Friday, February 21, 2014

Mass Transit Expert For The Ministry Of Communications - UNDP

Education:
    Appropriate degree, preferably at MSc or PhD level, in the relevant areas from an accredited university, e.g civil engineering, transport planning or public transport.

Experience:
    25 years of professional experience with solid record of practical achievement and management of integrated and complex projects;
    Comprehensive Knowledge and practical experience in large scale mass transit projects, ability to assess bids of complex projects, and experience in the development of  efficient long term plans,  implementation of schedules and budget plans, and meet targets;
    Experience in RFP preparation, bid evaluation, technical specification development, and feasibility study of mass transit projects and achievement of significant outcomes;
    Experience in the integration of various modes of transport including financing mechanisms, engineering, management, drawbacks and services;

The consultant should demonstrate diverse skills in various areas of mass transit, including but not necessarily be limited to, the following.

Technical Knowledge:
    Knowledge of strategic requirements of mass transit infrastructure, transport-land use planning, Intelligent Transport System, Project management, enforcement, and information system;
    Knowledge of relevant  procurement requirements, e.g civil, building, track works, bridges, electrical and mechanical, signals and communications, plant and equipment, locomotives, and maintenance depot.
    Ability to review demand for transport of goods by rail based on origin-destination data and traffic forecast, and review demand for passenger traffic based on an origin and destination survey;
    Ability to carry out sustainability analysis looking at both financial implications and implementation capacity, including policy instruments, project's sustainability, tariffs, and maintenance;
    Ability to provide evidence of previous involvement in the planning and execution of similar mass transit projects, and to provide references to these projects;
    Strong written, communication and organization skills.

Duties and Responsibilities
The scope of work will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
    Support the MOC in planning, design, construction, and testing of the mass transit projects;
    Assess traffic demand and sector's capacity, and review available options;
    Assess the NDP and NTTS requirements in connection with road networks, land use, intermodal benefits, and recommend how the proposed projects can be integrated with these issues;
    Monitor safety, health and environment;
    Ensure key technical, economic, financial and crosscutting issues are incorporated into projects;
    Develop and maintain a suitable network to keep abreast of the latest developments and issues;
    Resolves situations where client needs are not being met;
    Institutional reform in the public transport sector, especially in areas of legal and regulatory framework, asset management,  sustainability, and institutional efficiency;
    Collaborate with other partners in the transport sector for consistency and harmonization of approach;
    Identify risk factors, test sensitivity to them, and propose mitigating measures;
    Develop key performance indicators and monitoring and evaluation system;
    Coordination with the Technical Director of the NTTS Project;
    Report to the National Project Director of the MOC.

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