Foresight Consultant - Built Environment

Future Today Institute; New York (NY); Remote; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization where you will collaborate with top minds to tackle complex challenges in the built environment. This remote role offers the opportunity to conduct in-depth research on emerging trends and technologies, analyze industry disruptions, and create actionable strategies that align with client goals. You will develop future scenarios, facilitate workshops, and synthesize information into compelling reports and presentations. With a focus on innovation and a supportive team environment, this position is perfect for those passionate about shaping the future. Enjoy a competitive benefits package including generous vacation time and a bonus structure.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Simple IRA

Four Weeks of Paid Vacation

12 Company Holidays

Two Week Winter Sabbatical

Competitive Bonus Structure

Qualifications

• 3+ years of consulting experience in a mid-sized or larger firm.
• Exceptional analytical and critical-thinking skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research on emerging trends and technologies.
• Facilitate scenario planning workshops with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Research Skills

Analytical Skills

Critical Thinking

Facilitation Skills

Business Writing

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning

Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Tools

Foresight Tools

Job description

This is a remote role, however, candidates must be located in or within very close proximity to one of the following cities: Columbus (Ohio), Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC.

ABOUT YOU:

As a member of our Built Environment team, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s top minds with clients that reshape design across all industries. You’ll collaborate on challenging projects with team members from many backgrounds and disciplines, increasing your understanding of complex business problems from diverse perspectives and developing new skills and experience to help you at every stage of your career—at FTI and beyond.

You enjoy working in teams and with clients on a variety of wicked problems. You are someone who pays meticulous attention to detail. You’re a great listener. You excel at synthesizing large amounts of information to tell a story. You never miss a deadline. And, of course, you are passionate about the future.

YOUR KEY OBJECTIVES:

1. Conduct in-depth research on emerging trends, technologies, societal shifts, and global megatrends.
2. Use qualitative and quantitative methods to identify weak signals, driving forces, and systemic patterns.
3. Analyze industry-specific and cross-sectoral disruptions that may impact clients.
4. Advanced ability to analyze data and summarize information from multiple sources to perform analyses.
5. Design and develop future scenarios to explore potential pathways for organizations.
6. Facilitate scenario planning workshops with clients and stakeholders.
7. Create actionable strategies based on foresight insights, aligning with organizational goals and priorities.
8. Collaborate with clients to understand their strategic objectives and challenges.
9. Identify opportunities for innovation in products, services, or business models.
10. Evaluate risks and uncertainties to inform decision-making.
11. Recommend proactive measures to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.
12. Write detailed reports and white papers summarizing key insights and recommendations.
13. Design compelling presentations, dashboards, or visualizations to communicate complex ideas.
14. Work on 2-4 projects simultaneously.
15. Provide intermediate subject matter expertise in the design and built environment space.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, Design or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a consultant working at a mid-sized or larger firm. Experience in consumer insights or strategic foresight consulting preferred.
• Exceptional research, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
• Innovative mindset to approach complex challenges.
• Strong facilitation and workshop design capabilities.
• Excellent business writing skills. Ability to synthesize information into interesting, readable reports.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to develop and use custom frameworks to help communicate ideas.
• Proficiency in foresight tools and frameworks preferred.
• Deeply interested in the technologies that will influence the future of built environment.
• Experience working with remote teams and in virtual office environments.
• Flexible, adaptable, and open to different ways of solving problems.
• Multilingual abilities and global perspective.

Benefits

We offer a competitive, full-time pay and benefits package including medical, dental & vision insurance, simple IRA, four weeks of paid vacation, 12 company holidays, a two week Winter sabbatical, and a competitive bonus structure.