Key expert 1: Team leader/Key expert Sustainable Transport

Key expert 1: Team leader/key expert Sustainable transport

minimum 880 working days

Qualifications and skills

• Academic background in engineering, specialised in the transport sector (degree awarded by a university or an equivalent institution), or 5 years of equivalent relevant professional experience (in addition to the required years of General professional experience);
• Additional post-graduate degree in management (duration of at least one academic year) is an advantage;
• English language proficiency.

General professional experience (post-graduate)

• Minimum 10, but preferably 15 years of professional experience with transport infrastructure projects, (which also may include policy reform measures and technical standards in the transport sector);
• Minimum 3, but preferably 5 years of professional experience in leading teams.

Specific professional experience (post-graduate)

• Professional experience in both the rail and the road sector is mandatory, experience in an additional transport mode (e.g. air, inland waterways, maritime, urban) is an advantage;
• Minimum 7, but preferably 10 years of professional experience in preparing transport projects for the investment/implementation phase (e.g. pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, environmental, social and climate impact assessments, cost-benefit analyses, designs, tender documents, support during procurement phase, etc.);
• Minimum 1 project experience related to green, sustainable and smart mobility (e.g. climate proofing, intelligent transport systems, smart digital solutions, multimodal transport and logistics, modal shift, renewable and low carbon fuels and related charging infrastructure, etc.);
• Minimum 1 project experience related to EU-funded transport projects;
• Professional experience in the Western Balkans is an advantage;
• Professional experience related to policy reform measures in the transport sector is an advantage (e.g. transport facilitation, infrastructure maintenance, climate resilience, safety, etc.);
• Professional experience in working with international financial institutions (e.g. EIB, EBRD, KfW, WBG) is an advantage.