Public Transport Senior Engineer at RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENTAGENCY (RTDA) :Deadline :Mar 30, 2022

Job Description

Reporting: Public Transport Senior Engineer reports to the Director of Public Transport Services Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Public Transport Senior Engineer is responsible for:
1. Planning, promoting, providing, coordinating and managing public transport infrastructure and service in Rwanda;
2. Supervise the overall design and implementation public transport projects, route definition for urban and rural road networks;
3. Plan and guide the operation of the passenger transport network, including bus and other mass transit services, and the regulation of the state’s taxi industry;
4. participate in public transport service planning;
5. Refine and consolidate the annual, long and medium terms public transport development infrastructure and service development programs for Rwanda;
6. undertake design and implementation of public transport services for the urban and rural roads;
7. Assist in entering into and management of franchising contracts with public transport operation companies to provide public transport services in Rwanda in collaboration with the regulatory authority;
8. Supervise and coordinate in planning appropriate fare structure for public transport services;
9. Participate in establishing the framework for the fare system and tariffing levels for the public transport services;
10. Participate in planning and organizing financing for Public Transport services;
11. Supervise and promote public transport services by stimulating competition, altering barriers to entry, adapting contracted services, monitoring and correction and support measures in collaboration with regulatory authority;
12. Supervise all activities undertaken by the different experts in the Public Transport Unit;
13. Develop, implement and evaluate mechanisms to support achievement of Public Transport Service (PTS) performance objectives;
14. Identify passenger transport options with the potential to increase passenger transport opportunities, including outcomes associated with tourism, economic development, education, health and community development;
15. develop and implement strategies, standards, guidelines and procedures for Public Transport;
16. contribute to the efficient and effective management of the Public Transport Services;
17. Provide support for co-ordination of all mass rapid transit activities and complimentary activities in City of Kigali;
18. provide technical Assistance to the director of public Transport unit status of public transport systems in both urban and rural areas of Rwanda;
19. provide technical Assistance for the public transport unit in terms of multimodal public transport planning, design and operation in Rwanda, both at national and international levels;
20. Prepare regular reports and technical notices, as and when necessary, on status of physical and financial execution of projects;
21. Work with the Director of Public Transport Unit and RTDA to analyse legal, regulatory and financing framework for an appropriate public transport system in Rwanda;
22. Perform any other duties as may be assigned by a competent authority.