Senior Associate, Engineering Sciences

About the role

Exceptional analytical skills, problem solving, communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful professionals at Secretariat. Conducting hands-on failure analysis investigations
Performing laboratory tests
Assisting with field inspections
Assisting with client communications in all time zones
Performing technical analysis and drafting report sections
Analyzing technical reports offered by others, and developing rebuttal points
Developing positive relationships with colleagues, peers and clients
Demonstrate excellent analytical skills with acute attention to detail to successfully achieve project milestones.
Manage workload to achieve simultaneous project milestones while maintaining project schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Conducting hands-on failure analysis investigations
• Performing laboratory tests
• Assisting with field inspections
• Assisting with client communications in all time zones
• Performing technical analysis and drafting report sections
• Analyzing technical reports offered by others, and developing rebuttal points
• Developing positive relationships with colleagues, peers and clients
• Demonstrate excellent analytical skills with acute attention to detail to successfully achieve project milestones.
• Manage workload to achieve simultaneous project milestones while maintaining project schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• Requisite professional designations and work experience: Bachelor’s degree in Material Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering or of similar designation. Advanced degree preferred.
• 2+ years of prior experience in forensic/root cause analysis.
• Pursuing PE credentials is a plus
• Strong expert report writing skills to complement analytics
• Able to quickly assimilate relevant information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problems
• The ability to manage and prioritize your time and your team’s time, potentially against a backdrop of competing deadlines
• The ability to manage external stakeholders
• The ability to work independently whilst knowing which issues and risks need to be highlighted to senior staff, ideally accompanied by suggested viable solutions
• Excellent analytical and problem resolution abilities
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
• The desire to join in with, and/or lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Working proficiency in a second non-English language is a plus

Benefits

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.

Skills

• Exceptional analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills
• Technical analysis skills
• Expert report writing skills
• Attention to detail
• Project management skills
• Time management skills
• Client relationship management skills
• Teamwork and collaboration skills
• Independent work skills
• Travel skills
• Language proficiency skills

Pay

Details TBD

Schedule

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