Regulatory Environmental Fate and Behaviour Specialist (Managing Scientist)

Exponent is seeking a Regulatory Environmental Fate and Behaviour Specialist (Managing Scientist) to provide regulatory consultancy for plant protection products and environmental exposure assessments. The role supports home and flexible working arrangements. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in regulatory submissions, along with strong communication skills. Responsibilities include advising clients, conducting assessments, and mentoring junior staff.
About Exponent

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.

Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!  

Key statistics:
• 950+ Consultants
• 640+ Ph.D.s
• 90+ Disciplines
• 30+ Offices globally
Our Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for a Regulatory Environmental Fate and Behaviour Specialist (Managing Scientist) for our Chemical Regulation and Food Safety Practice in Harrogate (UK), Edinburgh (UK), Nottingham (UK), London (UK), Mannheim (DE), or Basel (Switzerland) offices.

Home working and flexible working arrangements may also be considered. In this role, you will work as part of a team to provide high level technical and strategic regulatory consultancy services to clients primarily for plant protection products falling under the relevant European (EU and non-EU) and UK regulations. Environmental exposure assessments for biocides and industrial chemicals under the relevant European (EU) and UK regulations may also be required. Leadership in the form of training/ mentoring of junior staff in the environmental fate and behaviour team on individual projects is also a requirement.
You will be responsible for
• Conducting environmental exposure assessments for European regulatory submissions of plant protection products
• Providing strategic scientific advice to clients on European regulatory environmental fate/environmental exposure issues
• Summarising and interpreting environmental fate data
• Monitoring environmental fate studies on behalf of clients
• Ensuring that projects are delivered to high standards, on time and within agreed budget
You will have the following skills and qualifications
• BSc, MSc or PhD in chemistry, biology, or a closely related field together with significant experience of working in a regulatory environment
• A proven/ demonstrable track record of successful environmental exposure regulatory submissions for pesticides in the EU
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Experience of conducting environmental exposure assessments for European regulatory submissions of biocidal products and/ or experience of performing or monitoring environmental fate studies would be an advantage
• Staff management experience would also be a distinct advantage

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
Life @ Exponent

To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact

Attracting, inspiring, developing, and rewarding exceptional people with diverse backgrounds and expertise are central to our corporate culture. Our diverse team allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.

Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
Work Environment

At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for​ building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities.

We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients.
Benefits you will enjoy

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.

Job Locations
UK-North Yorkshire-Harrogate CH-Basel DE-Mannheim Dublin UK-Derbyshire-Derby UK-London