Job Description
Turner & Townsend is looking for a US Economist to join our team. We are looking for a senior specialist who has extensive experience advising leadership on US economic trends and impacts.
Responsibilities:
- Production of Turner & Townsend’s US market intelligence reports. All aspects of delivery undertaken each quarter, including content creation, design support, and project management.
- Support the delivery of Turner & Townsend’s annual International Construction Market Survey. Regional management of data collation, quality assurance, and content review.
- Respond to journalists’ queries, undertake media interviews, and create externally facing insight articles to help build Turner & Townsend’s brand and presence in the US market.
- Regular delivery of presentations and webinars to global key accounts and at external and internal events.
- Delivery of fee earning work (forecasting / benchmarking / sector and country market reports etc.) to maintain existing outputs, generate new opportunities, and enhance service offering.
- Facilitate business support function and support the US Cost Management division on the provision of construction economic information and research as required / requested.
- Uphold a database of external and proprietary statistical data, making sure processes are compliant, and generating a series of dashboard reports with collated data.
- Maintain an online library of construction intelligence reports and have good knowledge of where relevant analysis and data can be sourced.
- Develop and cascade US economic forecasts for GDP, Construction Spending, and Labor Force data, amongst other core variables that influence the US construction industry and economy.
- Utilize economic forecasts to strategically advise our leadership team on directions based on model outputs and communicate with market sector leads on sector-specific trends.
Qualifications:
Desirable experience and skills:
- 10+ years of work experience in the field of economics and/or consultancy, ideally in the US
- Prior experience advising in the construction or engineering industry is a plus
- Proven track record of advising corporations on economic trends
- Previous line management responsibility
- Competence with programming languages (STATA, R and E-Views etc.)
- Understanding of visual analytics software (Tableau and Microsoft Power BI etc.)
- Knowledge of econometric techniques: impact assessment; cost benefit analysis; and timeseries models are desirable
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work using own initiative and without close supervision
- Bachelors in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or Economics
- A Master’s degree in Economics is preferred
Additional Information:
The salary range for this full-time role is $155K - $185K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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