Junior Economist/Planner
We have a great opportunity for a Junior Economist/Planner to join our London or Manchester Economics team!
Role Overview
We have an opportunity for a Junior Economist/Planner to play an important role in the Economics team, analysing data, interpreting policy and helping deliver projects, in either our London or Manchester offices.
The role will be to work in the Economics team, whose remit is to lead in the interface of property, planning and economics, covering:
- Preparing and influencing economic, planning, property development, regeneration, and infrastructure development strategy, policy, research, and delivery at national, sub-regional and local levels.
- Establishing the economic, financial, market and business cases for projects and programmes, including major development proposals and estate/property initiatives.
- Carrying out social and economic impact assessments, for example as part of the formal environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.
- Developing new business opportunities in the field of economic consultancy.
This role will involve working closely with others in the team to support on marketing and bids to secure work, as well as in the delivery of projects and build up expertise in agreed areas of work. The team draws upon and works with other teams in Savills, for example its remit includes working with Planning, Research and Development teams
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What we offer you:
- Career and Professional Development
- 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical Scheme
- Virtual GP
- Global Mobility Scheme
- Rewards Platform
- Company Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave
Find out more about Savills offer
Team Overview
The Savills Economics team has established a reputation as one of the leading players in the UK covering property and economic analysis and research. We work with property developers, institutions, enterprises, landowners and investors in the public and private sectors. Our wide-ranging expertise includes social and economic impact assessment, market analysis, research, feasibility studies and business cases.
Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

- Business area
- Planning & Development Consultancy
- Role
- Planning
- Locations
- Manchester - Booth Street, Margaret Street, London
- Contract Type
- Permanent, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive

Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
About Savills
Over 40,000 people work for us in more than 70 countries all over the world. This breadth of global coverage, combined with specialist services and market insight, means we'll always have an expert who is local to you.
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