Senior Policy Analyst (Reston, VA or Waltham, MA HYBRID role)

About the role

ICF's Regulatory, Policy and Economics business portfolio supports federal, state, and local government clients in addressing complex environmental, public health, and regulatory challenges. The team combines policy analysis, scientific research, economic evaluation, and advanced modeling to help clients develop evidence-based solutions to pressing environmental issues and inform regulatory development. Work spans drinking water quality, emerging contaminants, risk assessment, and water resources management. Key clients include the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This full-time position is located in Waltham, MA or Reston, VA.

Responsibilities

• Conducting policy, scientific, economic, and technical analyses to support regulatory development, program evaluation, and decision-making
• Developing, applying, and maintaining quantitative models and analytical tools related to environmental exposure, human health risk, environmental fate and transport, benefits analysis, and regulatory decision-making
• Analyzing large environmental, public health, economic, and geospatial datasets using programming languages such as R and Python
• Evaluating and synthesizing scientific, technical, and economic literature to support policy and regulatory decisions
• Preparing technical memoranda, policy analyses, economic assessments, rulemaking support documents, peer-reviewed publications, and client presentations
• Interacting directly with clients and supporting business development and proposal activities

Minimum qualifications

• Master's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, economics, or a related quantitative discipline with a minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience; OR
• PhD in environmental science, environmental engineering, economics, or a related field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience

Additional qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and apply innovative approaches to complex technical challenges
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects concurrently under strict deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Demonstrated expertise in quantitative analysis, statistical methods, and model development
• Proficiency in R and/or Python for data analysis, statistical modeling, data visualization, and automation of analytical workflows
• Knowledge of environmental policy, environmental economics, risk assessment, exposure science, or related disciplines
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and other analytical software tools

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting federal environmental or public health agencies
• Demonstrated understanding of the federal rulemaking process, regulatory impact analysis, benefits analysis, or environmental risk assessment
• Experience with environmental fate and transport modeling, exposure modeling, water quality modeling, human health risk assessment, or benefits analysis
• Familiarity with GIS, spatial analysis, and environmental data systems
• Experience managing complex technical tasks, coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams, and interacting directly with clients

Pay

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is $60,967.00 - $103,643.00 (Waltham, MA). Final pay considers relevant work experience, skills, certifications, competencies, geographic location, education, and contract provisions regarding labor categories specific to the position.