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Compensation will be made up of a competitive base salary as well as bonus potential determined by your own individual performance and the performance of the organization overall.
About ESi
Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi) is an engineering and scientific investigation and failure analysis firm. We primarily work with law firms, insurance companies, and manufacturers on small to large-scale projects to answer any technical questions they have. Our projects can entail investigating major transportation accidents, equipment failures, personal injury claims, and damage to residential or commercial structures. The variety and depth of our project work creates a variety of fulfilling roles at ESi.
Some of the benefits we can offer you!
- Professional Development investment
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Merit Bonus
- Annual Bonus
- Competitive Salary
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) - encouraged to take at least 20 days of paid time off/year
- Career Growth
- Pet Insurance
- Work/Life Balance
- 10 paid holidays (9 standard holidays and 1 floating holiday)
- Access to Wellbeats - on-demand fitness & well-being videos
- Wellness Reimbursement
- 30-minute fitness break available in addition to 1-hour lunch break
- Business casual dress code and positive working environment
- Continuing education opportunities
Responsible for managing large portfolio of casualty litigation cases, including file management and oversight of consultant and administrative tasks. Ability to coordinate, assist in, and perform accident reconstruction, personal injury, and property loss investigations related to railroads and supporting industries, as well as preparing technical reports for clients. Will assist in planning, managing, and coordinating activities for assigned projects to ensure that goals/objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or with the assistance of Staff Consultants, Senior Staff Consultants, and/or Senior and Senior Managing Consultants.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review project proposals or plans to determine time frame, funding limitations, appropriate procedures to accomplish the project tasks, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project.
- Directs and coordinates activities with project personnel to ensure projects are progressing on schedule and within prescribed budgets.
- Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
- Prepares and conducts well-developed and well-prepared client presentations and technical conference presentations.
- Confers with project team members to outline work plan and to assist in performing duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
- Prepares technical, project-related reports for clients as required.
- Consult on individual cases: provide consultation services to outside counsel and parent clients in individual files.
- Perform field inspections related to files.
- Strategize with Rail Director on potential growth area (book building) related to litigation office management, software development, database management and other aspects of legal work.
Experience Requirements:
- 10+ years of railroad Operations, Safety, Risk Management and Casualty Litigation, including managing a team of personnel. Ability to plan, coordinate and perform field investigations/inspections, report writing and preparations. Extensive familiarity with railway operations, risk management and casualty litigation.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited University; Masters degree a plus.
- Other backgrounds may be considered based on actual railroad management and/or accident/investigation experience.
Computer Skills:
- Intermediate/advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite and Internet software skills.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, and sit. Site inspections may require that employees stand, walk, carry tools, and/or work from an elevated position for extended periods of time.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Noise levels at project sites are variable, and may be loud enough to require hearing protection.
To all recruitment agencies: ESi does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of ESi without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of ESi. Please, no phone calls or emails.
It is the policy of ESI, as an equal opportunity employer, to attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status. ESI is committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting people with disabilities, as well as veterans. If you need assistance with completing the electronic application, please email your request to