Economic Analyst

PCL Construction • Edmonton, AB

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Economic Analyst for PCL Constructors Inc. in Edmonton, Alberta (Corporate), you will support executive-level decision-making by providing rigorous economic analysis, financial insights, and evidence-based recommendations across government relations, market conditions, and organizational strategy. This role acts as a force multiplier for senior leadership — particularly the Executive Director and CEO — by interpreting complex economic trends and translating them into clear, actionable insights. Reporting to the Manager, Strategy & Research, this role ensures leadership is making decisions grounded in economic reality. By providing clarity on cost drivers, market trends, and financial risks, the Economic Analyst strengthens strategic planning, improves financial discipline, and enables faster, more informed executive decisions. This role is being offered as a 12-month contract role.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, finance, business, statistics, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in economic analysis, finance, strategy, or a related discipline.
• Strategic thinking skills, with the ability to connect economic conditions to business strategy and anticipate implications for the organization.
• Analytical rigor, with strong quantitative skills and comfort with ambiguity, forecasting, and multi-variable economic environments.
• Executive communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into concise, decision-oriented messaging.
• Stakeholder engagement skills, with the capacity to work cross-functionally with finance, operations, and leadership teams.
• Business and market acumen, including a deep understanding of economic drivers and their impact on the construction industry and organizational performance.
• Proficiency in leveraging data, reporting, visualization, and AI-assisted research tools to generate insights and support evidence-based decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Produces executive papers, economic outlook briefings, decision decks, and briefing materials that support informed executive decision-making.
• Prepares summaries of macroeconomic conditions, construction market trends, cost drivers, scenario modeling, and rapid-turnaround briefs on emerging economic risks and opportunities.
• Conducts research and analysis on macroeconomic indicators and construction-specific drivers such as materials, labour availability, and supply chain trends.
• Assesses the financial, operational, and strategic impacts of economic and market developments, and develops evidence-based recommendations aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Translates technical economic data into accessible executive-level narratives.
• Gathers input from finance, operations, procurement, strategy, and other stakeholders, consolidating diverse information into integrated analysis.
• Supports leadership in preparing for board discussions, investor conversations, government engagements, and other strategic initiatives.
• Contributes to strategic planning by identifying economic risks, market opportunities, and long-term trends, and supporting scenario-based planning, forecasting, capital planning, and market positioning.
• Monitors economic indicators, construction market trends, competitor activity, labour markets, material pricing, and industry developments, providing early warning on emerging risks and opportunities.
• Drafts economic outlooks, briefing notes, talking points, and executive summaries for leadership, board members, and external stakeholders.
• Supports organizational messaging for government relations and market positioning, ensuring economic analysis is accurate, consistent, and strategically aligned.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive benefits program, including mental health and wellness support through Employee Assistance Programs
• Access to world-class training through PCL’s College of Construction
• Clear growth pathways

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level