Economist

You will serve as an Economist responsible for conducting and managing economic and financial analyses required for the assigned studies and research projects. Provides advice and technical assistance for designated parts of planning and analysis. Serves as a member on interdisciplinary teams.

This position is eligible for both on-site duty station and remote duty station.

As an Economist you will:

• Assist in planning activities to determine the type, scope, and cost of economic functions. Incumbent employs current planning guidance to provide input necessary for plan formulation and decision making. Assist higher-grade employees in developing a plan or approach for economic studies.
• Develop preliminary time and cost estimates for economic tasks for review and approval by supervisor for understanding and following the plan, including the design and techniques of study which have been decided upon by higher level economists.
• Collect and analyze economic information to determine the feasibility and cost effectiveness of agency transportation and related projects. In addition, determine the economic impacts of projects and analyzes the financial requirements and capabilities of non-Federal sponsors.
• Compile, analyze and evaluate data for pertinent portions of preliminary, survey and review reports, justification reports and design memoranda. Determine methods and necessary details of evaluation and conclusions, development of forecasts and the documentation and formal presentation of applicable data.
• Identify issues to be investigated through literature review and collects the appropriate economic, social, and demographic data to describe a study area in sufficient detail to allow further analysis.
• Communicate and coordinate technical analyses with other offices, higher-level authority, state and local governments and members of the public. Participate with interdisciplinary study teams, assisting in economics studies with formulation tasks, and design activities. Meet and communicate with non-DOT entities, to collect data and communicate study results. Prepare input to sections of reports and technical documents, describing the results of their analyses.

The ideal candidate is an individual who is seeking a challenging career as an Economist assisting in conducting parts of economic and financial analyses required for assigned studies and research projects.