Senior Infrastructure Project Preparation Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Project Preparation Expert to lead the preparation of bankable transport infrastructure projects across the ECOWAS region. The role supports the ECOWAS Commission’s Directorate of Transport and the Project Preparation and Development Unit in delivering sustainable, climate‑resilient mobility solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, prepare, and structure regional transport infrastructure projects and investment programmes.
• Conduct and review pre‑feasibility studies, feasibility studies, technical assessments, and investment analyses.
• Develop bankable project proposals for financing by IFIs, development partners, and private investors.
• Support infrastructure planning and prioritisation for key corridors such as Praia–Dakar–Abidjan and Abidjan–Lagos.
• Provide technical support for project pipeline development, infrastructure mapping, and investment tracking systems.
• Prepare technical documentation, concept notes, terms of reference, and investment proposals.
• Coordinate with ECOWAS institutions, national authorities, development partners, and financial institutions.
• Integrate climate resilience, environmental sustainability, gender equality, and social inclusion into project preparation.
• Facilitate capacity‑building activities, workshops, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Contribute to monitoring, reporting, and technical reviews of preparation activities.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in civil engineering, transport engineering, infrastructure planning, economics, project finance or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in transport infrastructure project preparation, planning or investment advisory.
• At least 7 years of experience working on infrastructure projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience in international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Transport infrastructure planning
• Project preparation and structuring
• Investment analysis and financial modelling
• Technical assessment of feasibility studies
• Infrastructure mapping and pipeline development