Department: Forensic Architecture & Engineering Company Description Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work? Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk.

Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

We are seeking an experienced Consultant, Forensic Engineering to provide overall operational leadership and organizational structure for a growing engineering firm. This is a hands‑on senior leadership role responsible for ensuring that the company has the people, processes, systems, policies, financial infrastructure, and management practices required to operate effectively and scale successfully. They will work closely with the firm's founders and senior technical leaders, allowing them to remain focused on clients, engineering, business development, and the firm's long-term vision while ensuring that the organization is well managed and that day-to-day operational matters do not consistently fall back on the owners.

The successful candidate will be a seasoned business leader who can move comfortably between strategic planning and practical execution. Serve as a key member of the firm's senior leadership team and act as an operational partner to the founders. Establish and maintain regular management rhythms, including leadership meetings, one-on-one meetings, performance discussions, and organizational reviews.

Help ensure that decisions made by leadership are communicated effectively and implemented throughout the organization. Oversee the firm's overall administrative and business operations. Ensure that appropriate systems, processes, policies, and controls are in place to support a professional and scalable organization.

Coordinate across engineering, project management, finance, HR, administration, and other functions to ensure effective execution. Finance & Accounting Oversight Provide leadership and oversight of the firm's financial and accounting functions in partnership with the Controller and external accounting services. Ensure appropriate financial controls, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and administrative processes are established and maintained.





Support annual budgeting and operating plan development. Help leadership understand financial performance, risks, trends, and areas requiring attention. Ensure appropriate investment is made in financial systems, processes, and personnel as the company grows.

Provide senior‑level oversight of the company's people practices and HR infrastructure. Establish and maintain effective policies, procedures, performance‑management practices, compensation processes, and employee‑development programs. Ensure leadership is in place for the annual performance review and compensation processes.

Coach managers and senior staff on leadership, accountability, performance, and employee relations. Act as a senior point of escalation for employee concerns, grievances, workplace conflicts, and sensitive personnel matters. Ensure that employment practices are professional, consistent, appropriately documented, and aligned with applicable legislation and company policy.

With the support of the management team, drive and maintain the company's annual operating plan and organizational priorities. Establish a practical framework for goal setting, accountability, and performance measurement. Support succession planning and development of future leaders within the organization.

Help transition knowledge and decision‑making away from individual founders and key employees where appropriate. Build a culture of accountability, transparency, professionalism, and continuous improvement. Ensure the company has appropriate policies, procedures, and internal controls for its size and stage of growth.

Review and improve administrative, HR, financial, operational, and management processes. In collaboration or support of the Sr. Vice President, Operations, identify opportunities to improve efficiency through technology, automation, and better systems.

Coordinate with external legal, HR, accounting, insurance, IT, and other skilled advisors as required. Maintain regular communication with key employees and provide a visible senior management presence. Serve as a trusted and impartial management resource for both the founders and employees.

The founders are spending significantly less time dealing with day‑to‑day administrative and operational issues.



The company has a clear and functioning annual operating plan and management cadence. Regular one‑on‑one and performance‑management processes are established and consistently followed.

Finance and accounting functions are well structured and provide timely, accurate and useful information to management. HR policies, processes, documentation, and employee‑management practices are appropriately established, updated or enhanced. The company has the infrastructure and management systems necessary to support continued growth.

The founders have confidence that the business is being professionally managed even when they are focused on clients, engineering, or business development. 10+ years of progressive business leadership experience, preferably including experience as a CEO, President, COO, General Manager, Vice President of Operations, or similar senior operational role . ~ Demonstrated experience operating in a privately held, entrepreneurial, professional‑services, engineering, consulting, construction, or similar environment. ~ Strong understanding of finance, accounting, HR, operations, and organizational management. ~ Experience working directly with founders or owner‑operators and helping professionalize and scale an organization. ~ Strong financial literacy and experience working with Controllers, accountants, and financial advisors. ~ High degree of judgment, vision, strategy, discretion, integrity, and emotional intelligence. ~ Ability to establish credibility with technical professionals and experienced leaders without needing to be the technical expert. Ability to work in a hybrid environment, including our office based in Burlington, plus site visits if required. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed Generous Annual Leave Policy Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc. We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email jobs@jsheld.

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