Economic Analyst

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Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future‑ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master‑planned communities, mixed‑use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home.

You will be the next team member in Stantec’s national Development Economics team. We analyze the context for development and revitalization in local communities, providing strategies and implementation steps to surmount challenges and advance local goals.

We are active in developing industry‑leading methodologies for understanding real estate, housing, and economic dynamics in local communities. We put research to work in support of urban planning projects, and housing and economic development strategies.

The Development Economics team is based in Minneapolis and situated within the Minneapolis urban planning team. We work closely with Stantec planning teams across North America—and support Stantec teams in additional disciplines such as transportation, parks/recreation, infrastructure, and land development.

• Utilize analytical methodologies and research interviews to build an understanding of a broad range of local planning and development contexts, within which you shape strategies and recommendations for achieving community goals.
• Utilize and build your knowledge of local planning practices, policies and regulations, and how they intersect with the built environment.
• Utilize data analysis software and methodologies—ideally including python‑based workflows—to gather and analyze data from structured and unstructured sources.
• Utilize spatial analysis methodologies in open‑source and/or ArcGIS‑based platforms to organize, transform and visualize spatial data.
• Utilize and develop statistical models to explain and predict real estate markets or related geographic phenomena.
• Generate visually appealing exhibits that tell a convincing story.
• Leverage strong written, visualization, and verbal communication skills to summarize complex data, and to convey information to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Draft development market research for plans at all scales (e.g., neighborhood, city, region) and site‑based development studies.
• Draft presentation and narrative content for housing studies, economic development strategies, and the development aspects of planning projects.
• Conduct interviews of developers and real estate professionals to deepen insights relative to geographic areas of focus.
• Conduct demographic, economic, and market data analysis utilizing coding and spreadsheet methodologies.
• Prepare map exhibits that illustrate patterns of land use and development, and features that illuminate their market context and potential opportunities.
• Conduct strategy and best practices research on housing, retail, and financial strategies in support of housing and development studies.
• Coordinate with multiple parties including internal teams, consultant partners, and clients.

• Be interested in learning all facets of planning and development, and in bringing projects from concept to deliverable.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using statistical software, including either R or Python, for advanced data gathering, processing, analysis, and visualization.
• Understand urban economics, real estate development, and urban planning.
• Orient toward collaboration and team building.
• Have strong writing, verbal communication, and organizational skills.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for preparing analysis and delivering high‑quality, visually appealing reports.
• Be able to work independently and apply strong critical thinking skills.

• Experience with statistical models—such as econometric, time‑series model forecasting, auto‑regression, and machine learning models—to explain and predict real estate markets or geographic phenomena.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro or other GIS platforms.
• Knowledge and experience with…