Senior Economist

3 weeks ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Turner & Townsend Group Full time

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programmes covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. Working from 113 offices in 46 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate , infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.

Job Description

You will be an Economist/Senior Economist within the Economics, Research and Market Intelligence Unit of our Cost Management business, providing construction cost information and economic trends to business stakeholders. You will work on a variety of Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives. These range from the production of the companies' externally facing economic research documents to client focused, fee earning reports.

Key accountabilities

  • Economic forecasting; model specification and estimation
  • Evaluate macroeconomic and microeconomic trends that have a direct/indirect effect on the construction industry
  • Prepare written reports and presentations to senior management, key clients and regional costs centres
  • Development, analysis and maintenance of corporate datasets and reports
  • Supporting the development of new data-driven services, solutions and products
  • Providing technical expertise, training and support to non-experts
  • Liaising with and gathering data and information from both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Manage aspects of economics research team and commissions as needed
  • Establishing friendly and professional relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.

Desirable skills and experience

Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:

  • Broad knowledge of the construction industry
  • Knowledge of a programming language or willingness to learn; STATA, R, E-Views, SAS or similar statistical platforms
  • Understanding of visual analytics software or willingness to learn; Tableau and Microsoft Power BI are of particular interest
  • Knowledge of econometric techniques: economic impact assessment; cost benefit analysis; and forecasting models are desirable
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain economic concepts and quantitative results, as well as their implications, to non-specialists, in plain English for a business audience
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Ability to work using own initiative and without close supervision.
Qualifications
  • Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent) in a course that is Economics based entirely, or as part of a joint honours programme
  • Masters in Economics, Finance, Statistics or Mathematics (or related subjects) is sought
  • Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.
Additional Information

What we offer you:

  • Full time, permanent
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
  • Pension
  • 23days Annual leave,2 Company days & 1 volunteering day
  • Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
  • Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
  • Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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