Senior Water/Wastewater Associate

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.

Your Role

As a Senior Associate in our Forensics Practice, you will both lead and contribute to investigations in municipal, process, commercial, and institutional facilities. This role requires solid technical experience in water/wastewater systems and ability to cooperate effectively with our team of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, chemical, process, and structural engineers as well as our architects and metallurgists.

You will gain hands-on experience investigating failures, damage, and performance issues in facilities throughout the country, with talented professionals across disciplines in a dynamic, team-oriented environment, gaining meaningful exposure to innovative design and engineering solutions.

What You’ll Do

- This position will be client facing. You will be expected to be the client contact on some projects and will play a supporting role in others.
- Perform field investigations, documenting conditions, and collecting data for analysis.
- Prepare technical reports and exhibits for clients and legal proceedings.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop practical solutions for repair or mitigation.
- In some cases, you may be required to testify at arbitration, deposition, or trial; prior experience is a benefit.
- Mentor junior staff and eventually lead a team of engineers.
- Attend business development events both locally and out of town.

What You’ll Bring

- Solid writing and verbal communication skills, diligence, curiosity, and a strong desire to find the truth are a must.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical engineering.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience.
- Licensed Professional Engineer in one or more jurisdictions with the ability to be licensed in others.
- The flexibility to travel domestically and internationally for projects as they arise.

Compensation
The rate for this position generally is $130,000 - $175,000 annually. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by New York Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee’s pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

- 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
 
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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