Manager, Economic Development – Urban Policy
Job Description: • 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: • medical • dental • vision • life • AD&D • disability benefits • paid time off • leaves of absences • voluntary benefits • perks • flexible work options • well-being resources • employee assistance program • business travel insurance • service recognition awards • retirement savings plan • employee stock purchase plan Apply tot his job