Job Description
Background
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is a market leader in providing international development services in a broad range of sectors, including education, health, water/sanitation, environment, governance, infrastructure, transport and agriculture. Adding value through delivering excellent project outcomes is a core value at SKM. Our clients value our competence and our commitment to their vision.
We are looking for international development professionals for a prospective bus rapid transit project proposed to be undertaken in an APAC country. The proposed project will comprise of works involving feasibility study, detailed engineering design, operations and service plans, and the design and implementation of a climate change monitoring and evaluation framework. The project will potentially require the services of the following key personnel:
- Project Director/Manager with experience as the over-all project manager or director for some stage of BRT rapid transit project, preferably BRT, on at least 3 projects. The project manager director must have at least 20 years general experience in public transport planning and design, with an emphasis on project planning and development work for rapid transit projects successfully brought to implementation and operation. The project manager will commit much of his time based in the field.
- Design Manager will oversee all design activities and must have at least 15 years general experience in public transport planning and design, with an emphasis on project planning and engineering work, including stations, terminals, depots and running ways for rapid transit projects successfully brought to implementation and operation
- Public Transport Service and Operations Planning Manager will oversee all service and operations planning activities, with at least 15 years general experience in public transport service and operations planning with specific background on BRT projects.
- Communications Manager will oversee all marketing, brand development and communication activities, have at least 15 years general experience in public transport marketing and communication
- Architecture and Urban Design Manager will oversee all design activities from aesthetics and urban design perspective, with at least 10 years general experience on public transport projects
- Economic and Financial Planning/Appraisal Manager to oversee costing, appraisal and financial planning activities, with at least 10 years general experience in public transport economics, finance and appraisal
- Social/Environmental Specialist will oversee all environmental and social assessment activities, with at least 10 years general experience in planning major urban transport projects, with specific background in the application rapid transit project successfully brought to implementation and operation.
- Traffic Operations, Management and Safety Manager will oversee all activities intended to make BRT and all related public transport services safe and reliable with respect to general vehicular traffic, with at least 10 years general experience in “traffic engineering for public transport, with specific background in planning public transport priority projects on any type of successfully brought to implementation and operation.
Experience in Asia-Pacific and/or developing countries is essential with at least 8-10 years experience in the relevant specialist area in similar projects for all the positions above.
For submission of CVs, please click the apply button or email your CV to IDA@globalskm.com, clearly stating the job title and job reference no. (VAR0001) in the subject heading of the email.
All applicants are thanked for their interest, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
