Transport Planner / Economist

About this role

Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in traffic and revenue forecasting with preparing investment-grade traffic forecasts for both public sector and PPP-type projects
• Experience in preparation of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies according to international practice, including EU accession requirements
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken); knowledge of Ukrainian is considered an asset
• Prior professional experience in Ukraine is highly desirable
• Proficiency in economic appraisal methods such as cost-benefit analysis for transport projects
• Familiarity with transport corridor development and multi-modal infrastructure assessments
• Experience evaluating strategic alternatives in transport sector studies

Responsibilities

• Conduct an economic analysis of the development of the transport corridor under shortlisted technical solutions and alignment options
• Identify project benefits and costs; quantify and value the benefits and costs; adjust the costs and benefits to reflect their economic values; and compare economic benefits with economic costs
• Review and update suggested assumptions from the Strategic Alternatives Analysis prepared by the PPP Agency, including macro scenarios and parameters for benefits
• Perform qualitative benefit and risk appraisal that cannot be reasonably measured
• Consider potential impacts on the scope of technical solutions from potential procurement and financial options (e.g., inclusion of O&M responsibilities into the scope)
• Execute sensitivity and distributional analysis
• Identify the preferred technical solution/alignment option and initial ideas for the long-list of subprojects and their prioritization

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
• All information kept confidential according to EEO guidelines
• Work on international development projects with global impact