Overview

Our client is one of the world’s most profitable and admired management consultancies. Their London based civil & structural forensic investigations division has an abundance of work and are expanding their operations. Their workload has an international focus, typically related to ports & harbours, rail, energy, highways, bridges, industrial facilities and buildings. As the “Principal Structural Expert” you will use your structural engineering, lateral thinking and deductive reasoning abilities to identify the root cause of failures, and in some cases may be called upon to present expert witness statements.

The successful candidate will be joining an organisation noted for its business acumen and profitability, and for rewarding its employees. The position provides the ideal conditions for advancement.

Company Profile: A firm with a formidable global reputation for working on claims, disputes and investigations. They are a privately owned management consultancy with a turnover exceeding £5 billion. Their success in the construction sector, and long established reputation amongst the legal profession, is driving growth within their London based forensic investigations division. This specialist part of their business is in strong demand and is to be expanded significantly. The company as a whole employs in excess of ten thousand staff globally, just over a thousand of whom are based in their London office.

Remuneration: A generous employer, comfortably within the upper decile for remuneration. Their comprehensive rewards package includes quarterly bonuses, a generous share of fee income and a range of fringe benefits.

Your Profile: A chartered civil (MICE) or structural (MIStructE) engineer with a consulting engineering background. You will need to be an engineer first and foremost, and have proven technical ability. This is a role for an individual with a high degree of natural curiosity who enjoys solving problems and thinking laterally. Experience of complex superstructures design, survey / investigation that provides some breadth of project type is preferred, as is some previous involvement assisting with witness statements. Strong written and verbal communication skills are crucial to this position.

To apply, or for more information simply email Lethaby & Cook’s engineering recruitment manager, Paul Cook at mailto:paul@lethabyandcook.co.uk, or call him on 020 8563 0596.