Environment, People, and Place Analyst

About the Role

Hatch is seeking a dynamic Environmental, People, and Place Analyst. Reporting to the Business Practices group, you will support offices globally, working from our Houston, TX office location. Hatch values in-person interaction and collaboration, encouraging teams to be in the office most of the time, with flexibility for remote work when needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Quantitative and qualitative analyses in areas such as economic and fiscal impact studies, benefit-cost analysis, and cost of inaction in the context of climate change.
• Feasibility analyses and market studies for urban development/redevelopment.
• Case-study research on trends in urbanization, transportation, energy, and economic development.
• Socio-economic analyses for economic policy development, infrastructure, and real estate projects.
• Urban design, zoning, and land use planning studies.
• Environmental engineering analyses, including air, noise, soil, water, and waste management.
• Project development and design that mitigates impacts to air, noise, soil, and water, including the determination of applicable environmental legislation and standards, specification of environmental design criteria, collection of baseline environmental data, and modeling and assessment of potential effects.
• Preparation of technical reports, including calculations and modeling of impacts for air quality, noise, soil and groundwater contamination, and surface water.
• Collaboration with integrated, multidisciplinary teams, liaising with and supporting global peers.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Quantitative skills; experience with quantitative modeling (e.g., financial, real estate, economic analysis/modeling, environmental, and climate change).
• Ability to undertake research and compile information on a variety of planning and environmental issues from multiple sources.
• Ability to prepare and present submissions/reports to support projects and ensure quality deliverables.
• Detail-oriented and outcome-focused.
• Willingness to collaborate within and beyond the internal team.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• An entrepreneurial and "can do" attitude.
• Ability to work toward solutions despite real-world constraints of limited data.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ideally with basic InDesign familiarity.

Qualifications

• Roles at this level are filled by recent or soon-to-be university/college graduates with little or no professional experience but possessing relevant skills.
• Preferred bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Economics, Urban Planning/Studies, Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Planning, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Science/Studies).
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of urban planning, real estate, economics, land use, and/or environmental policy, environmental science/engineering.
• Ability to learn quickly and to take on new challenges.
• Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Shows critical and creative thinking and problem-solving and brings forward solutions for clients' toughest challenges.
• Adapts and embraces change.
• Good understanding of engineering and business fundamentals as they apply to engineering problems and projects.

Note: Applicants must submit a transcript (official or unofficial) upon application.