Transport Information Specialist at RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENTAGENCY (RTDA) :Deadline: Mar 30, 22

Job Description

Reporting: Transport Information Specialist reports to the Director of Traffic Management Unit

Duties and Responsibilities
The Transport Information Specialist is responsible for:
1. Planning, promoting, providing, coordinating and managing transport data and information and traffic management in Rwanda;
2. Supervise and coordinate travel demand forecasting and traffic network assignment analysis; connectivity, accessibility and mobility analysis of the road network;
3. Lead and coordinate transport and travel data collection and analyses;
4. Supervise and monitor the development and management of a transport database;
5. Prepare road traffic management, control and development concepts including an optimal traffic management system;
6. prepare traffic order for public areas considering pedestrian and bicycle interests, organising and coordinating road reconstruction, construction works and organising closing works;
7. Prepare and develop concepts for intelligent transport systems, operating intelligent transport management;
8. Guide and lead the process of integration of the management and supervision of traffic system, particularly in public and private transport orders, priorities and coordination;
9. Provide active support and assist the proliferation of pedestrian and bicycle transport, creates a balance between the development and operation of an integrated transport system;
10. Prepare and development of concepts for intelligent transport systems, operating intelligent transport management and automatic vehicle actuated signal control systems;
11. Carry out uniform traffic control duties and unified control of pedestrian/ bicycle traffic development in Rwanda;
12. provide technical assistance in improving arterial traffic flow and reduce fuel and other related costs to motoring public through signal timing, planning, design and installation of computerized traffic signal systems and other traffic system projects;
13. Supervise the ordering, operation, control and supervision of a public service pay parking system;
14. Prepare proposed limits for the pavement performance indicator (i.e. trigger level for intervention, IRI, skid resistance, surface distress index, and structural adequacy index), work intervention criteria and standards for different types of roads;
15. Establish a framework where all Divisions and Units feed in data for the road planning and management. The data include; investigation, survey, design, supervision service, construction, rehabilitation, maintenance, and road safety;
16. Collect and process of road network inventory and condition data for inclusion in a network management System to be used for the planning and implementation of road design, rehabilitation and construction works;
17. Perform all duties related to road management, incl. traffic lights, ordering, and control, parking and taxi operation management;
18. Perform any other duties as may be assigned by a competent authority.