Associate Director, Engineering Sciences - Chemist

Secretariat; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Secretariat in Atlanta as a leader in business development for the Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team. You will leverage your extensive knowledge of chemistry and chemical engineering to drive new business and mentor a talented staff.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD or MS degree and over 5 years of experience, along with proven communication and project management skills. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on complex engineering challenges while being part of a diverse, collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business development within the chemical sector.
• Proven track record of identifying chemical compositions.
• Experience testifying in legal settings.

Responsibilities

• Attracting and winning new business opportunities.
• Mentoring staff and overseeing project budgets.
• Providing project management oversight.

Skills

Business development

Expert report writing

Analytical skills

Communication

Mentoring

Project management

Presentation skills

Education

PhD or MS in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Chart Your Journey at Secretariat. From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat.

About Secretariat: Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world. When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions. Our globally integrated teams are united by ambition, energy, and commitment. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

About Our Engineering Sciences Team As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today’s most complex engineering challenges. You will be engaged in analyzing failures of a myriad of products from a variety of industries, with a heavy focus on large industrial facilities like power plants, Oil & Gas facilities, chemical processing plants, construction, and similar. Outside of that work, you will be engaged in automotive, consumer products, consumer electronics, and medical devices. Secretariat leverages our diverse technical expertise and industry knowledge to provide clients with world-class value to identify solutions that drive performance and safety. Secretariat is a diversified international expert services firm with more than 500 professionals in 20+ cities around the globe. Secretariat was recently ranked as the #1 firm in Global Arbitration Review’s GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index, and more than 90% of Secretariat’s leading experts are recognized as leading experts in their field by Lexology rankings.

Responsibilities

• Attracting and winning new business opportunities for Secretariat in both expert witness and/or strategic consulting
• Strong background in identifying chemical composition and structures of various substances
• Mentoring and driving growth of staff
• Providing project management and project budget oversight

Qualifications

• Established track record for business development and existing client base
• Requisite professional degrees and ~5+ years of work experience:
• PhD or MS degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or similar
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Have previously testified in deposition, trial, arbitration, or hearings
• Excellent expert report writing skills to complement analytics
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
• The desire to lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm