Economist

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

In the role of Economist, we'll count on you to:

• Key finance business partner who supports the annual budgeting process, monthly financial and key metric reporting, and variance analysis
• Assist with management reporting for executives, operations, and corporate. Prepares supporting presentations for executives and board of director reporting
• Summarize key metrics into easily understood formats that give decision makers a clear understanding of the financial/key metrics impact to the business. This includes building visuals/reporting in Microsoft Power BI
• Collaborates with members of Finance, Accounting, Business Intelligence, Hyperion and Operations teams for process improvements and delivering appropriate analyses, reports and solutions for management reporting
• Communicates financials to non-financial business partners
• Provide insight and analysis on complex financial and operational metrics
• Constantly looking for process efficiencies and improvements to ease reporting and provide our business partners accurate, quality and timely financial reporting
• Document reporting processes, reporting and define key metrics
• Special projects as assigned by supervisor, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Chief Financial Officer and/or others
• Perform other duties as needed
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred in Economics or related field
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
• Background in statistics
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills
• Must be adept at working within a team environment
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
  
  

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location:United Arab Emirates-Abu Dhabi Industry:Economics + Finance Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Economics Job Posting:Jun 26, 2026


At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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