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.  

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A strong and collaborative culture, coupled with the ability to work alongside world renowned Experts, develop your client base and strengthen your personal brand and offering within the Expert Witness arena.
• Opportunity to work on interesting and complex international projects and collaborate with our global network of offices.
• To join a collaborative culture and become part of the specialist consultants, experts and advisers working with a rich variety of clients on challenging projects.

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

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.

The Opportunity

We are expanding our Expert team in Australia and are looking for experienced project planners or engineers with an interest in forensic planning and delay analysis that are looking to make, or have already made, the transition into specialising in dispute resolution and construction claims.

As a result of the continued success of our business, we are looking to welcome an experienced delay professional to our experienced team and are open to you being based in either Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne.

Skills and Experience

Ideally you will possess the following skills and experience:

• Strong and demonstrable experience working in the constructions industry with experience working on live projects.
• Experience working as a delay expert and/or a lead assistant in the infrastructure sector.
• Experience of dispute management and ideally had involvement in arbitration or Expert Witness proceedings.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to forensically review large data sets relating to disputes.
• Strong skills using relevant software tools, which includes but is not limited to the following: Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Knowledge of the various principles of delay analysis.

What we Offer

At HKA we recognise 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.

We operate a flexible working pattern both in terms of hours and location and are happy with flexible remote working.

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. 

ED&I at HKA:

HKA has a thriving ED&I committee working hard to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for a truly diverse set of employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 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 without regard to age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation or any other basis in compliance with local legislation.