Principal Economics Consultant

Description

• Manage and further develop our evidence-based research to support strategies, regeneration, and development programmes
• Produce technical and narrative-led reports, action plans, and presentations
• Lead proposal development and tender responses
• Designing and facilitating workshops with diverse disciplines and senior stakeholders
• Provide economic development strategy advice
• Manage projects, budgets, and client relationships including day-to-day contact and project management
• Develop and deliver economic and financial appraisals, Five-Case business cases, feasibility studies and impact assessments
• Mentor junior colleagues and support team growth
• Collaborate with planners and designers on place-based strategies

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Economics, Economic Development, Finance, Geography, Social Science, Urban Planning, or related field (Masters degree desirable)
• Proven project management and business development experience
• Strong analytical skills, including financial modelling and/or GIS
• Experience working in similar roles, most likely within a multi-disciplinary or specialist place economics consultancy, or the public sector
• Knowledge of land use economics and property development
• Familiarity with HM Treasury Green Book and Five-Case Business Cases (BBC Practitioner desirable)
• Project experience in the fields of fields of economic development, regeneration, transit-oriented development, placemaking or similar fields
• Experience in economic strategy, policy, business cases, and appraisal

Benefits

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• ‘Campus-style’ developments for healthcare, education, and industry
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Mixed-use neighbourhoods and urban quarters
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.

Training + Development

Interview process

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