Economist

Sanderson are partnering with a leading organisation operating within a regulated infrastructure environment is seeking to appoint an Economist to join its economic and regulatory team in Dublin. The team plays a key role in overseeing pricing, performance and capacity across a complex, high demand sector.

This role will suit a candidate who wants to develop applied experience in regulatory economics, working on high impact decisions with visibility across senior stakeholders and policymakers.

The Role
You will join a small, specialist team responsible for economic oversight and regulatory analysis. You will contribute to key decisions and support projects that require strong quantitative and commercial judgement.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Economic regulation of pricing and performance frameworks
• Oversight of charging models and operational performance
• Capacity analysis and planning in a constrained environment
• Contribution to policy development at national and European level
• Data analysis and modelling to support wider organisational objectives

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality economic and quantitative analysis to support decision making
• Develop forecasting models covering demand, revenue and cost trends
• Build and maintain financial and performance models
• Prepare consultation papers, decision documents and internal reports
• Engage with stakeholders and assess competing commercial positions
• Monitor and report on performance, service quality and investment delivery
• Maintain awareness of developments in regulatory and economic practice

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Postgraduate qualification in economics or a related discipline, or relevant experience
• Strong analytical capability with a focus on applied economic work
• Advanced IT capability including Excel and Microsoft 365
• Experience working as an applied economist. 
• Experience in a regulatory, infrastructure or applied economics environment
• Strong financial or spreadsheet modelling capability
• Experience with econometric tools such as Stata
• Knowledge of microeconomics or regulatory economics
• Confidence presenting to senior stakeholders
• Exposure to sectors such as infrastructure, utilities, transport, finance or similarly regulated environments

For more information contact Elaine Liston in Sanderson on 0863516302 or apply online for more details.