Manager Economic Development Urban Policy
Manager Economic Development Urban Policy
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Job Description
AECOM is seeking a Manager or Senior Manager to lead our economic development and urban policy as well as real estate capabilities in Los Angeles. The selected candidate will join the Buildings Places (BP) Consulting practice which brings together planners architects engineers economists and advisors to create cityshaping plans and strategies that tackle major policy design and social challenges around how cities and regional agencies serve their constituents.
The BP Consulting team helps clients understand market demand identify industry sectors and clusters positioned for growth and clarify economic and demographic disparities. We focus on evaluating the impact of preexisting structural challenges that hold back regional economic performance across sectors such as tourism green jobs and advanced manufacturing while also assessing strategies for industry workforce funding and financing housing and real estate.
The successful candidate can lead quantitative and qualitative economic analysis conduct real estate development feasibility studies analyze policies and programs evaluate industry sectors and clusters and develop strategies. This technical work would be in support of economic development projects as well as real estate and market assessments housing and policy studies corridor plans district plans and framework plans.
In addition to technical proficiency the candidate will be expected to effectively participate in business development activities and to direct project teams to ensure quality and timely work products that satisfy clients needs. The position requires the ability to lead a project team while working closely with other disciplines and balancing multiple projects and deadlines delegating and mentoring staff and communicating clearly with both clients and other team members. Business development expectations include responding to requests for proposals and managing responses in addition to representing our team internally and externally for opportunities.
Examples of our work includes collaborating with our urban planners on Specific Plans in Long Beach Pasadena and Burbank; developing a Growth Strategy for the City of LA; supporting the County of San Diego in adopting an Inclusionary Housing Policy; and conducting assessment of value capture strategies for multiple transit agencies including LA Metro MTA WMATA and MBTA.
Example Project Types:
- Adaptive Reuse and Neighborhood Revitalization Studies
- Funding and Financing Strategies including Value Capture and Special Assessment Districts
- Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis
- Equitable Policy and Strategy Development
- Evaluation of ProHousing Policies such as Density Bonuses and Inclusionary Zoning
- Workforce Development and Labor Force Analysis
Qualifications :
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Economics Urban Planning Public Policy Analysis Business Real Estate or a related field plus six (6) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Preferred Qualifications :
- 10 years of professional experience at a planning and economics consulting firm or equivalent professional experience in urban economics real estate strategy data science urban planning public policy analysis or related fields
- Masters degree from an accredited university in a related field
- Experience working closely and collaboratively with many disciplines including urban planners and urban designers as well as infrastructure experts in transportation ports water environment and/or energy
- Experience leading quantitative and qualitative economic analysis related to economic & community development real estate equity and public finance
- Experience presenting and developing content for proposals interacting with clients having leadership on multiple parallel projects managing project teams presenting professional work at meetings workshops and industry conferences
- Strong technical skills including experience with one or more of the following software packages:
- ArcGIS and other spatial or data analysis tools (e.g. R Python Costar)
- Comfort working in excel to develop financial cashflows from scratch
Additional Information :
About AECOM
AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status AECOM benefits may include medical dental vision life AD&D disability benefits paid time off leaves of absences voluntary benefits perks wellbeing resources employee assistance program business travel insurance service recognition awards retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.
AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.
Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
