Rail Economist

CONSULTING ENGINEERS GROUP LTD. (CEG) an ISO 9001:2015 accredited leading International Infrastructure Engineering Consulting Organization that delivers plethora of services i.e. Design, Planning, Engineering, Consulting and Construction Management solutions for large infrastructure sectors like - Highways, Railways, Metro, Water, Building, Urban Development etc. with offices in India, UK, UAE and other project offices in African & Asian region.

Job Profile:

• Rail Economic Specialist

Country & Region:

• Tanzania (East Africa)

Sector:

• Railways (International)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Master's Degree in Economics or relevant discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of total professional experience in the rail industry.
• Sound knowledge of Rail Operations and demonstrated experience with transport economic assessment.
• Experience in Africa would be preferred.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Conduct assessment of regulated tariff, levy, rates, fares and other charges to check the economic impact to both operators and consumers.
• To maintain the asset register of the TRC assets in order to manage the driving factors of economic aspects of railway.
• To establish life cycle costing of both infrastructure and rolling stock for assessing the economic viability of the corporation from time to time.
• To develop costing models that shall enable estimations and generating of cost trends and sensitivity analysis under several predefined scenarios.
• To propose from time to time (as needed) be the changes in levy, rates, fares and other charges for the purpose carrying out rail operations and infrastructure management in a viable manner.
• To participate in process of granting approval of levy, rates, fares and other charges for any service rendered.
• To promote quality and standards of services, cost of services, efficiency of production and distribution of services and other relevant matters.
• To propose fixed rates, fares, and other charges for goods and passengers where such rates, fares and other charges not specified in the Tariff Book.
• Report on Compliance updates on a monthly basis.
• Any other tasks in relation to economic compliance.