(Ref. ID: FTS2025)

HKA is the leading global consultancy in commercial dispute resolution and risk mitigation professional services. We use our multi-disciplinary expertise to provide a comprehensive set of specialist capabilities, incorporating Expert, Claims and Advisory services. These are complemented by high caliber expertise in Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages and Cybersecurity and Privacy services.

For almost 50 years, we have successfully deployed specialist consultants to support clients engaged in the delivery of capital projects and infrastructure developments including building construction, oil & gas, nuclear, power & utilities, and transport schemes.

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A strong collaborative culture focused on supporting our employees and providing exceptional consulting services.
• The opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing team, and an integral part of our well-established team.
• Be given the opportunity to work alongside established names within the industry, working on a wide range of challenging engagements.

Role and Responsibilities: 

HKA Global, LLC seeks a Director, Geotechnical Engineering in Los Angeles, CA to: 

• Manage engineering activities and projects to ensure compliance with engineering standards and completion of large-scale construction projects, including creating budget, evaluating project schedules and contemporaneous project records to determine cause, effect, and liability for construction delays.
• Formulate, lead, and deliver multiple complex engineering projects and assignments.
• Lead multiple commissions and ensure delivery meets HKA and engineering standards.
• Oversee and manage commission commercial, quality, and client satisfaction outcomes.
• Assist, manage, and develop client relationships for assigned construction projects.
• Prepare bid and project proposal documents to HKA standards, interact with clients, ensure quality of work, attend professional networking events, write articles, and conduct technical interviews.
• Execute and manage assigned commission responsibilities including financial, management of client expectations, and delivery.
• Serve and undertake all duties as testifying expert in a wide field on sophisticated matters as Project Director.
• Responsible for generation of new business initiatives at a local, national, and regional level.
• Draft and respond to non-complex inquiries.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or related plus fifteen (15) years of experience in the engineering or construction industry. 
• Of the 15 years of experience required, at least five (5) years of experience is required in the following: 
  • people management, including commercial/construction team management. 
  • consultancy fee earning work, including identification of new work and development of existing work. 
  • forensic delay analysis techniques – geotechnical investigation programs, laboratory testing programs, technical report writing, CAD drafting and design, and analysis using common software for slope stability, foundation design, settlement, retaining walls, shoring/underground works, and seepage. 
  • making recommendations based on functionality, physical requirements, regulatory codes, environmental rules and regulations, safety issues, and other construction-related factors.

• Domestic and international business travels to various clients' locations or conference locations: 10-15%.

Annual Salary Offered: USD $215,030

Hybrid role requiring minimum of two (2) days in the Los Angeles office per month.

Hired candidates will also be eligible for HKA's full benefit offering including participation in Health Benefits, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan, and more.

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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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