Deloitte Access Economics - Senior Economist

Job Requisition ID: 38338 

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• Flexible work arrangements – work in a way that suits you best, including part-time options   ​​

• Mentoring programs – receive support and coaching to progress your career ​​

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Are you excited about applying research, analytical, modelling and forecasting skills to some of the most pressing issues facing the Australian economy?
 
What will your typical day look like?  

As part of the ongoing growth and success of our business, an opportunity has arisen for an Analyst to join our Transport team. As part of this role, you will work within a national team to grow our research, consulting, modelling and forecasting capabilities across a number of areas including:

•    Trade and commodity markets
•    Small area statistics e.g. demographics, labour force, industry
•    Freight and supply chain logistics
•    Public transit and active modes
•    Decarbonisation via innovation, mode shift, changing practices / behaviours etc 
•    Emerging technologies e.g. electric and autonomous vehicles, drones, Mobility as a Service etc

This role will have a significant quantitative element, which will see you working with datasets, both temporal and spatial. You will be working as part of a national team to enhance our current capabilities and contribute to a series of regular publications and widely varying project work for public and private sector clients.  

The role will see you working in a dynamic environment focused on empowering staff to work on a wide variety of projects. You will be recognised for your merit and will have the opportunity to challenge yourself by:

•    Applying your technical and analytical skills to analyse economic and other datasets
•    Building your knowledge across a number of subject-matter areas by supporting projects across Deloitte
•    Advancing your skills in research, data analytics, modelling and reporting in an eminent transport economics team.  

About the team  

You will join Australia’s largest team of economists in delivering rare insights to help public and private sector organisations plan for the future. We offer economic and policy advisory services to clients across government and the private sectors, and pride ourselves on providing the highest calibre analysis and advice. Every single day with Deloitte Access Economics (DAE) is different. Our Transport practice works in all States and territories as well as internationally and is led by one of Australia’s leading Transport Economists.

The team is within the larger DAE business which works across a variety of topics (e.g. transport, infrastructure, etc.) health economics and social policy, and offer services including business case development, cost benefit analysis, economic impact assessment and program evaluation. 

Enough about us, let’s talk about you.  

Ideally, you will have 12-36 months’ experience in economic research, data analysis or modelling and forecasting, and most likely with experience in manipulation of temporal and spatial datasets as well as operational data and statistics.  Knowledge of and interest in the transport and infrastructure sectors is preferred. 

You will bring a combination of the following skills, attributes and experiences to our team:

•    An undergraduate degree with a quantitative focus is essential (e.g. economics, statistics, data analytics);
•    Understanding of economics, statistics and demographics is an advantage; 
•    Intermediate to advanced Excel skills;
•    Possibly, strong skills and experience using R
•    Some knowledge and experience in using GIS software, spatial analytics, databases and visualisation software would be an advantage;
•    A passion for detailed and diligent analysis and clearly communicating your results;
•    Strong attention to detail, and be driven to look for solutions and solve problems;
•    Most importantly, you must have a desire to learn and work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Why Deloitte?   

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.   

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.  

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments. 

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.  

Next Steps  

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you!  

Please provide a copy of your academic transcript and a cover letter with your application

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.