Diales
Mechanical Engineer
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Diales Group Plc
Diales Group Plc are a leading provider of expert witness, dispute resolution and specialist consultancy services across multiple technical disciplines.
Our experienced team are committed to adding value to our clients’ businesses by avoiding disputes, achieving early resolution of contentious matters, and/or reaching a fair settlement over disputes.
The role:
Diales Group Plc are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our growing team of technical experts and support one of our Technical Directors, who is a well-established Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious professional to work on a wide range of projects and play a key role in the continued growth of our technical expert services department.
Expert witness work will give you the opportunity to explore mechanical engineering principles in depth and develop evidence-based technical judgement which can serve as an exceptional foundation for rapid career progression.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Undertake on-the-job training in the role, responsibilities and techniques of being a mechanical engineering expert witness (no previous experience required).
- Undertake building and/or document analysis and write an in-depth report on your findings that is technically accessible to a layperson within the timescales set.
- Attend meetings and generally communicate professionally with our appointing client (including project and commercial teams) and the instructed legal team (solicitor and counsel).
- Meet representatives of other parties involved in the dispute.
- Subject to how the dispute progresses, give expert evidence in hearings (adjudication, arbitration, mediation and in court).
- Allocate, organise, and manage other internal and external resources for the commission, including those required for opening-up works when disruptive investigations are required.
- Represent and market Diales at relevant CPD and social events, and the like.
- Develop a network of client contacts with a view to receiving direct expert appointments in the future.
- Attend client interviews and presentations, etc.
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Key technical skills and experience required:
Essential:
- Degree qualified Mechanical Engineer with minimum 10 years’ experience post qualification.
- An interest in being trained as a mechanical engineering expert witness and in respect of 5-10% of projects, to be prepared to stand up in the witness box and give expert evidence.
- Excellent technical competence, site inspection and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interrogate technical information from a construction buildability and contractual compliance point of view.
- Experience of successful face to face client liaison/negotiation and conflict resolution.
- Strong and confident presentation skills, report writing skills and use of English.
- MS Office proficiency, with excellent Word and Excel skills.
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Desirable:
- Experience of designing, managing the design and/or inspection the construction across a diverse range of building sector projects.
- Contract administration experience.
- Acting as Lead Consultant on projects.
- International experience.
- Negotiating the scope of consultants’ appointments and the co-ordinating the content and delivery of project design information.
- CSCS card and other H&S training/certification.
Additional information:
This role offers an exciting opportunity to advance your career whilst working on complex and highly interesting construction disputes.
Diales Group Plc are committed to investing in our people through company-funded courses and CPD to build technical capability.
The suitable candidate will follow a structured progression framework with mentorship and support towards professional development.
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