Careers
Econsult Solutions Inc. provides businesses and public policy makers with advice in real estate, transportation, economic development and public policy. We help clients evaluate economic and fiscal outcomes of programs and developments, offer city and regional planning insight and advice, provide GIS analytic services, yield financial projections and advise investors and governments on projects, developments and policy outcomes and have the economic skills and expertise to process, analyze and manage large and complex datasets. See below for open positions.
We also offer internship opportunities. Our firm is committed to promoting and supporting education and advancement within the field of economics. Joining us as an intern offers the chance to learn hands-on in a real world setting.
To apply for an opening or an internship, email a cover letter and resume, with the job title you are seeking in the subject line to: employment@econsultsolutions.com
Job Description
Our firm is seeking a Senior Analyst who will support our work in the following ways:
- Primary administrative support for a fast-growing and well-respected economic consulting firm
- Responsible for invoicing all clients and following up as needed
- Provide administrative support to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) on all accounting and bookkeeping tasks (e.g. receivables, payables)
- Assist CAO with the processing of contract paperwork
- Manage office supplies inventory
- Perform administrative tasks in support of information technology function (ordering items, keeping inventory, running routine maintenance tasks)
- Standard secretarial tasks: Phone/receptionist, meeting/room scheduling, report/proposal/contract collation, mail, travel arrangements
- Provide administrative support on all staff and intern recruitment tasks (e.g. processing applications, scheduling interviews, checking references, correspondence with candidates)
- Provide administrative support on human resources tasks, as directed by CAO (e.g. keep staff contact info, track intern hours, schedule trainings, organize staff luncheons)
- Schedule meetings and maintain calendar for Lee Huang, President
- Schedule meetings and provide administrative support on some projects, as directed by Principals and Directors
Qualifications
- Strong administrative, clerical, and organizing skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Some previous experience in accounting and bookkeeping tasks is a plus
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Trustworthy in regards to handling company finances and confidential/sensitive information
Job Type/Compensation
- Full-time position with paid time off (PTO)
- Competitive base salary
- Generous benefits package, including health insurance, profit-sharing, and 401(k)
Benefits of Employment
- A team-oriented work culture
- An active role in the marketing activities of a small growing business
- Opportunity for advancement within the firm
- Professional development opportunities
- Exposure to the important economic issues faced by the Greater Philadelphia area
- Strong organizational connection to the Greater Philadelphia business community, Pennsylvania local governments, and the local universities and colleges
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com
Job Description
Our firm is seeking a Director who will support the efforts of the firm in the following ways:
- Serve as Lead Director for one or more assigned Practice Areas (but be available to assist in or do project management for all Practice Areas), which entails:
- Help track project opportunities, revenue levels, and staff allocation
- Develop subject matter expertise
- Cultivate relevant industry networks and convert relationships into business opportunities
- Participate in business development and proposal writing
- Participate in relevant efforts around knowledge management, research methodologies, data, and IT tools
- Manage a portfolio of projects, responsibilities for each including:
- Serve as primary point of contact for clients
- Help set the intellectual direction of the engagement
- Direct team to complete tasks and fulfill client needs
- Manage budget and timeline
- Collectively manage (with other Directors and Associate Directors) all Senior Analysts, Analysts, and Research Assistants, including:
- Directly supervise one or more staff members, meeting with them regularly to provide support and guidance
- Track and align staff allocations across projects
- Participate in staff recruitment, hiring, and onboarding
Qualifications
- Strong organizational skills and previous experience in managing people, projects, and processes
- Strong writing skills, especially as it relates to conveying complex quantitative analyses and policy concepts in simple terms
- Strong communication skills in a variety of channels to a wide range of audiences
- Strong client management skills
- Competence in spreadsheet modeling, cost/benefit analysis, and regression analysis
- Basic working knowledge of R, STATA and/or SAS
- Competence in working with large datasets
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Competence in Geographic Information Systems (e.g. ArcView GIS, SAS) and in spatial analysis techniques (helpful)
- Ability to thrive in collaborative, project-oriented setting with small groups of professionals
- Master’s level degree and/or current enrollment in doctoral program in any of the following majors: Economics, Government/Public Policy Social Sciences, Statistics, Mathematics
- Some technical and policy research experience
Job Type/Compensation
- Full-time position with paid time off (PTO)
- Competitive base salary
- Generous benefits package, including health insurance, profit-sharing, and 401(k)
Benefits of Employment
- A team-oriented work culture
- An active role in the marketing activities of a small growing business
- Opportunity for advancement within the firm
- Professional development opportunities
- Exposure to the important economic issues faced by the Greater Philadelphia area
- Strong organizational connection to the Greater Philadelphia business community, Pennsylvania local governments, and the local universities and colleges
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com
Job Description
Our firm is seeking an Associate Director who will support the efforts of the firm in the following ways:
- Serve as Lead Director for one or more assigned Practice Areas (but be available to assist in or do project management for all Practice Areas), which entails:
- Help track project opportunities, revenue levels, and staff allocation
- Develop subject matter expertise
- Cultivate relevant industry networks
- Participate in business development and proposal writing
- Participate in relevant efforts around knowledge management, research methodologies, data, and IT tools
- Manage a portfolio of projects, responsibilities for each including:
- Serve as primary point of contact for clients (or co-lead with Principal or Director)
- Help set the intellectual direction of the engagement (solo or with Principal/Director support)
- Direct team to complete tasks and fulfill client needs (or co-direct with Principal or Director)
- Manage budget and timeline (solo or with Principal/Director support)
- Collectively manage (with other Directors and Associate Directors) all Senior Analysts, Analysts, and Research Assistants, including:
- Directly supervise one or more staff members, meeting with them regularly to provide support and guidance
- Track and align staff allocations across projects
- Participate in staff recruitment, hiring, and onboarding
Qualifications
- Strong organizational skills and some experience in managing people, projects, and processes
- Strong writing skills, especially as it relates to conveying complex quantitative analyses and policy concepts in simple terms
- Strong communication skills in a variety of channels to a wide range of audiences
- Strong client management skills
- Competence in spreadsheet modeling, cost/benefit analysis, and regression analysis
- Basic working knowledge of R, STATA and/or SAS
- Competence in working with large datasets
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Competence in Geographic Information Systems (e.g., ArcView GIS, SAS) and in spatial analysis techniques (helpful)
- Ability to thrive in collaborative, project-oriented setting with small groups of professionals
- Bachelor or Master’s level degree and/or current enrollment in doctoral program in any of the following majors: Economics, Government/Public Policy Social Sciences, Statistics, Mathematics
- Some technical and policy research experience
Job Type/Compensation
- Full-time position with paid time off (PTO)
- Competitive base salary
- Generous benefits package, including health insurance, profit-sharing, and 401(k)
Benefits of Employment
- A team-oriented work culture
- An active role in the marketing activities of a small growing business
- Opportunity for advancement within the firm
- Professional development opportunities
- Exposure to the important economic issues faced by the Greater Philadelphia area
- Strong organizational connection to the Greater Philadelphia business community, Pennsylvania local governments, and the local universities and colleges
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com
Job Description
Our firm is seeking a Senior Analyst who will support our work in the following ways:
- Conduct econometric and statistical analyses of economic, financial and demographic data
- Create and manipulate spreadsheets for economic and fiscal modeling
- Draft and edit reports and prepare materials for presentations
- Conduct technical research on economic and fiscal issues
- Conduct spatial analyses of data and produce maps and other visuals (helpful)
- Contribute to the intellectual and analytical direction of work engagements
- When assigned, work closely with Principals and Directors to supervise Research Assistant work
- When assigned, interface directly with clients in presentations, status meetings, and working conversations
Qualifications
- Ability to thrive in collaborative, project-oriented setting with small groups of professionals
- Competence in spreadsheet modeling, cost/benefit analysis, and regression analysis
- Basic working knowledge of R (preferred) or STATA
- Competence in working with large datasets
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Competence in Geographic Information Systems (e.g. ArcView GIS) and in spatial analysis techniques (helpful)
- Applied econometric experience (helpful)
- Experience with economic impact modeling and related software programs (e.g. IMPLAN) (helpful)
- Strong writing and report production skills (data visualization programs like Shiny or Tableau helpful)
- Technical and policy research experience
- Familiarity with how local and regional economies function
- BA/BS (Master’s level degree helpful); common majors are Economics, City Planning, Urban Studies, Statistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Social Policy, Spatial Analytics, Geography, Business/Finance
Job Type/Compensation
- Full-time position with paid time off (PTO)
- Competitive base salary
- Generous benefits package, including health insurance, profit-sharing, and 401(k)
Benefits of Employment
- Team-oriented and intellectually stimulating work culture
- Exposure to and participation in important economic and policy issues at the local, regional, and national level
- Opportunity to learn from the experience and expertise of the firm’s principals, all of whom have direct affiliations at local academic institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University
- Opportunity for advancement within the firm
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunity to participate in a wide range of topics and industries and interact with a wide range of clients, including those of high prominence in and importance to Philadelphia
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com
Job Description
Our firm is seeking an Analyst who will support our work in the following ways:
- Conduct econometric and statistical analyses of economic, financial and demographic data
- Create and manipulate spreadsheets for economic and fiscal modeling
- Draft and edit reports and prepare materials for presentations
- Conduct technical research on economic and fiscal issues
- Conduct spatial analyses of data and produce maps and other visuals (helpful)
- Contribute to the intellectual and analytical direction of work engagements
- When assigned, work closely with Principals and Directors to supervise Research Assistant work
- When assigned, interface directly with clients in presentations, status meetings, and working conversations
Qualifications
- Ability to thrive in collaborative, project-oriented setting with small groups of professionals
- Competence in spreadsheet modeling, cost/benefit analysis, and regression analysis
- Basic working knowledge of R (preferred) or STATA
- Competence in working with large datasets
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Competence in Geographic Information Systems (e.g. ArcView GIS) and in spatial analysis techniques(helpful)
- Applied econometric experience (helpful)
- Experience with economic impact modeling and related software programs (e.g. IMPLAN) (helpful)
- Strong writing and report production skills (data visualization programs like Shiny or Tableau helpful)
- Technical and policy research experience
- Familiarity with how local and regional economies function
- BA/BS (Master’s level degree helpful); common majors are Economics, City Planning, Urban Studies, Statistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Social Policy, Spatial Analytics, Geography, Business/Finance
Job Type/Compensation
- Full-time position with paid time off (PTO)
- Competitive base salary
- Generous benefits package, including health insurance, profit-sharing, and 401(k)
Benefits of Employment
- Team-oriented and intellectually stimulating work culture
- Exposure to and participation in important economic and policy issues at the local, regional, and national level
- Opportunity to learn from the experience and expertise of the firm’s principals, all of whom have direct affiliations at local academic institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University
- Opportunity for advancement within the firm
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunity to participate in a wide range of topics and industries and interact with a wide range of clients, including those of high prominence in and importance to Philadelphia
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com
Our firm is seeking a Research Assistant who will support our work in the following ways:
- Collect, clean, analyze, and interpret economic data
- Research various economic, fiscal, and legal issues
- Draft, proof, and edit reports, presentations, and visuals
- Create and manipulate spreadsheets for purposes of economic and fiscal modeling
- Conduct multivariate analyses, particularly regression analyses, as part of the statistical and econometric aspects of the client work
Qualifications
- Self-starter, internally motivated
- Thrives in collaborative, project-oriented settings with small groups of professionals
- Familiarity with settings involving complex problem-solving
- Analytical perspective
- Working towards or having completed a Masters in Economics or Public Policy, or equivalent experience
- Strong writing and proofing skills
- Familiarity with the Philadelphia region and its economic and fiscal issues
- Competence in interpreting municipal legal codes, such as zoning ordinances
- Technical research experience: identifying sources, collecting and interpreting data
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
- Basic working knowledge in R, Python or GIS is a plus
- Familiarity with spreadsheet modeling, fiscal and cost/benefit analysis and/or regression analysis a plus
Benefits of Internship
- A project-based and team-oriented work culture
- Exposure to many of the important economic and policy issues facing the Philadelphia region
- The opportunity to learn from the experience and expertise of the partners and consultants
- Strong organizational connection to local universities and colleges
Particulars of Employment
- Work hours: 9 AM to 5 PM with a one-hour lunch
- Dress: Business casual allowed, except when meeting with clients, business professional required
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com
Our firm is seeking a Marketing Assistant who will support the efforts of the Business Development and Marketing Department in the following ways:
- Assist the Business Development and Marketing team with identifying, vetting, compiling, and writing proposals
- Assist with the production and update of business documents and marketing materials (both print and electronic, including but not limited to staff resumes, business lines promotional copy writing, editing, image editing, project summaries, presentations, press releases, promotional videos)
- Compile and compose email marketing campaigns, including monthly newsletter
- Assist with compiling and posting content on the firms’ social media platforms
- Maintaining communications calendar;
- Compile and report on website, email campaign, and social media analytics
- Maintain media relations
- Help coordinate the senior advisors network
- Inform principals and staff of relevant market intel and media exposure on a routine basis
- Track and monitor calendar of events, including sponsorships, speaking opportunities and engagements, networking opportunities, professional development opportunities
- Research market trends and new business development and marketing opportunities
- Draft and edit presentations, advertisements, and visuals related to business opportunities
- Maintain departmental filing and tracking systems
- Assist the Business Development and Marketing team with Implementation of marketing initiatives for ESI’s strategic initiatives
- Help develop events, seminars, workshops, webinars, and content for same.
- Assist with other ongoing tasks as needed.
Qualifications
- Problem solving skills, proactive attitude and advanced research skills
- Self-starter, internally motivated; detail oriented
- Strong organizational and time management skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize and work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Excellent writing and strong copyediting skills;
- Strong competence in Microsoft Office applications, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams
- Knowledge in database systems, website content management (WordPress) formatting and/or coding (basic HTML skills), email campaign management (Constant Contact) and social media tools (Sendible, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram)
- Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite: Premiere Pro, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat
- Familiarity with stock photo and video searching, editing, primarily for web publishing
Benefits of Employment
- A team-oriented work culture
- An active role in the marketing activities of a small growing business
- Opportunity for advancement within the firm
- Professional development opportunities
- Exposure to the important economic issues faced by the Greater Philadelphia area
- The opportunity to learn from the experience and expertise of the Marketing/Business Development Department
- Strong organizational connection to the Greater Philadelphia business community, Pennsylvania local governments, and the local universities and colleges
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com
Econsult Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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