Economics Graduate 2023

This role can be offered in multiple of our Frazer-Nash offices, including: Bristol, Burton upon Trent & Leatherhead

What we do in consulting

We like problems at Frazer-Nash.

The world and our clients have lots of problems and we get a kick out of finding engineering and technology solutions to these problems. Through our meaningful innovations, our Consultancy experts help organisations make lives securer, safer, sustainable and affordable.

Over the last 10 years we have built a Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) team that work alongside our engineering consultants to assess the economic implications of the challenges and solutions that affect our clients. Our TEA team creates the analysis that underpins some of the most complex technological and engineering decisions in society.

Team information

Our TEA team is geographically dispersed across Bristol, Burton-on-Trent and Leatherhead. Whichever of those locations you choose as a base, you’ll be joining our dedicated team of economists and project managers. We also work with our internal mathematical modelling teams and partner organisations to bring together expert teams.

The TEA team work across a broad range of projects from new rail projects to some of the UK’s largest nuclear decommissioning programmes. We are particularly proud of the work we have recently done de-risking the UK’s pathway to Net Zero through TEA analysis of the space based solar power project (SBSP). You can see the reports we develop for the UK’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and European Space Agency which gives you a great example of the kind of work we do.

What you’ll be doing at Frazer-Nash?

The world today is full of tough questions. Are you ready to be the answer?

• Your brilliance will be the ability to combine mathematics, statistics and economics in new and innovative ways to understand the economic impact of real-world problems.
• The projects we work on are all unique, but they share a common characteristic of technical and economic complexity. You will thrive in this complex problem space, bringing innovative approaches to help make great decisions.
• We believe in a ‘learn by doing’ approach to develop you as a TEA consultant. Under the guidance of our experienced team we will give you challenging roles in our projects helping us to develop approaches and directly support our clients.
• You will have an excellent understanding of one or more of the following disciplines: mathematics, mathematical modelling, economics, econometrics, statistical analysis.
• You may have an engineering and/or technology background. Whilst this isn’t essential it may well give you an advantage in understanding the context and challenges our clients face.
• You should be prepared to travel nationwide, we work within and alongside client project teams and this is often done best face-to-face.

What you’ll need?

We are looking for ambitious, intelligent and inquisitive individuals, who can solve challenging problems. We embrace diversity, innovation and collaboration at Frazer-Nash and provide the opportunity for talented people like you to work on projects that make a difference to our world.

• A degree level qualification 2:1 or above in relevant disciplines such as engineering, mathematics, operational research, statistics or economics.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience of related software tools and programming approaches.

Desirable

The nature of our work means that we sometimes require staff to access Government material, it is therefore necessary for all our employees to gain appropriate security clearance. We will apply for clearance if you have successfully been selected for a position, and we will decide if we can successfully gain full clearance on your behalf based on the content of your application. Any offer of employment is subject to this requirement being met.

What can Frazer-Nash offer you?

At Frazer-Nash, we will support your career development so that you achieve further professional qualifications including Chartership. Our Professional Development Scheme (PDS) is accredited by five professional institutions, and you will be assigned a mentor who will work with you to develop your own individual development plan.

We don’t just offer a graduate programme; we offer a career!

• Professional chartership development scheme either within an industry recognised body.
• Support and guidance from passionate and driven Engineers and Consultants

We are really proud of the friendly and supportive culture in our teams. We organise various activities outside work, none of which are mandatory but all of which are great fun. We’ve organised nights out to watch local sporting events, played frisbee golf in the rain and even enjoyed the occasional axe-throwing. Friendship and fun are a really important part of working with us at Frazer-Nash.