Head of Construction and Infrastructure Economics

Oxford Economics, a leading economic forecasting and consulting firm, is seeking an experienced and results-driven leader to establish our Construction and Infrastructure practice in North America. As the team leader you will play a pivotal role in driving our global business growth by identifying and capturing new opportunities, expanding client relationships, and enhancing our market presence.
- You will have the opportunity to pursue the following service areas across North America for construction and infrastructure related clients:
- Infrastructure market analysis: provide clients with a macro-level view of infrastructure sector opportunities, risks and trends.
- Cost escalation forecast: forecast construction costs for labor, plant, equipment and materials.
- Market capacity and supply analysis: evaluate the construction industry’s ability to meet future demand across labor, plant, equipment and building materials.
- Economic development and infrastructure strategy: align infrastructure investment with broader economic growth and diversification objectives.
- Infrastructure feasibility, business case and cost benefit analysis: help governments and investors assess the economic viability and value-for-money of infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities
- As a Director - Construction and Infrastructure, your responsibilities will include:
- **Strategic Planning**: Develop and implement strategic business development plans aligned with the company's objectives and target markets.
- **Team leading**: Responsible for developing a team to provide economic advice for construction and infrastructure clients.
- **Lead and proposal generation**: Identify and cultivate new business opportunities through proactive prospecting, networking, and relationship building with potential clients and partners. Lead the development of proposals, including value propositions, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations. Support subscription BD team with Global Construction Service demonstrations.
- **Client Engagement**: Deliver high quality projects to build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients, ensuring client satisfaction and identifying opportunities for upselling and cross-selling of services.
- **Team Collaboration**: Collaborate closely with global C&I team members, our Global Construction Service subscription team and with your North American peers across Oxford Economics.
- **Thought Leadership**: Establish yourself as a trusted advisor and thought leader in the industry by contributing Research Briefings and Data Insights to the Global Construction Service and actively participating in industry events, conferences, and speaking engagements.
- **Forecasting and Reporting**: Track and report on business development activities, pipeline status, revenue forecasts, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to senior leadership.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Post graduate degree in Economics or a related field
- Deep expertise and demonstrated experience selling and delivering economic advisory services to construction and infrastructure clients in North America
- Self-motivated and goal-oriented, with a strong sense of initiative and a drive to exceed targets.
- Strategic thinking and analytical skills to identify market opportunities, assess competitive landscapes, and develop winning strategies.
- Leadership and mentoring strength, managing and developing staff.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas to clients and senior executives.
- Willingness to travel as needed to meet with clients and attend industry events.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Oxford Economics is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws._

About Oxford Economics
- Oxford Economics was founded in 1981 as a commercial venture with Oxford University’s business college to provide economic forecasting and modelling to UK companies and financial institutions expanding abroad. Since then, we have become one of the world’s foremost independent global advisory firms, providing reports, forecasts and analytical tools on more than 200 countries, 250 industrial sectors, and 7,000 cities and regions. Our best-of-class global economic and industry models and analytical tools give us an unparalleled ability to forecast external market trends and assess their economic, social and business impact.

Headquartered in Oxford, England, with regional centres in London, New York, and Singapore, Oxford Economics has offices across the globe in more than 15 cities. We employ more than 400 professional economists, industry experts and business editors—one of the largest teams of macroeconomists and thought leadership spec