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 expert will lead the identification, preparation and structuring of bankable transport infrastructure projects and investment programmes 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.
• Prepare bankable transport projects for financing by IFIs, development partners and private investors.
• Contribute to infrastructure planning and prioritisation for key corridors such as Praia‑Dakar‑Abidjan and Abidjan‑Lagos.
• Develop project pipelines, infrastructure mapping and investment tracking systems.
• Draft 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.
• Support capacity‑building activities, technical workshops and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Monitor, report and conduct technical reviews of infrastructure 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 in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience working in international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Feasibility and pre‑feasibility study preparation
• Technical assessment and investment analysis
• Infrastructure planning and corridor prioritisation
• Project finance and investment structuring
• Project pipeline development and infrastructure mapping
• Investment tracking systems
• Integration of climate resilience and environmental sustainability into project design