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Overview

Associate, Construction Services (Entry level 2026) Houston, Texas, United States

Chart Your Journey at Secretariat. From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat.

About the Firm

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world. When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one working with the worlds most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions. Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and most importantly you.

About Our Construction Services Team

When it comes to understanding the impact of costly and disruptive design deficiency, construction defect, and related construction damages, we have built a reputation that stands above all with decades of experience as engineers, project managers, and architects. Our team is trusted for their sophisticated standard of care and construction defect analysis involved in the projects developed around the world, including notable buildings. Our team was honored as Whos Who Legals Construction Expert Witness Firm of the Year for 2023.

Responsibilities

• Assist with Standard of Care and Construction Defect Analysis
• Log and organize documentation from technical evaluations, testing and instrumentation, quality control and quality assurance, bidding, contract administration, construction observations, building science, material science, and other components/systems related to building design and construction.
• Perform data review and analysis utilizing analytical skills with acute attention to detail and ability to see the bigger picture.
• Analyze contract documents and other data, and report findings to other team members.
• Creation of narratives, demonstratives, presentations and other deliverables for clients.
• Create and use MS Excel to develop pivot tables for logging and organizing data.
• Utilize SketchUp, Adobe Pro, or other utilities to develop demonstratives.
• Assist with the preparation of critique reports examining the conclusions of other experts.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing Bachelors degree in architecture or engineering (architectural, building science, civil, structural, or mechanical); Masters degree preferred, from an accredited university or college.
• Ability to join between January 2026 and September 2026
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Eligibility and desire for professional license (professional engineer or registered architect) preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong skills using relevant software tools: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Access) and BlueBeam or Adobe Pro.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team.
• Flexible, creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to challenges while maintaining high standards for technical proficiency and ethics.
• Must be authorized to work in the US without the need for sponsorship in the future.

Secretariat is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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