Economics Specialist (Entry Level, Hybrid, Summer 2027)

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the description. Key content: - Description paragraph: 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 entry-level full-time position will be hybrid from our Reston, VA headquarters (preferred) or Waltham, MA office and is available starting Summer 2027. The anticipated pay for this position will be in the low $60K range. - 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: Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, or a related discipline. Preferred Qualifications: 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. 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. - Pay Range: The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $60,967.00 - $103,643.00 Reston, VA (VA30). Also earlier: anticipated pay low $60K range. - Benefits: Not explicitly mentioned. There's a line: "Read more about workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act." That's not specific benefits. So we should not create Benefits section unless specific content. No explicit benefits listed. So omit Benefits. - Schedule: Not mentioned besides hybrid, full-time. Could infer schedule: full-time hybrid. But we should only include if posting actually states them. 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    About the role

    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 entry-level full-time position will be hybrid from our Reston, VA headquarters (preferred) or Waltham, MA office and is available starting Summer 2027.

    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.

    • 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.

    Requirements

    Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, or a related discipline.

    Qualifications

    • Strong analytical skills and a demonstrated ability to work independently and to apply a variety of technical skills and innovative thinking to solve problems.
    • Excellent written and oral communications skills (essential for this client-facing role).
    • Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Excel.
    • 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.

    Skills

    • Strong analytical skills.
    • Ability to work independently.
    • Excellent written and oral communication.
    • Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.
    • Experience with data analysis and modeling approaches and scripting software (R, Stata, Python).
    • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects under strict deadlines.
    • Experience working with economic, environmental, and/or survey data.
    • Knowledge of policy and regulatory analysis methods.
    • Understanding of federal rulemaking process.
    • Familiarity with federal environmental, labor, and transportation safety regulations.
    • Prior consulting experience (desirable).

    Pay

    The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is $60,967.00 – $103,643.00.

    Schedule

    Hybrid full‑time position; primary work locations are Reston, VA headquarters (preferred) or Waltham, MA office; start date Summer 2027.

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