# Forensic Investigator

**Company**: EFI Global UK, part of Sedgwick Group
**Location**: Northwest England
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: Competitive salary based on skills, experience, and qualifications
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It's what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected.

As a Forensic Investigator with EFI Global UK, you'll play a pivotal role in uncovering the causes behind complex incidents. Your investigations and expert opinion will support insurance and legal claims processes, while helping clients understand the circumstances surrounding a loss.

The role involves investigating fire and explosion incidents across domestic, commercial, and industrial settings, including complex and high-value losses. You'll determine the origin, cause, and development of fires through systematic scene examination, evidence collection, witness interviews, and scientific analysis.

Responsibilities:

- Attend fire scenes throughout the UK, document findings, examine electrical and mechanical appliances, recover evidence, and assist in developing robust technical conclusions.

- Work closely with senior investigators, insurers, loss adjusters, solicitors, and other stakeholders to provide impartial, evidence-based conclusions.

- Produce clear, detailed, and impartial technical reports suitable for clients, insurers, and legal proceedings.

Requirements:

- Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline, such as Fire Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Forensic Science, or equivalent industry experience.

- Demonstrable experience investigating the origin and cause of fire and explosion incidents.

- Sound understanding of fire dynamics, fire development, fire scene examination, and evidence preservation techniques.

- Ability to analyse complex technical information and develop evidence-based conclusions.

- Experience producing clear, detailed, and impartial technical reports.

- Ability to present technical findings confidently and objectively to non-technical audiences.

- Familiarity with relevant legislation, standards, and guidance associated with fire investigation and fire safety.

- Full UK driving license.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary

- Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)

- Fully funded company vehicle or cash in lieu allowance

- Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays

- Flexible working from the office or home

- Private healthcare plan

- Life assurance

- Employee assistance programme

- Wellbeing and digital GP apps

- Group Income Protection

- Voluntary flexible benefits

- Discounts on various products and services

## Skills

### Required
- Fire Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Forensic Science
- Fire Investigation
- Analytical & Reporting Skills
- Expert Witness Experience
- Regulatory Knowledge

### Nice to have
- Insurance industry exposure

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