Several International Senior Infrastructure Specialist Careers – Mott MacDonald

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Organisation: Mott MacDonald
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About Mott MacDonald:
 Mott MacDonald is a leading,
employee-owned global management, engineering and development consultancy with
£1 billion revenue and more than 14,000 staff working in 140 countries for both
the public and private sectors. Our International Development Services Unit,
IDS, operates portfolios within the international development sectors of
Environment, Climate, Water, Roads, Rural & Urban Development, Education,
Health, Social and Economic Development in over 40 countries. Together we
implement and manage projects in developing countries and emerging economies
around the world, supporting national governments and municipalities in policy,
planning, project design and delivery. We are committed to support the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to provide our expertise to improve
the lives of people in need.
About CIG Programme:
Mott MacDonald is currently preparing for a large DFID Cities and
Infrastructure for Growth (CIG) programme opportunity in Uganda. This project
will focus on the areas of urban economic development, local economics and employment,
city and regional planning to promote local economic development, urban
investment strategies and smart urban solutions in urban infrastructure
provision. The overall impact of the CIG programme will be enhanced economic
growth leading to job creation and poverty reduction.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidates must hold a Masters
    in Civil Engineering or a related discipline. Preference will be given to
    Ph.D’s in similar thematic areas
  • The applicants must be experienced Infrastructure
    Specialists with substantial (minimum of 10 years) international
    experience for a long-term in-country post.
  • Previous regional experience in
    sub-Saharan Africa on donor funded programmes
  • Experience in the planning, financing and
    delivery of infrastructure projects
  • Demonstrable knowledge of a range of
    infrastructure sectors including energy, water and sanitation, transport
    (roads, expressways, railway), digital and communications.
  • Experience in infrastructure and basic
    services provision targeting poor and marginalised groups, and in linking
    infrastructure to other cross-cutting issues such as: poverty reduction,
    gender and broader inclusion, climate and environment, and fragility.
  • Previous experience using infrastructure
    to boost business development & trade and in linking cities, power and
    infrastructure to energy and infrastructure/civil engineering.
  • Has worked at the municipal infrastructure
    level on urban-planning; models for public-private financing in local
    government; investment planning; revenue generation.
  • Experience of capacity building with
    government and local authorities on brokering investment opportunities,
    infrastructure financing, managing infrastructure assets.
  • Excellent report writing skills
  • Fluent in English
  • Second language skills desirable.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to apply
direct via the careers website of Mott MacDonald at the web lick below. Please
create an account and submit a curriculum vitae and application letter.

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