Field Engineer

Field Engineer

EBI Consulting is looking to immediately hire a Field Engineer to join our Agency Due Diligence real estate consulting practice, spanning HUD, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac assessments. Our Agency practice performs Capital Needs Assessments to evaluate physical condition, need for immediate repair, and estimate future maintenance cost at multifamily real estate nationwide. We contribute to the financial underwriting of affordable housing, and you will play a critical part in the success of this function. This is a full-time, salaried position, reporting to the Associate Operations Manager. The ideal candidate will be based in the Indianapolis, IN or Columbus, OH markets and enjoy traveling as part of a work from home environment. Real estate capital needs due diligence experience is desired with the right combination of technical background and aptitude to learn and contribute. You will thrive in this position if you are hungry to put your technical expertise in architecture, engineering, and/or construction to work serving a positive purpose and enjoy the camaraderie that comes from being a part of a successful team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive a plan with each new assignment
• Communicate and coordinate with on-site property representatives, execute travel planning, perform site visits in accordance with scope of work, and author reporting to meet quality control deadlines
• Travel could be scheduled out weeks in advance, or on short notice at times, but overall travel may represent ~40% of your time so flexibility is an asset. Travel will predominantly be located in the Indianapolis and Columbus markets but nationwide travel is a possibility

Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university in architecture, engineering, construction, or related field
• At least 5+ years of professional experience in due diligence consulting preferred to meet client scope of work qualifications; otherwise, examples of relevant consulting expertise in related technical fields is required
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) credentials preferred but not required
• Direct prior experience serving HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or other affordable housing scopes of work is preferred but not required
• Experience conducting other property condition assessment (i.e., PCA, FCA, etc.) reporting on office, retail, or hotel properties is valued. Also, experience or familiarity with obtaining environmental site data needed to complete ASTM E1527 Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) is preferred, but not required