona CA; hybrid or remote work options available for the right candidate.

**Learn more about our company at PeteFowler

**Starting salary is based upon experience; $100160k.

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