Analyst, Consulting - Location Strategy

Newmark•Chicago, IL

9h•Remote

About The Position

Newmark seeks a full-time Location Strategy Consultant position in our expanding Newmark Global Strategy consulting practice. This position will be part of the Location Strategy team and will also support other service lines within the practice. This position will have responsibility for conducting a wide range of business location decision analyses to support client work and will be expected to contribute to the Global Strategy team’s thought leadership in the workforce and labor area. We seek talented individuals who can work collaboratively within a strong team culture, effectively communicate with leadership, and work toward becoming subject matter experts in support of Newmark’s extensive brokerage network. The work environment requires delivering meaningful and accurate quantitative and qualitative analytics, virtually and in person as part of a multi-market team. Strong presentation and writing skills are essential to support the creation of executive-level quality reports that are clear and that give actionable solutions to our clients’ most complex real estate challenges. The candidate should be familiar with workforce and labor data sources and experience with developing and analyzing large datasets. A wide variety of projects and situations will present themselves to the candidate, and the candidate will embrace new challenges and demonstrate critical thinking and technology skills to help solve our client’s researchable problems, domestic and global in context. Candidates should have had 1-3 years of relevant analytical experience (e.g., in financial analysis, economic development, site selection, real estate, planning, tax, consulting or investment banking). They will work with some supervision and must have a high degree of integrity and the ability to treat sensitive information confidentially and professionally.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Economics, Human Resources Management, Finance, or a related field
1-3 years of relevant experience in finance, corporate real estate, planning, real estate development, economic development, logistics, management consulting, or a related discipline
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and computer skills, including familiarity with demographic and occupational data sources and business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, QlikView, CRE Navigator)
Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, with experience in project management and process mapping
Experience supporting analyses that inform client decision-making.
Financial modeling experience
GIS mapping experience
Hands-on skills with Python, SQL, BI tools, and modern GIS platforms (ArcGIS, QGIS).
Familiarity with labor-market analytics platforms (e.g., Lightcast/Emsi) and economic/fiscal impact modeling (e.g., IMPLAN, RIMS II).
Prior consulting or economic development experience
MBA or other specialized master's degree

Nice To Haves

Financial modeling experience
GIS mapping experience
Hands-on skills with Python, SQL, BI tools, and modern GIS platforms (ArcGIS, QGIS).
Familiarity with labor-market analytics platforms (e.g., Lightcast/Emsi) and economic/fiscal impact modeling (e.g., IMPLAN, RIMS II).
Prior consulting or economic development experience
MBA or other specialized master's degree

Responsibilities

Develop customized analysis on a broad range of geographically variable conditions to support location strategy consulting assignments for middle market and global Fortune 1000 clients, including aspects such as: Labor market trend analysis at the macro, industry and occupational levels, Demographics and migration analysis, compensation and benefits trends
Help prepare and deliver analysis results to clients in oral and written presentations.
Using our internal toolkits, apply data analytics around client operational data to analyze performance.
Connect to a variety of datasets (internal, client-provided) for executive level reports / dashboards.
Integrate labor data with other key location metrics on business climate, quality of place, supply chain and commercial real estate.
Prepare mapping and workflow analyses and other decision tools.
Conduct GIS-based spatial analysis, including site screening, labor catchment, drive-time, and infrastructure proximity.
Maintain communication with the client on consulting needs and service client as needed.
Provide support for general projects and client account management.
Support incentives and economic development engagements as needed.
Provide sales support for key pursuits and business development activities.
May perform other duties as assigned.