Environmental economist job description
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Environmental economist requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in environmental economist job postings.
Sample environmental economist requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Economics or related field
- Experience in analyzing and interpreting economic data
- Proficient in statistical software, such as R or STATA
- Understanding of environmental policies and regulations
- Ability to conduct cost-benefit analysis
Sample required environmental economist soft skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies
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Stantec environmental economist job description
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We're a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that's critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
**Your Opportunity**
An opportunity exists for highly motivated, personable, and organized Senior Environmental Economist to further advance and grow our Economic Practice. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to our clients and collaborate with our staff and leadership on a variety of economic initiatives throughout the US to develop and actively pursue new markets while maintaining existing client relationships. This position could be based out of any Stantec office where enviornmental services is located.
**Your Key Responsibilities**
+ Provide technical leadership on projects and thought leadership on solutions to economics, natural resource, and environmental challenges
+ Lead business development initiatives with new and existing clients
+ Lead the delivery of high-quality service on client projects
+ Effectively communicating economic analysis methods and results to varied audiences that include clients, regulators, and the public
+ Mentor and support the professional development of staff
+ Expert Witness Testimony
**Qualifications**
**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
+ Experience as an Expert Witness in litigation matters.
+ Demonstrated ability to successfully lead diverse project teams and manage large complex projects
+ Experience quantifying economic benefits and costs resulting from projects and polices
+ Demonstrated ability to apply economic analysis to a wide variety of environmental and natural resource management issues
+ Experience with benefit cost analysis, ecosystem service valuation, natural resource damage assessment (NRDA), and economic impact assessment
+ Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams, and successfully interact with clients, counsel, and stakeholders
**Desired Qualifications:**
+ Strong business and client orientation
+ Excellent interpersonal skills, as the candidate will work closely with clients and other employees
+ Extensive experience in NRDA for contaminated sites and/or oil spills
+ Ability to simultaneously work on and manage multiple tasks and projects with tight deadlines
+ Ability to work well independently and with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment
+ Coursework in business, finance, planning, and environmental sciences
+ Bilingual capabilities (Spanish) is a plus
**Education and Experience**
+ Graduate degree in resource or agricultural economics. Ph.D. in Economics Preferred
+ A minimum of 15 years of professional experience and a minimum of 10 years professional consulting experience
_This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice._
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
**Primary Location** : United States-Maine-Topsham
**Other Locations** : United States
**Job** : Social Scientist
**Organization** : BC-1956 Environmental Services-US Northeast
**Employee Status** : Regular
**Job Level** : Individual Contributor
**Travel** : Yes, 10 % of the Time
**Schedule** : Full-time
**Job Posting** : Mar 24, 2022, 8:20:47 AM
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
**Your Opportunity**
An opportunity exists for highly motivated, personable, and organized Senior Environmental Economist to further advance and grow our Economic Practice. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to our clients and collaborate with our staff and leadership on a variety of economic initiatives throughout the US to develop and actively pursue new markets while maintaining existing client relationships. This position could be based out of any Stantec office where enviornmental services is located.
**Your Key Responsibilities**
+ Provide technical leadership on projects and thought leadership on solutions to economics, natural resource, and environmental challenges
+ Lead business development initiatives with new and existing clients
+ Lead the delivery of high-quality service on client projects
+ Effectively communicating economic analysis methods and results to varied audiences that include clients, regulators, and the public
+ Mentor and support the professional development of staff
+ Expert Witness Testimony
**Qualifications**
**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
+ Experience as an Expert Witness in litigation matters.
+ Demonstrated ability to successfully lead diverse project teams and manage large complex projects
+ Experience quantifying economic benefits and costs resulting from projects and polices
+ Demonstrated ability to apply economic analysis to a wide variety of environmental and natural resource management issues
+ Experience with benefit cost analysis, ecosystem service valuation, natural resource damage assessment (NRDA), and economic impact assessment
+ Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams, and successfully interact with clients, counsel, and stakeholders
**Desired Qualifications:**
+ Strong business and client orientation
+ Excellent interpersonal skills, as the candidate will work closely with clients and other employees
+ Extensive experience in NRDA for contaminated sites and/or oil spills
+ Ability to simultaneously work on and manage multiple tasks and projects with tight deadlines
+ Ability to work well independently and with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment
+ Coursework in business, finance, planning, and environmental sciences
+ Bilingual capabilities (Spanish) is a plus
**Education and Experience**
+ Graduate degree in resource or agricultural economics. Ph.D. in Economics Preferred
+ A minimum of 15 years of professional experience and a minimum of 10 years professional consulting experience
_This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice._
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
**Primary Location** : United States-Maine-Topsham
**Other Locations** : United States
**Job** : Social Scientist
**Organization** : BC-1956 Environmental Services-US Northeast
**Employee Status** : Regular
**Job Level** : Individual Contributor
**Travel** : Yes, 10 % of the Time
**Schedule** : Full-time
**Job Posting** : Mar 24, 2022, 8:20:47 AM
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024