Associate Director, Engineering Sciences - Chemist

Secretariatadvisorsllc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Secretariat is seeking a senior consultant in the Engineering Sciences team to drive business development, mentor staff, and oversee projects. You will work on high-stakes chemical analysis across industries, collaborating with top law firms and clients worldwide.

Ideal candidates hold PhD/MS in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with 5+ years of experience, strong communication, and report-writing skills. This role offers growth in a globally integrated firm and opportunities in expert

Qualifications

• Established track record in business development and existing client base.
• 5+ years of work experience with degrees in relevant fields.
• Has testified in deposition, trial, arbitration, or hearings.
• Excellent expert report writing and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Attracting and winning new business opportunities for Secretariat in 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Project management

Mentoring

Business development

Deposition testimony

Education

PhD/MS in Chemistry

Chem Eng/related MS

Job description

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 THE FIRM

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 the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

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, but 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 of a variety of structures and products 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. Furthermore, Secretariat was recently ranked as the #1 firm in Global Arbitration Review’s prestigious 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 the independent Lexology rankings.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Exceptional analytical skills, problem‑solving, communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful professionals at Secretariat.

• 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

A rewarding career above all

There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations. And our track record of outstanding performance across all of our disciplines speaks for itself.

Our people are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.

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