ECONOMICS SPECIALIST

ICF is looking for an Economics Specialist to join our Regulatory Policy and Economics business portfolio where we primarily support public-sector clients with research analysis technical assistance and implementation to help them address complex policy management and regulatory challenges. We provide innovative accurate timely and high-quality analyses and support services. We estimate the safety environmental and social impacts of regulations policies and programs and assess their costs benefits and economic impacts. We also evaluate program effectiveness. We work with virtually all federal agencies and with state and local agencies and select non-profit and private-sector clients. Our key clients include the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Department of Transportation Department of Homeland Security Department of Labor Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency.

This full-time position will be located in Reston VA or Waltham MA (with flexibility for hybrid telework two days a week) and is available immediately.

Job Responsibilities:

As an Economics Specialist you will work within an interdisciplinary team conducting applied research and providing consulting services in support of national-level programs focused primarily on addressing a range of safety environmental and other policy issues. You will contribute to research and regulatory and economic analyses to improve the effectiveness of regulatory and non-regulatory programs.

Specific duties include:

• Analyzing and synthesizing information from rulemaking documents literature or other technical reports to support program design or implementation.
• Performing cost-benefit statistical/econometrics or other quantitative analyses to assess industry response to changing regulatory requirements.
• Developing analytical methods databases and models (e.g. in R Excel) to quantify the costs benefits or other regulatory impacts.
• Drafting and editing rulemaking support documents.
• Providing other general program support.

The bulk of your work will be on domestic regulatory issues. You will work in collaboration with senior and junior staff within a multidisciplinary team that includes economists scientists and engineers. You will also have direct contact with clients and will contribute to expanding our business.

What you need to be a successful candidate for this role:

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• Bachelors degree in Economics Public Policy or a related discipline PLUS Minimum 1 year of directly relevant work experience
• OR Minimum Masters degree in Economics Public Policy or a related discipline

Additional Qualifications Required:

• Strong analytical skills and a demonstrated ability to work independently and to apply a variety of technical skills and innovative thinking to solve problems
• As this is a client-facing role excellent written and oral communications skills are essential
• Proficiency in MS Office applications particularly Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing data analysis and modeling approaches and scripting software (e.g. R Stata Python)
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects concurrently under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated skills (through employment or academic coursework) in the following areas: working with economic environmental and/or survey data; policy and regulatory analysis methods; federal rulemaking process; federal environmental labor and transportation safety regulations
• Prior consulting experience is highly desirable

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