Economics Consultant
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Location
London
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Confidential
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Contact phone:
97145560705
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Job ref:
TL001
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Published:
over 1 year ago
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Expiry date:
2019-11-15
Our client are a leading Engineering consultancy with a presence in 15 countries who are looking for a Senior Consultant - Economics for their office in London.
Reporting directly into Team Leader – Economics you will be responsible for:
- Actively supporting consulting technical solutions; ensuring the delivery of client outputs that adapts to their understanding, experience and needs
- Undertakes project delivery work through field trips, phone and face to face interviews, desk research and team discussions
- Works with a broad range of in-house disciplines - engineers, planners, GIS experts and architects
- Monitors and manages the successful delivery of projects in this context and in terms of technical quality, timely delivery, financial performance and client satisfaction
- Work with range of public and private sector clients including developers, city authorities and infrastructure financiers
Core Competencies
- Background in economic appraisal and modelling
- Ability to provide consultancy advice including in relation to economic development strategy and vision, integrated urban development, and feasibility studies
- Research and analytical experience of undertaking business case analysis and economic appraisals of policy and projects
- Quantitative economic and financial modelling and analysis for development and infrastructure
- Experience of working in UK and/or internationally supporting public and private sector clients
- Project management, engaging with clients and project delivery skills
Key Requirements
- Minimum 2:1 honours’ degree in economics, statistics or social sciences (where economics comprises a significant component) from an internationally recognised university
- Essential postgraduate degree in a subject area related to economics, urban development or data science
- Minimum of 2 years’ work experience
- IT skills: Statistical packages - SPSS, Stata, Spatial data analysis - Arcview, QGIS, R, Business intelligence software - MS Power BI, Tableau
- MS Access, medium to high. Excel advanced