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Economist (Competition, Regulation, Transport, Policy) – UK and Europe Talent Pool

Organisation
SRS
Locations

UK & Europe | Hybrid and remote options

Application Deadline
Salary
£40,000 to £90,000

£40,000 to £90,000 plus bonus | Hybrid and remote options

We are partnering with a select group of economic consultancies, regulatory bodies, government organisations, and industry associations across the UK and Europe who are actively hiring Economists at Analyst, Senior and Manager level.

As part of ongoing and upcoming mandates, we are building a carefully curated shortlist of Economists with experience in competition economics, regulation, transport, and applied policy analysis.

Typical responsibilities

  • Economic analysis to support competition cases, regulatory decisions, and policy development
  • Market modelling, forecasting, and impact assessment
  • Cost benefit analysis and economic appraisal of infrastructure and public polic
  • Supporting regulatory reviews, price controls, and market investigations
  • Data analysis and interpretation using statistical and econometric techniques
  • Communicating complex economic findings to both technical and non technical stakeholders

We are interested in candidates with

  • 1 to 6 plus years experience in economic consulting, regulation, or applied policy roles
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including experience with Excel, R, Stata, Python or similar tools
  • Experience or interest in areas such as competition economics, regulatory economics, transport, infrastructure, or public policy
  • An MSc or PhD in Economics or a closely related field
  • Clear and confident communication skills

Why register your interest

  • Access to a select range of high quality opportunities across consultancies, regulators, government, and industry bodies
  • Consideration for both current and upcoming mandates that are not always advertised publicly
  • Discreet introduction to hiring managers where there is a strong mutual fit
  • Insight into compensation benchmarks and market dynamics

How this works

This is a talent pool and pipeline role aligned to active and forthcoming search mandates.

By applying, you will be considered for relevant opportunities on a confidential basis. We will only approach you where there is a clear alignment with your experience and career objectives.

Apply

Please submit your CV and optionally include:

Preferred location such as UK, EU or remote
Salary expectations
Areas of interest such as competition, regulation, transport, infrastructure, or policy

Please quote reference E317

All applications are handled in strict confidence.

About us

Specialist Recruitment Services Ltd is a specialist search and recruitment firm focused on economics and closely related disciplines.

We support clients across economic consulting, competition, regulatory, transport, and policy roles, working with consultancies, corporates, regulators, and public sector organisations across the UK and Europe.

Our work focuses on specialist and hard to fill roles, where we take a targeted and research led approach to identifying and engaging high calibre candidates. We prioritise quality over volume, build long term relationships with both clients and candidates, and deliver carefully matched shortlists for critical hires.


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