Director, Forensic Services

The Director of Forensic Services is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the AccuWeather Meteorology Forensic Department – including overall vision, revenue and profitability growth, personnel management and day to day operations.  The Director also is responsible for conducting forensic investigations in support of customer needs, expert testimony and dispatching projects to members of the Forensic team to ensure their successful completion.  

To be considered for this role, candidates must possess a background in metrology and/or forensic meteorology.  

  
KEY 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

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• 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.
• 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.
• 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

 

ABOUT ACCUWEATHER
 
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AccuWeather forecasts also appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW® reach an audience of over 125 million on cable and streaming platforms including DirecTV, Charter Communications - Spectrum, Verizon, Philo, Frndly TV, Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Stream, Roku, Xumo, Rockbot, LG, and Amazon Freevee.

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Dr. Joel Myers, Founder and Executive Chairman, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been called “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and has been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs. 

 

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. 
 
AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to human.resources@accuweather.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.