Transport Economist

Job Description

Title: Transport Economist

Company Name: ACE CONSULTANTS LTD.

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from reputed educational institute; Masters in Economics/ Finance will get preference

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The primary purpose of this role is to develop transport economic model for freight transportation in Bangladesh encompassing the strategic road network of Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Collecting road inventory, road condition, traffic, and other economic data of the road networks of Bangladesh;
∎ Developing an economic model for axle load control in Bangladesh using Life Cycle Cost Analysis in HDM-4 to capture a robust Vehicle Operating Cost (VOC) appropriate for Bangladesh;
∎ Developing a strategy for optimizing the number and location of service areas for freight transport;
∎ Developing economic model to simulate different scenarios (Do Minimum and Do something) of axle load control stations;
∎ Developing an understanding to identify the impact of overloaded freight vehicles for all types of road pavements including Flexible (Asphalt), Rigid Concrete and Unsealed (Gravel) roads;
∎ Performing Lifecycle Economic Analysis for different alternative strategies for Axle Load Control using HDM-4;
∎ Performing financial analysis of the impact of overload penalty;

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ 5 years of professional experience of which at least 2 years in Highways Development and Management (HDM-4) with lifecycle economic analysis
∎ Candidates should have knowledge on report writing and basics of other tools (e.g. Python, SQL, HDM-4 etc.);

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per company service rules

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Dec 2022

Company Information:
∎ 11 Dec 2022
∎ ACE CONSULTANTS LTD.
∎ Address : Anabil Tower 8th Floor, Plot-03, Block-NW(J) Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.acebd.com
∎ Business : ACE is highly diversified in expertise and specialization. As a multidisciplinary consulting house its services cover all fields of civil, mechanical, electrical & electronics engineering, environmental, socio-economic and financial study in a wide variety of sectors like roads and bridges, railways, airport construction, port and harbor, water resources, water supply and sanitation, electricity generation and transmission, oil, gas and coal energy; rural and urban infrastructure; dwelling houses, office buildings and factories; information and communication technology and other social infrastructure sectors; etc.

Category: Engineer/Architect

: Interested candidates match the job requirement can send their updated resume here: [email protected]. Please mention the position in the subject line.