Managing Director - Civil, Structural or Geotechnical Engineer

Managing Director - Civil, Structural or Geotechnical Engineer

Secretariat Advisors, LLC

United States, California, Los Angeles

Jun 03, 2025

Job Description:

ob Description:

Secretariat is a world-class independent expert advisory services firm that provides world-class expert witness, litigation support, investigative and advisory services to top companies and leading law firms on significant litigation matters and bet-the-company disputes and investigations.

As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today's most complex engineering challenges. You will be engaged in analyzing failures of a myriad of products from a variety of industries from automotive, construction, consumer products, consumer electronics and medical devices to name a few. Secretariat leverages our diverse technical expertise, and industry knowledge of a variety of structures and products to provide clients with world-class value to identify solutions that drive performance and safety.

Secretariat is a diversified international expert services firm with more than 500 professionals in 20+ cities around the global. Furthermore, Secretariat was recently ranked as the #1 firm in Global Arbitration Review's prestigious GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms' Power Index, and more than 90% of Secretariat's leading experts are recognized as leading experts in their field by the independent Who's Who Legal.

This Managing Director role is an all-encompassing role that incorporates the management of client assignments, proactively identifying and participating in networking, and business development activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Exceptional analytical skills, problem solving, communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful professionals at Secretariat.

Attracting and winning new business opportunities for Secretariat in both expert witness and or strategic consulting

Contributing to the growth of Secretariat's Civil and Structural Engineering practice by recruiting talented staff

Mentoring and driving growth of Civil and Structural Engineering staff

Providing project management and project budget oversight

REQUIREMENTS

Established track record for business development and existing client-base

Requisite professional degrees and ~10 years of work experience:

PhD in Civil Engineering

Excellent verbal and written communication

Licensed Professional Civil or Structural Engineer in at least one state within the United States - or equivalent licensure in other countries

Have previously testified in deposition, trial, arbitration or hearings

Excellent expert report writing skills to complement analytics

Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills

The desire to lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm

Secretariat is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and we support the continuing professional development of our employees.

Secretariat is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Secretariat is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.