Director – Forensic Services

Director – Forensic Services

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in meteorology
• Maintain American Meteorological Society Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) or PhD in meteorology or related field
• At least 3 years of experience providing high-quality expert testimony and other presentations related to forensic investigations
• At least 3 years of experience in conducting forensic investigations related to severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, damaging thunderstorm winds, hail, flash flooding, etc.
• At least 3 years of experience in successfully analyzing Doppler Radar data
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in forensic or operational meteorology
• Demonstrated ability to work with and supervise co-workers and daily tasks
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong entrepreneurial skills and desire to continuously drive positive business acceleration
• Demonstrated ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately
• Expertise in obtaining and analyzing weather and climate data
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with NOAA Weather and Climate Toolkit, Gibson Ridge Radar Software, GIS Software such as QGIS and Global Mapper, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic vision for the Forensics team and continuously implement new ideas to drive increased revenue and profitability
• Monitor and improve efficiency of department operations, delegate tasks to team members
• Forecast and monitor department sales monthly and optimize pricing of client projects
• Ensure client satisfaction and develop processes to generate increased business from previous customers
• Coordinate with Marketing and PR teams to drive awareness of Forensic services leading to increased numbers of qualified leads and ultimately greater revenue
• Accelerate qualified leads from referral partners
• Catalog customers, opportunities and completed sales within AccuWeather’s CRM
• Coordinate with AFB Business Operations Team and Contracts team to ensure rapid negotiation of contracts involving the forensics group
• Integrate the latest technology and data sources into forensic analysis and report generation
• Research and prepare individual project reports for forensic investigations
• Provide expert testimony and other presentations related to forensic investigations
• Assign site studies, data requests and other projects to appropriate personnel
• Assure that individual projects are progressing and completed on time
• Manage Forensic department personnel including oversight and mentoring of staff members, performance evaluations, goal setting for team members, recommendations on compensation
• Maintain conflict lists and oversee efficient process for checking on potential conflicts
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience successfully conducting investigations related to wildfires, including the use of satellite-based wildfire detection, is preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience in successfully conducting forensic investigations on general aviation related cases is preferred.