Overview
The Senior Transport Specialist will lead ADB's work on smart mobility, focusing on developing and implementing digital, data-driven, inclusive, and low-carbon mobility solutions in developing member countries.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in smart/urban mobility and intelligent transport systems (ITS), including digital transport solutions, e-mobility, low-carbon transport services, and multimodal integration.
- Lead the identification, preparation, processing, and administration of smart mobility loans, grants, and technical assistance.
- Support DMCs in developing smart mobility strategies, roadmaps, policy and regulatory frameworks, and investment plans.
- Serve as Project Team Leader (PTL) when assigned, providing technical guidance on technology-enabled transport solutions.
- Integrate climate change, decarbonization, air quality improvement, road safety, gender equality, universal access, resilience, cybersecurity, data governance, and private sector participation considerations into projects.
- Undertake technical, economic, institutional, and market analyses for smart mobility investments and digital transport interventions.
- Work with stakeholders to prepare project documents and provide implementation support.
- Promote innovation, pilots, and scalable solutions in areas such as electric mobility, shared and on-demand mobility, and transport data platforms.
- Develop and share knowledge products, operational guidance, and lessons learned on smart mobility and digital transformation.
- Oversee assigned staff and consultants, providing technical direction and quality assurance.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in the transport sector, including international experience working in different countries.
- Strong technical knowledge of smart/ urban mobility, intelligent transport systems, digital transport platforms, traffic management, integrated public transport, transport data analytics, e-mobility, low-carbon transport services, and technology-enabled transport operations.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing, processing, and administering investment projects and technical assistance involving smart/ urban mobility, ITS, low-carbon transport, digital infrastructure, or urban and asset management solutions.
- Good understanding of policy, regulatory, institutional, financing, procurement, safeguards, cybersecurity, and data governance issues related to deploying digital and technology-enabled transport systems in developing country contexts.
- Experience in working with government agencies, cities, executing agencies, consultants, technology providers, private sector partners, and development partners to design and implement smart mobility programs and projects.
- Ability to undertake and guide technical, economic, institutional, and operational analyses, and to translate emerging transport technologies into practical, bankable, and scalable development solutions.
- Good skills and experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with specialists in transport planning, engineering, digital technology, safeguards, economics, procurement, finance, and social development.
Qualifications
Master's degree or equivalent in transport planning, transport engineering, intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, urban mobility, data science, public policy, economics, climate studies, or other related fields; or university degree and at least 5 years of specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
