Associate Director, Forensic Collision (Hybrid)

Rimkus; Healey; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid home/office working

Global travel opportunities

Mentoring by industry experts

Continuous professional development

Job summary

Rimkus is expanding its UK collision investigation practice and seeking an Associate Director to lead criminal or civil investigations. You will manage high-value cases, oversee technical leads, and help shape methods and training across Rimkus’ multidisciplinary team.

You will mentor consultants, attend scenes, and present evidence in courts while growing client relationships across the UK and internationally. Hybrid working is offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical or automotive engineering, physics or related or police forensic qualification.
• At least 10 years’ experience in forensic collision investigation or reconstruction with expert witness experience.
• Criminal or civil collision investigation experience with established client network.
• Demonstrable leadership, peer review, and training experience.
• Knowledge of court processes and road traffic legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the practice’s criminal or civil investigations work with client relationships and growth ownership.
• Manage high-value instructions including fatal/injury collisions and multi-source data cases.
• Attend collision scenes and examinations, possibly outside normal hours.
• Prepare CPR Part 35 compliant reports and give oral evidence in courts.
• Peer review reports and mentor consultants to become expert witnesses.

Skills

Leadership

Oral evidence

Report writing

Client relationships

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering degree (mechanical/automotive) or forensic qualification

10+ years forensic collision investigation experience

Tools

EDR data recovery

Forensic video analysis

PC-Crash / Virtual CRASH / HVE / MADYMO

Job description

Rimkus is expanding its UK collision investigation practice and seeking an Associate Director to lead criminal or civil investigations. You will manage high-value cases, oversee technical leads, and help shape methods and training across Rimkus’ multidisciplinary team.

You will mentor consultants, attend scenes, and present evidence in courts while growing client relationships across the UK and internationally. Hybrid working is offered.