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. The role focuses on preparing, structuring and promoting bankable transport infrastructure projects across the ECOWAS region.

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 corridor planning and prioritisation for routes such as Praia‑Dakar‑Abidjan and Abidjan‑Lagos.
• Provide technical support for 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.
• Lead 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, infrastructure planning or investment advisory.
• Proven experience on infrastructure or transport projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience in international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Feasibility and pre‑feasibility study analysis
• Infrastructure planning and corridor prioritisation
• Project finance structuring and investment analysis
• Technical documentation and proposal drafting
• Use of infrastructure mapping and investment tracking tools