Senior Economist

**Senior Economist - Government**:
**Application closing date: 09/06/2025**:
**Interviews will take place: Week commencing 16/06/2025**:
**A bit about the role...**:
Working in a team with Jo Brotherhood, Head of Economics, the Senior Economist will play a critical role in leading and delivering the economic case of multiple ambitious and exciting housing and regeneration projects. You will be joining our small, friendly, talented and experienced team of 12 people, who are committed to making positive change in delivering maximum impact and optimising value for money.

The team is dedicated to delivering a first-class customer service, resolving barriers informally wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach to problem solving. Jo Brotherhood believes in working in a collaborative way and values diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making and problem solving within the team.

This is a rare chance to shape the future, implementing housing and regeneration policy, growing our evidence base of what works where, and making an impact in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders in a professional economics team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective delivery and the have the opportunity to help create new communities.

**A bit about you**:
You'll be comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams, leading and completing the economic case for multiple and varied housing and regeneration projects. You can expect to evidence a robust strategic case, lead option workshops, complete cost-benefit analysis and analyse and challenge where appropriate in supporting the project through development aiming to maximise impact and value for money. You will be proficient in economics, cost-benefit analysis, modelling and broader business case development. Whilst you are not expected to undertake development appraisals you will ideally have an understanding of the development process including how to navigate development appraisal cashflows, valuations, cost plans and the wider planning, design and delivery context.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an Economics team working in Government. You will enjoy working in an innovative and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

As an experienced economics professional you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

**Who are we?**:
Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

**What we offer...**:
As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

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