Senior Infrastructure Project Preparation Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Project Preparation Expert to support the EU‑funded “Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance” project. The role will focus on preparing, structuring and promoting bankable transport infrastructure projects across the ECOWAS region, enhancing sustainable and resilient mobility.

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 documentation for financing by IFIs, development partners and private investors.
• Contribute to corridor planning and prioritisation, including Praia–Dakar–Abidjan and Abidjan–Lagos corridors.
• Provide technical support for pipeline development, infrastructure mapping and investment tracking systems.
• Prepare 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.
• Support capacity‑building workshops, technical trainings and knowledge‑sharing activities.
• Assist in monitoring, reporting and technical review 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, infrastructure planning or investment advisory.
• Proven experience on transport sector projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience working in international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Transport infrastructure planning
• Project preparation and structuring
• Investment analysis and project finance
• Feasibility and pre‑feasibility studies
• Technical assessment of transport projects