Senior Public Policy and Comment Analysis Specialist

Are you interested in assisting Federal agencies by analyzing public feedback on current and emerging federal policy issues and regulatory programs? Do you want to apply your education and experience to help government agencies improve the way they develop and implement regulations, policies, and programs? Our Regulatory, Policy and Economics (RPE) portfolio has over 30 years of experience supporting the design, implementation, and improvement of federal programs and is seeking an experienced public policy analyst and comment analysis project contributor/manager to join them.

Join our multidisciplinary team of regulatory specialists, policy analysts, economists, and attorneys. We combine legal, policy, economic, and scientific research and analysis to solve unique public policy challenges through innovative, accurate, timely, and high-quality products and services. Our dynamic work environment involves working on multiple projects simultaneously and providing a wide range of support services for a variety of federal clients.

This position is available immediately and can be filled either as a fully remote position or as a position primarily located in Reston, VA (i.e., in the DC Metro area) with flexibility for telework considered.    

Job Responsibilities:

The Senior Public Policy and Comment Analysis Specialist will be focused primarily on the review, processing, and analysis of public comments on highly scrutinized and often controversial public policy topics. The Senior Public Policy and Comment Analysis Specialist will contribute to and assist in directing teams of ICF staff on individual tasks and whole projects associated with comment analysis support for Federal regulatory initiatives. This position will also interact directly with federal agency clients to understand their goals and objectives for each project, confirm and clarify client direction, and to ensure that ICF’s analysis and deliverables meet a high level of quality. Duties also include contributing to federal rulemaking documents, policy papers, and technical background documents, as well as technical writing and editing, report production, and assist in managing discrete tasks and small teams of staff to work toward a milestone or deliverable. The Senior Public Policy and Comment Analysis Specialist will work within and help manage interdisciplinary teams supporting federal government client agencies that develop and implement regulatory programs affecting public health, the environment, energy, homeland security and immigration, labor and workforce issues, nutrition, transportation, and other national priorities.

What you will do:

• Support federal agency efforts to transparently manage and analyze public comments received on proposed agency rules and initiatives
• Provide advice to clients relating to the …