Forensic engineer, fire and explosion

Intact Financial • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada • 22h ago

About the role

Complete assignments for our internal and external adjusters and file handlers, and work with our building appraisers.
Meet with policyholders to fully understand the circumstances surrounding their claim. You will be required to investigate loss sites to determine the cause and circumstances of fires. Check for explosion, equipment electrical failure, malpractice, etc.
Document the scene, and express and support your opinion as to the probable cause of the damage. In addition to recording your opinion in writing, you will also be called upon to contribute your technical expertise to help resolve disputes during claims.
Participate in joint analysis of specimens related to the cause of claims.
Record and manage the storage of the specimens related to your files.
Carry out any other related tasks.

What you bring to the table: Requirements:

Thorough knowledge of buildings, construction methods, heat transfer and the laws governing fire propagation.
Through a process of investigation and research, you will need to understand and identify the root cause of the damage and rule out other possible causes.
You will need to recreate the sequence of events that led to the loss and validate these steps with up-to-date scientific knowledge.
By validating assumptions and testing scenarios as required, you will apply the scientific method to identify the cause of losses.
A bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or relevant applied sciences with at least five years of experience is required.
Licensure with a provincial Engineering Association, or eligibility for licensure, is required.

Desired skills:

In addition to the technical knowledge and physical skills required for the position, you will need to demonstrate good oral and written communication skills to explain the cause and origin of losses.
You will be required to provide short but detailed reports or detailed ones for more significant losses.
You will also be called upon to testify in court to present your expert opinion.
As such, experience in insurance and as an expert before the courts would be a major asset.

Certification:

The candidate must hold or be able to obtain CFI, CFEI, CFVI or WETT certification.

What we offer

Intact Financial

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