Who we are looking for
PwC's UK Economics and Policy practice includes around 100 people and is part of our global economics practice. Due to increase demand and growth we’re looking to hire economists that fit within our Competition Policy, Transport and Telecoms practice.

Why are we asked for help? Our clients are facing competition and regulation investigations, developing policy, appraising investments, responding to litigation and shaping strategy. Our success is measured by the outcome we deliver ultimately, in the form of higher profits, and an enhanced reputation.
What can you expect from us? Innovation, creativity and rigour deliver by a team that's a pleasure to do business with. We pride ourselves on being excellent economists, consultants and, fundamentally, people, from a diverse range of backgrounds. We speak the language that makes sense to people who matter we deal with business people, regulators, Governments and financiers.

Our vision is to be a distinctive, insightful, energetic and global practice, driven by a diverse group of analytical, creative and commercial individuals. We stand by our courage to challenge conventional wisdom, and our ability to cut through complexity in explaining the dynamics of markets.


Competition & Policy
We’re looking for individuals with background in:
  • Competition and regulation, particularly in financial services, transport, telecoms and energy.
  • Litigation and disputes
Responsibilities for the role include:
  • Take responsibility for specific areas of analysis and research as part of project teams, especially in market investigations, competition related analyses, and /or disputes and litigation
  • Write client reports and research notes independently
  • Present analysis to clients and internal teams
  • Develop financial models and scenario analysis.
  • We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have experience with financial modelling in Excel
  • Assist with the development of work plans, manage project teams and develop client relationships
  • Contribute more widely to developing the Economics team by contributing to proposals and marketing initiatives.
Essential skills
  • Strong economic academics at undergraduate or postgraduate level 
  • Track record in applied competition economics
  • Ability to use economic reasoning and apply economic concepts in practical business contexts
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Strong financial literacy
  • Ability to work effectively in teams to tight deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
Transport
 Economics is pivotal to many of the biggest issues in the transport sector and the stakes are high. Current examples include how much airport capacity we need in the UK and what the future of High Speed 2 should be. Debates continue to be intense on how to ensure that we have a road network that is fit for the future, and on how ports should be owned and run.
We want to recruit exceptional and experienced Senior Consultants with a background in transport economics in aviation, rail, ports and roads. We are interested in people from a range of different backgrounds including government, economics consultancies, transport consultancies, sector regulators and academia.
Key areas of interest and experience of these people will include:
  • Assessing the merits of projects through investment appraisal and cost benefit analysis.
  • Demand forecasting and the analysis of how value is created and destroyed.
  • Understanding and reshaping competition policy and regulatory frameworks.
  • Developing and reviewing business plans.
  • Understanding the increasingly important role of environmental issues.
Responsibilities for the roles include:
  • Play a key role in building our transport economics business, winning and delivering client engagements.
  • Play a key role in the development of work plans, management of project teams and development of client relationships.
  • Manage the production of client reports and position papers.
  • Oversee quantitative analysis.
  • Present advice and analysis to clients and internal teams.
  • Contribute more widely to developing our practice.
Essential skills
  • Previous experience and demonstrable interest in developing business opportunities and in delivering high quality work.
  • Track record in transport economics in the areas set out above.
  • Strong economic academics at undergraduate and preferably postgraduate level.
  • Ability to use economic reasoning and apply economic concepts in practical business contexts.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.
  • Strong commercial acumen and financial literacy.
Telecoms
We’re looking for talented and motivated individuals to join us to strengthen and expand our regulatory telecoms practice. We are seeking to hire one or more experienced Regulatory Telecommunications Economist.
The position will involve the role holder to use economic techniques to analyse regulatory and competition related issues facing the telecoms industry (e.g. spectrum issues, price regulation, cost modelling, profitability analysis, interconnection, licensing, competition issues, market analysis, remedies, etc.). You’ll lead small project teams with a view to providing regulatory strategy and policy advice to our clients across Europe and beyond.
Our clients are developing policy, making cases to regulatory authorities, negotiating policy outcomes, facing competition and regulation investigations, responding to litigation, shaping strategy and doing deals. Our success is measured by the outcome we deliver - ultimately in the form of higher profits and an enhanced reputation.
Essential Skills
  • Post graduate qualification in Economics or related discipline relevant to economic regulation.
  • Experience in telecoms (e.g. through Consulting or work for a NRA).
  • Ability to sell project work by leveraging and expanding network of relationships in the telecoms industry
  • You are keen on international travel.
  • You want to be an advisor in the telecoms industry.
  • Excellent understanding of economic regulation; theoretical and practical and able to articulate this at different levels.
  • Understand commercial implications of regulatory issues.
  • Comfortable using both qualitative and quantitative data, drafting complex documents (adapting style to the audience) and working with complex theoretical and empirical models.