Associate​/Senior Engineer; Building Services Engineering

HKA is a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support. We anticipate, investigate and resolve complex challenges by harnessing world-leading multi-disciplinary expertise and experience.

As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisors, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide. Our experts have testified across the globe on many of the largest quantum, delay, engineering and commercial damages matters.

• A collaborative environment where you will play a key role in supporting and delivering engineering expert commissions relating to mechanical, electrical and public health engineering matters across major disputes and investigations.
• The opportunity to apply and deepen your existing knowledge and skills while developing a pathway towards becoming a technical expert witness through hands‑on experience, mentoring and exposure to expert witness assignments.
• Exposure to a broad range of engineering disputes, forensic investigations and technical advisory appointments, providing the ideal platform to build confidence, credibility and capability within the expert environment.
• A culture that values professional excellence, encourages growth and supports your development through training, mentoring and close collaboration with established engineering experts.
• A role where your technical knowledge, analytical thinking and attention to detail will make a meaningful contribution to clients, legal teams and fellow experts involved in high‑profile matters worldwide.

As a Senior Engineer within our Forensic Technical Services (FTS) team, you will support the delivery of expert commissions and play a central role in producing high‑quality technical analysis across a wide range of construction and infrastructure disputes.

Working alongside leading experts and experienced engineers, you will investigate complex technical issues relating to building service systems, building performance, defects, design responsibility, commissioning, construction delivery and operational failures. Depending on your experience and development, you may support appointed experts on major international disputes while building the skills required to progress towards expert witness work in your own right.

You will be supported in developing your expert capability through exposure to live commissions, expert witness training and close collaboration with senior experts across the business.

• Building and applying your knowledge and skills in mechanical, electrical and public health engineering and actively progressing towards expert witness skills.
• Conducting technical investigations and engineering analysis relating to construction disputes, engineering failures, defects and performance‑related issues.
• Reviewing project documentation including drawings, specifications, calculations, commissioning records, programmes, contracts and technical reports to identify key issues and support expert conclusions.
• Delivering accurate, structured and robust technical outputs, ensuring all work undergoes appropriate peer review and aligns with expert‑level expectations.
• Supporting appointed experts through the preparation of technical reports, chronologies, evidence reviews, presentation materials and engineering assessments for use in litigation, arbitration, adjudication and other dispute resolution proceedings.
• Participating in site inspections, technical reviews and client meetings to gather evidence and develop a clear understanding of engineering issues.
• Contributing to business development activities, including supporting scope discussions, project timescales and drafting responses to enquiries for approval by senior leadership.
• Managing and mentoring junior colleagues, supporting technical and administrative team members on assigned projects.
• Building client relationships and supporting senior team members in strengthening and expanding client engagement.
• Representing the HKA brand…