Senior Consultant - Birmingham, England

Job summary

We are looking for an Economist/Environmental Economist to join our growing team environmental policy team. The role will help shape the growth and direction of our practice across the UK and EU, engage in the delivery of a portfolio of projects, and undertake business development to win projects and drive forward expansion of ICF's existing and new areas of work.

Responsibilities

• Apply economic principles and theory to research policy questions across a broad range of environmental issues
• Develop frameworks and tools to assess economic, social and environmental costs, benefits and trade-offs as part of ex-ante appraisal and ex-post evaluation
• Build relationships with clients and the team's external networks and partnerships
• Contribute to the development of proposals, including building teams, developing methodologies and budgets
• Manage and coordinate project teams and budgets
• Manage and develop junior members of the team

Qualifications

• Degree, Master's degree or PhD in economics, environmental economics or related discipline
• Good understanding of economic principles and their application
• Experience in the application of cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, business case development and/or value for money analysis
• Understanding of Green Book and/or Magenta Book methodologies
• Ability to think through the methodological challenges of investigating a topic
• Experience of managing research projects, budgets, teams and client interactions
• Experience or writing competitive bids and/or grant applications
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical experts and stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral English
• Relevant professional experience of at least 3 years

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