法医道路/桥梁工程师
Forensic Highway/Bridge Engineer
HKA 是风险缓解、争议解决和专家证人服务领域的全球领导者。我们凭借跨学科的专业知识，应对复杂的挑战。
作为值得信赖的顾问和咨询师，我们在不确定和有争议的情况下提供解决方案，确保全球客户的最佳结果。我们的专家在全球范围内就涉及多个行业和领域的重大案件作证。
加入 HKA 团队，您将获得：
- 以团队成功为共同目标的协作文化，与团队成员一起追求您的成功。
- 解决问题的创造性机会，为我们的创新方向做出贡献，并作为个人被重视。
- 利用 HKA 在各行业的强大网络和影响力，以及在专家证人方面的卓越声誉，加速职业发展和建立联系。
职位机会：
HKA 正在寻找一名道路/桥梁法医工程师，以支持美国各地涉及道路和桥梁基础设施的索赔和诉讼。该职位的核心是交通资产的法医评估，其中安全性、耐久性和标准护理合规性受到积极挑战。
您将运用设计、检查和修复经验，形成独立的专家意见，并在高关注度的争议中提供证词。该职位适合希望专注于法医分析、专家报告和客户咨询服务的资深工程师。
职责：
法医与诉讼咨询
- 领导涉及桥梁和道路资产的法医调查，包括上部结构/下部结构部件、支座/接缝、桥面、引道板、挡土墙、道路几何、排水接口及相关土木工程。
- 在发生故障、荷载事件、退化问题、施工缺陷、检查争议或事故相关索赔后，进行现场检查和证据收集。
- 确定原因、起源、影响范围和相关因素，包括对设计意图、施工实践、检查/维护历史、荷载评级实践和生命周期性能的评估。
- 准备独立的、可用于诉讼的专家报告（及支持性附件），用于仲裁、调解和法庭程序，涉及因果关系、标准护理和责任。
- 在听证会、仲裁和/或法庭上提供专家证人证词，包括在交叉询问中的证词。
查看英文原文
HKA is a global leader in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and expert witness services. We tackle complex challenges with our multi-disciplinary expertise.
As trusted consultants and advisors, we deliver solutions in uncertain and disputed situations, ensuring the best outcomes for clients worldwide. Our experts have testified globally on major cases spanning across a wide range of industries and sectors.
As part of the HKA team you can expect:
- A strong collaborative culture with a mutual pursuit of your success alongside the success of our teams.
- The opportunity to solve problems creatively, contribute to our innovative direction, and be valued as an individual
- The ability to leverage HKA’s strong network and presence in various industries and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections.
The Opportunity:
HKA is seeking a Forensic Highway / Bridge Engineer to support claims and litigation involving highway and bridge infrastructure across the United States. This role centers on forensic evaluation of transportation assets where safety, durability, and compliance with standards of care are actively challenged.
You will apply design, inspection, and rehabilitation experience to develop independent expert opinions and deliver testimony in high profile disputes. This position is well suited for an experienced engineer who wants to focus on forensic analysis, expert reporting, and client-facing consulting work.
Responsibilities:
Forensic & Litigation Consulting
- Lead forensic investigations involving bridge and highway assets, including superstructure/substructure components, bearings/joints, decks, approach slabs, retaining walls, roadway geometry, drainage interfaces, and related civil works.
- Conduct site inspections and evidence collection following failures, load events, deterioration concerns, construction deficiencies, inspection disputes, or incident-related claims.
- Determine cause, origin, extent, and contributing factors, including evaluation of design intent, construction practices, inspection/maintenance history, load rating practices, and lifecycle performance.
- Prepare independent, litigation-ready expert reports (and supporting exhibits) for arbitration, mediation, and court proceedings, addressing causation, standard of care, and responsibility.
- Provide expert witness testimony in depositions, arbitration, and/or court, including testimony under cross-examination.
- Collaborate with attorneys, insurers, owners, contractors, and other technical experts to develop coordinated expert opinions and respond to opposing expert positions.
- Advise clients on remediation/repair options, risk mitigation, and dispute resolution strategy, including evaluation of constructability and safety considerations.
Technical Bridge / Highway Engineering Expertise
- Review and analyze drawings, specifications, calculations, inspection reports, load ratings, as-builts, maintenance records, and construction documentation.
- Evaluate deterioration mechanisms and performance drivers (e.g., corrosion, fatigue, cracking, scour/hydraulic impacts, joint/bearing performance, concrete distress) and link findings to standard-of-care expectations.
- Assess compliance with applicable codes and standards and inspection guidance (e.g., AASHTO, FHWA/NBIS as applicable, state DOT criteria).
- Perform or direct technical analyses such as load rating review, condition/deterioration assessment, fracture/fatigue evaluation (as applicable), and construction quality review.
- Develop technically sound repair, rehabilitation, and mitigation recommendations, including prioritization of corrective actions and long-term performance considerations.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering; advanced degree preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in at least one U.S. state required; multi-state licensure preferred.
- Minimum 1+ year of experience serving as an Expert Witness, with formal testimony provided in depositions and/or court proceedings.
- 10+ years of highway and/or bridge engineering experience, including design, inspection, or rehabilitation.
- Experience with bridge inspection standards, load rating, and deterioration assessment.
- Demonstrated forensic engineering and litigation consulting experience.
- Strong client delivery, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Experience supporting business development efforts, proposal preparation, and client engagement.
What we offer:
At HKA we recognize that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.
Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA.
Fairness and Equality at HKA:
HKA works hard to provide a welcoming environment for all of our employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our fairness and equality strategy. Please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.
All HKA employment decisions shall be made in accordance with controlling laws and based on merit.
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