support our economic development and urban policy capabilities in the Northeast and Midwest.
join our growing Advisory practice which brings together people with backgrounds in economics, planning, sustainability and resilience, engineering, and public policy.
integrate strategic consulting with policy and technical expertise to help cities, regional, and other public agencies tackle challenges and better serve their constituents.
help clients understand the economic and fiscal impacts of infrastructure investments, develop tailored funding and economic development strategies, and address economic and demographic disparities.
advance transformative initiatives in the sustainability/decarbonization, resilience, buildings, and infrastructure sectors, while also assessing strategies for effective governance, industry, workforce, funding and financing, housing and real estate.
lead quantitative and qualitative economic analysis, analyze policies and programs, research and recommend governance strategies, evaluate industry sectors and clusters, and develop funding and financing strategies.
manage a project team while working closely with other disciplines and balancing multiple projects and deadlines, delegating and mentoring staff, and communicating clearly with both clients and other team members.
participate in business development activities and to direct project teams to ensure quality and timely work products that satisfy clients’ needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in economics, Urban Planning, Public Policy Analysis, Business, Real Estate or a related field plus six (6) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
8+ years of professional experience at a planning and economics consulting firm, or equivalent professional experience in urban economics, strategy, urban planning, public policy analysis, data science, real estate, or related fields
Master’s degree from an accredited university in a related field
Experience working closely and collaboratively with many disciplines, including urban planners and urban designers as well as infrastructure experts in transportation, ports, water, environment, and/or energy
Experience leading quantitative and qualitative economic analysis related to economic & community development, public financing, resilience, sustainability, and/or real estate
Experience presenting and developing content for proposals, interacting with clients, having leadership on multiple parallel projects, managing project teams, presenting professional work at meetings, workshops, and industry conferences
Strong technical skills, including experience with one or more of the following software packages: Comfort working in Excel to develop financial cashflows from scratch ArcGIS and other spatial or data analysis tools (e.g., R, Python)

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

economic analysisquantitative analysisqualitative analysisdata sciencefinancial modelingurban economicspublic financingsustainabilityresilienceurban planning

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproject managementmentoringbusiness developmenttime managementclient interactionteam managementstrategic thinking

Certifications

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