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Technical Competencies

• Applies quantitative and financial analysis to public finance and policy questions, including developing revenue projections, analyzing the allocation and eligibility of costs across funding mechanisms, and evaluating the fiscal implications of alternative policies and funding approaches.
• Identifies and applies appropriate analytical methods and tools; understands methodological and data limitations and communicates their implications clearly. 
• Communicates complex financial and policy analysis clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences and understands the policy, strategic, and political implications of the work.

Project and Team Management Skills

• Commitment to excellence: Focused and passionate about producing high-quality analysis and insights, leading to productive outcomes for our clients.
• Project management: Independently manages scopes, budgets, schedules, deliverables, and competing priorities; anticipates problems and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Team leadership: Delegates effectively, creates clear expectations and roles, and supports and coaches team members.
• Client management: Builds trusted client relationships, understands client needs and context, manages expectations, and facilitates effective meetings.
• Business development: Develops professional relationships and contributes to scopes, proposals, and opportunities for new work.

Personal Aptitudes/Interpersonal Skills 

• Demonstrates sound judgment, political acumen, adaptability, and resourcefulness.
• Takes responsibility for the quality, timeliness, and efficiency of their own work and work they oversee.
• Intellectual curiosity and the desire to seek out new ideas and new solutions in creative and collaborative ways.
• Contributes to a collegial, inclusive, and effective team environment.
• Gives and receives constructive feedback and adjusts course when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in economics, public administration, finance, accounting, planning, public policy, or a related field (Master’s generally preferred).
• Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience (a Master’s degree may substitute for two years), including experience managing project deliverables, scopes, budgets, and contracts.
• Demonstrated experience conducting financial and quantitative analysis in one or more areas of public finance, such as impact fees or SDCs, fiscal impact analysis, infrastructure funding, or tax and revenue policy.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret and communicate quantitative and qualitative findings to nontechnical audiences.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing or evaluating impact fee or system development charge methodologies.
• Knowledge of and experience with the state and local tax structures and infrastructure funding mechanisms in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and/or California.

  Pay range:

• The salary for this full-time position will be commensurate with experience and market rates, ranging from $85,000 to $97,000.
• This position is eligible for full company benefits including medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401(k), and paid holidays. The position is also eligible for quarterly production bonuses and year-end profit sharing.

  Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work for long periods at a computer.

  Location:

• Portland, OR
• Seattle, WA
• Denver, CO 

  Schedule:

• ECOnorthwest offers a hybrid work schedule. To ensure opportunities for collaboration and teamwork, with the exception of remote workers, employees are expected to prioritize in-office work Tuesday through Thursday.

ECOnorthwest is committed to the work of improving its diversity and inclusiveness as a workplace. Our best work draws on teams within and beyond ECOnorthwest who have diverse backgrounds and experiences that reflect the multifaceted communities we work in. Thus, we encourage applicants who would expand the diversity of lived experiences within our team and who share our values and commitments to advancing equity through research and data justice.

ECOnorthwest is not a sponsoring organization.

ECOnorthwest is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This job description is a general description of the duties and requirements of the position. It is subject to revision by the management of ECOnorthwest, as needed.