Senior Economist – Regulated Utilities

Job Description

Are you a Regulatory Economist looking for a new challenge? Come and join the Economics & Investment Strategy capability at PA Consulting, we are looking for exceptional Economists to support our existing client base and our impressive growth strategy.

Economics & Investment Strategy helps public and private sector clients make the largest multi-billion-pound decisions through bringing together our team of modellers, economists, and business case experts to provide clear answers about potential impact, benefits and return on investment. Our evidence-led and quantitative approach helps bring clarity in an increasingly complex world.

Our team is growing at pace and is working with some of the largest clients across Government and industry, applying economic principles and the latest analytical methods to develop practical solutions for regulation and policy, business strategy, econometric forecasting, competition policy and more.

We are looking for experienced Economists to help build our Economics team. The role involves:

• Supporting or leading the delivery of large and complex economic consulting engagements, including managing significant teams and senior clients.
• Developing and maintaining client relationships at a senior level.
• Pushing the boundaries of our thinking including the development of new approaches and methods.

Qualifications

We think you will be a great fit if you have:

• A Masters or PhD from a leading university in Economics or similar discipline.
• Existing experience of managing complex economics projects in consulting, industry, or government.
• Experience of managing solutions that involve complex problem solving and/or critical thinking in the context of economic regulation and/or price reviews.
• Detailed understanding of UK economic regulation, price reviews and regulatory frameworks, especially for energy networks or water companies.
• Experience of preparing or evaluating business plans of regulated companies, including in relation to cost allowances, performance targets, incentives and/or regulatory finance issues.
• A passion and ability for the practical application of energy economics.
• Strong communication skills.
• A passion for team working.
• Excellent written English.
• Experience of using Word, PowerPoint and Excel to communicate impactfully.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

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We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
• Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.