Technical Senior Consultant

Technical Senior Consultant focuses on the senior consultant will support the delivery of technical expert witness and advisory work within a forensic expert witness team.

What the role involves

• The Senior Consultant will support the delivery of technical expert witness and advisory work within a Forensic Expert Witness team.
• No.2, including drafting technical sections of reports and supporting the development of expert opinion.
• Supporting technical expert witness appointments as a lead assistant.
• Undertake technical investigations into design, construction and performance issues (e.g. defects, compliance, workmanship, specification, engineering standards).
• Review and interrogate key project documents including drawings, specifications, RFIs, method statements, inspection/testing records, site records, correspondence and contractual t.
• Develop clear, evidence-based technical analyses on causation, liability and technical merits to support dispute resolution proceedings.

Skills and requirements

• Be a credible senior technical professional with strong report-writing skills and the confidence to support senior stakeholder discussions.
• Experience producing high-quality technical reports, ideally for claims, disputes, expert witness work, or formal proceedings.
• Strong understanding of design and construction processes, standards, specifications, and typical causes of defects/non-compliance.
• Experience across a range of construction and engineering projects (buildings, civil engineering, infrastructure).