HKA is one of the world’s leading privately owned providers of expert witness, claims and advisory services for the construction, manufacturing, process, and technology industries.

HKA supports clients by providing expert witnesses who have the depth of understanding to explain complex technical issues to clients, courts, arbitrators and decision makers. Uniquely, our technical experts can join with our delay, quantum, and forensic accounting and commercial damages services, to provide clients with an integrated team of HKA experts.

As an expert witness in HKA’s Independent Consulting Expert network, you can expect: 

• To work as an individual expert or as part of a team of experts on project disputes throughout the world;
• A strong collaborative culture focused on supporting you through your expert appointments; and
• The opportunity to work alongside some of the world’s most renowned experts.
  

The Opportunity:

HKA has developed a network of over 400 expert witnesses working as independent consultants covering a broad spectrum of engineering and technical matters. We are looking to continue this development and have excellent opportunities for highly experienced technical experts to join this network. Your work would be undertaken remotely on an ‘as and when’ basis under a sub-consultancy agreement, thus allowing you to continue with your own commitments and projects.

We are currently looking to engage with individuals who possess knowledge in some or all of the following areas:

• Wind Energy Modelling
• Wind Energy Consulting
• Wind turbines component parts, their manufacture, construction and installation
• Onshore and Offshore Wind
• Wind turbine condition assessment
• Wind farm operation and maintenance
• Wind farm asset management contracts

Qualifications and Experience:

Ideally you possess the following skills and experience:

• Minimum of 20 years’ experience in the field
• BA, MSc, or EngD / PhD level
• Professional qualification in a relevant discipline
• Experience in writing reports

Advantageous to have:

• Expert witness experience
• Experience working internationally
• Member or Fellow of a relevant institute
• Chartered status

What we offer:

We strongly believe that our external network of consulting experts is critical to HKA’s ongoing success. If you are a talented self-starter with the desire to collaborate and succeed, we would love to hear from you.  

If you would like to have a confidential discussion to find out more about working with us in a consulting expert capacity, please contact Joanne Worman, Growth & Development Recruitment at joanneworman@hka.com  

ED&I at HKA: 

All HKA employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other basis as protected by the Equality Act 2010 or in compliance with local legislation.