Transport Manager - Kenyan/Tanzanian National

Job Scope

Acuity are the advisory business from Atkins. We help to successfully deliver our clients’ big ambitions for infrastructure and energy, worldwide.

The Acuity way is results-driven and engineering-led, to make our partnerships higher value and more rewarding. Together, our core areas of expertise enable us to deliver seamless, results-driven advisory solutions.

• We are seeking a Transport Manager to support the business development for Acuity’s transport Advisory sector in Africa. 
• You will closely work with the market lead to develop business and deliver projects. 
• The role will require to make frequent travels across Africa, especially in East Africa.
• You will have an appetite for supporting commercial growth of the company and the drive to develop your career in a true multi-disciplinary international consultancy environment.

This is a permanent position and it is expected that the position will be based in our offices in Kenya or Tanzania.

SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.

As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50 year history throughout the Middle East region.

We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.

Requirement

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in the transport advisory market
• Undergraduate and post graduate qualification in transport planning or relevant subjects (i.e. transport economics, geography, transport engineering)
• Membership of a relevant professional body
• Good technical leadership experience
• A good understanding of the African Transport Advisory market
• Good networking capability. Having an existing good client network in several African countries will be highly advantageous
• Good technical report writing, presentation and communication skills
• Highly numerate and the ability to apply the right professional judgment in solving challenging problems
• Technical and management skills relating bid writing and project management
• Technical skill relating to transport planning, urban planning, policy and strategy and transport economics
• Experience of working across different modes – road, rail, freight, aviation, public transport– would be advantageous
• Project management skill developed through working in international development consultancy environment
• Experience of working or delivering projects for International Funding Institutions like the World Bank, African Development Bank, JICA, EU.

We offer an excellent package which includes

• A competitive salary
• Transportation allowance
• Medical and life insurance cover
• 22 calendar days annual leave
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin
• Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants