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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in socio-economic analysis, impact assessment, and economic appraisal, with a strong ability to manage projects and deliver clear, actionable insights. Proficient in utilizing various datasets and methodologies to assess socio-economic effects across multiple phases of project delivery.
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Socio-Economic AnalysisImpact AssessmentEconomic AppraisalProject ManagementQuantitative Research Skills
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Hard Skills
Socio-Economic Baseline DraftingEIA/ESIA PreparationQuantitative ModellingCensus Data AnalysisApplication of HM Treasury Green Book Principles
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsClient LiaisonCommercial Awareness
Tools & Technologies
CensusONSNRSNISRACSONomisBRESASHEIMDGIS
Industry Keywords
UK EIA RegimesDCOSection 36TCPAIFC Performance StandardsEquator PrinciplesSocial Impact AssessmentCommunity BenefitsJust TransitionDeliberative Engagement
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support socio-economic baselines and impact assessment chapters.
- Lead economic appraisal, quantification of jobs and GVA effects, and social value analysis for client business cases, funding bids and consent applications.
- Manage discrete workstreams and small project teams of 1–2 people.
- Coordinate Consulting Delivery Hub and regional inputs to deliver work on time, on budget and to quality.
- Act as a day-to-day client contact for socio-economic workstreams.
- Present findings clearly and respond to client and regulator queries.
- Contribute socio-economic evidence across Capital Project Delivery sectors.
- Lead preparation of socio-economic baselines using Census, labour market, deprivation, housing, health, tourism and industry datasets.
- Identify and assess significant socio-economic effects across construction, operation and decommissioning phases.
- Apply and refine assessment methodologies covering sensitivity/magnitude, mitigation hierarchy, cumulative effects and distributional impacts.
- Draft scoping reports, EIA/ESIA socio-economic chapters, Socio-economic Statements, technical notes and inputs to ESMPs, Livelihood Restoration Frameworks and community benefit strategies.
- Deliver quantitative modelling of direct, indirect and induced jobs and GVA, plus qualitative assessment of wider socio-economic, sociocultural and tourism effects.
- Support stakeholder mapping and engagement and integrate feedback into socio-economic assessments.
- Manage workstreams end-to-end, including scoping, planning, delivery, quality review and client communication.
- Contribute to bids, proposals, internal capability building, templates, tools and methodologies.
- Maintain knowledge of UK, Irish and international socio-economic policy and guidance.
- Adhere to ERM’s Health & Safety, ethics and quality management systems.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in economics, human geography, sociology, planning, public policy, development studies or a closely related social science discipline; a Master's is desirable.
- 6–10 years' relevant consulting experience with a demonstrable track record of delivering socio-economic analysis, impact assessment or economic appraisal outputs.
- Proven ability to independently draft socio-economic baseline and impact assessment chapters for EIA/ESIA, or comparable economic appraisal/business case outputs.
- Sound working knowledge of UK/Irish EIA and consenting regimes, such as DCO, Section 36, TCPA and Planning (Wales) Act, and/or international frameworks such as IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills.
- Confident use of Census, ONS/NRS/NISRA/CSO, Nomis, BRES, ASHE and IMD datasets.
- Application of HM Treasury Green Book principles to economic assessment.
- Experience managing discrete workstreams or small teams, including planning, budgeting, quality review and client liaison.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to translate complex socio-economic evidence into clear outputs.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to work efficiently within scope, budget and time constraints.
- Mandatory working exposure to NA region.
- Experience delivering socio-economic chapters for NSIPs, DCOs or comparable major infrastructure consenting regimes, or ESIA socio-economics chapters aligned with IFC Performance Standards/Equator Principles.
- Exposure to Social Impact Assessment, social value, community benefits, just transition or deliberative engagement approaches.
- Experience working in a global delivery, shared service or hub environment across time zones.
- Familiarity with automation, AI-enabled tools or GIS.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Collaboration with colleagues worldwide
- Opportunity to contribute to complex sustainability projects
- Opportunity to shape global consulting delivery
- Professional exposure to global Capital Project Delivery work
- Contribution to bids, proposals and thought leadership
- Internal capability-building opportunities