Senior Manager - Natural Resource Economics, EcoSciences

Requirements

• Exponent is a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm. Our multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, physicians, and regulatory consultants brings together more than 90 different disciplines to solve complicated problems facing corporations, insurers, government entities, associations and individuals. Our more than 900 staff members work in 24 offices across the United States and abroad. Exponent has approximately 600 consultants, including more than 350 that have earned a doctorate in their chosen field of specialization. The firm offers a range of services in the fields of engineering, environmental and health.
• The core service areas in our Environmental Sciences and EcoSciences Practices include: environmental forensics, natural resource damage assessment, ecological and human health risk assessment, environmental economics analysis, site investigation and liability management, toxic tort claims investigation; toxicology consultation, air quality management, and water resources and water quality management.
• Exponent offers a wide range of engineering and environmental support related to financial transactions, including project finance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and structured finance. Our professional services include environmental and social due-diligence (including environmental, social, health and safety, and labor) of proposed projects, environmental and social risk management, corporate social responsibility, and environmental and social sustainable development.
• We are currently seeking a Senior Manager as the lead Natural Resource Economist in Exponent’s  Natural Resource Division (NRD) and sustainability services to support due diligence evaluations of international financial transactions.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing expert consulting services on NRD cases, developing and leading all technical analyses, and directing the work of others
• May include developing and design and implementation of surveys and conducting robust benefits-transfer studies for determining economic losses
• Developing and implementing tools for eliciting stakeholder preferences and other econometric tools as part of ecosystem services valuation
• Conducting analysis of ecosystem services dependencies and linkages as part of corporate strategic environmental management
• Providing environmental and social sustainability advisory services to multinational companies, including risk management, developing biodiversity offset programs and other related services
• Business development and marketing

Qualifications for this position include:

• Advanced degree in Economics
• Demonstrated leadership in valuation of non market goods and services in the context of natural resource damages assessments and resources planning and allocation
• Experience with habitat and resource equivalency analysis, net environmental benefits analysis, and recreational benefits analysis
• Experience with decision analysis, including multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tools and their application in corporate environmental or resource management decision-making
• Computer proficiency including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Solid leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Must be detail oriented, able to work independently, and manage time effectively
• Ability to interact with managers, scientists, attorneys, and administrative staff