JustEng is the UK’s specialist recruiter for forensic engineers, quantum & delay experts, expert witnesses and construction disputes consultants. From TCC litigation and international arbitration seated in London to Building Safety Act cases, HS2 disputes and Grenfell-related BLO proceedings, we place chartered talent into the practices that lead this market.
Why the UK is the world’s leading forensic engineering market
London is the world’s dominant seat for international construction arbitration (LCIA, ICC London, Society of Construction Arbitrators, plus the TCC for litigation), and Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh all host active regional disputes markets. Post-Grenfell reform, the Building Safety Act 2022 (with its 30-year retrospective limitation for defective premises), the ongoing cladding remediation programme covering 2,399+ monitored buildings, and megaproject disputes on HS2, Sizewell C, Hinkley Point C and Thames Tideway have all combined to make the UK the deepest forensic engineering market in the world.
The UK hiring picture in 2026
Demand for chartered forensic engineers, quantum experts and delay experts has run consistently ahead of supply for the last four years, and 2026 has seen a further step-change following Mulalley v Sto (first Building Liability Order by default judgment, July 2026) and the wave of BSR Gateway 2/3 disputes now working through the system. Consultancies with strong disputes exposure are hiring aggressively; contractor-side claims functions are rebuilding after two rounds of cost-out; and the leading insurers are staffing forensic desks to handle a rising volume of professional-indemnity claims.
UK disciplines we recruit
- Quantum & delay experts — MRICS, MCInstCES, FCIArb; SCL Protocol fluency mandatory.
- Civil & structural forensic engineers — CEng MIStructE / MICE, TCC report-writing experience preferred.
- Fire & cladding forensic specialists — CEng IFireE; heavy demand off Grenfell/BSA workload.
- Facade & envelope forensic engineers — SFE, CWCT.
- Geotechnical forensic engineers — CEng MICE, FGS; HS2 tunnelling and slope-failure work.
- MEP & building services forensic engineers — CEng MCIBSE, MIET.
- Project management, NEC/JCT contract & commercial experts.
UK cities we cover
Our UK desk covers London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Sheffield, Cambridge, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast. See our city-specific hubs for London, Manchester and Birmingham. For Irish market coverage (Dublin, Cork) we work through the same London desk.
UK salary snapshot
Senior Quantum/Delay Consultants sit at £75k–£105k in London; Directors and Managing Consultants at £110k–£160k; testifying Experts and Partners at £180k–£350k+, with hourly rates typically £450–£900. Senior civil/structural forensic engineers with signing-expert credentials sit at £120k–£180k+. Full breakdown in the Forensic Engineering Salary Guide 2026.
Who we recruit for in the UK
Expert-witness practices (HKA, Secretariat, FTI, Ankura, Kroll, J.S. Held, Diales, Systech, Silver Shemmings, Vinci & Vaughan, Cadogan Tate’s disputes practice); the disputes teams inside Arup, WSP, AECOM, Mott MacDonald, Ramboll, Turner & Townsend, Arcadis, RLB and Gleeds; leading construction and disputes law firms (as consulting experts); Tier 1 contractor claims functions; and specialist insurance loss adjusters.
Related resources
- Forensic Engineering & Expert Witness Recruitment (global pillar)
- Quantum & Delay Recruitment
- Forensic Engineering Salary Guide 2026
- How to Become an Expert Witness Engineer
- Construction Disputes Glossary
Talk to the UK forensic team
Register a UK vacancy or submit your CV. Call +44 (0)203 950 6222 or email info@justeng.co.uk.