This senior highways role with one of the foremost experts in forensics for the built environment. Your work will span national highways and local authority highway investigations. You will be a catalyst for change and improvement as you investigate and determine the root cause of failures and defects. Company Overview: An international forensic investigations consultancy with well established civil and structural expertise. They are a successful business operating in a consistent, high margin profession and a leading authority in their subject areas, employing over one hundred experts drawn directly from industry. They are appointed by legal firms, insurers, loss adjusters, local authorities and government agencies. Duties: You will investigate a range of faults and failures affecting highways, roads and associated highway infrastructure. Site based forensic investigations are typically once per week but intervals will vary. You will use your lateral thinking skills combined with your industry background to determine the root cause of problems and what is to blame. Extensive technical backup is on hand from in-house civil, geotechnical and materials experts. The end product of your work will be a report setting out your findings. Their highways and civil engineering business is in strong demand, there will be opportunities to progress as the business grows. Your Profile: A chartered or incorporated member of the ICE, CIHT or equivalent. Ten plus years of highways experience gained with a consulting practice, contractor or local authority, this should have a focus on managing and delivering maintenance / reconstruction projects. Good communication skills are essential, especially the ability to prepare well written reports. Training: Your industry experience will have furnished you with most of the knowledge required, on the job training in some of the more specialist forensic investigation methods will be provided. Once established you will have the opportunity to become an expert witness, an external training course is provided to help you prepare for this.