Key Responsibilities
- Port-Rail Interface Execution: Oversee civil works within highly congested port zones, including container yard rail lines, specialized bulk-loading loops, automated intermodal yards, and dockside tracks.
- Corridor Civil Engineering: Lead the construction of large-scale civil structures necessary to cross complex maritime terrain, including deep soft-soil ground improvement, rail bridges, overpasses, and coastal drainage networks.
- Mainline Tie-In & Interlocking: Coordinate the critical engineering, signaling, and physical track connection points where the port line interfaces with the national rail network.
- EPC Contractor Management: Direct Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors, tracking earthworks volumes, concrete structures, track laying, and ballasting progress.
- Regulatory & Port Authority Liaison: Navigate joint approvals across national railway boards, port authorities, customs agencies, and environmental boards for waterfront construction.
- Commercial & Schedule Control: Deliver infrastructure within strict maritime commercial timelines to prevent port congestion, managing multi-million dollar port CAPEX budgets.
- As-Built Handover: Lead structural safety certifications, dynamic trial train runs, and technical asset handover to both the port operator and the railway authority.
Required Technical Skills
- Maritime & Heavy-Haul Engineering: Practical knowledge of heavy axle-load track beds, rail geometries for high-tonnage freight, and civil construction in saline/coastal environments.
- Intermodal Logistics Flows: Deep understanding of rail yard configurations, shunting logic, in-motion weighbridges, and reach-stacker or rail-mounted gantry crane (RMG) clearance zones.
- Linear Project Management: Expert scheduling using Primavera P6 or TILOS to manage long-distance linear alignment developments alongside active port operations.
- Contract Administration: Mastery of FIDIC (Silver/Yellow Book) or equivalent international EPC infrastructure frameworks.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Maritime Engineering, or Project Management.
- Experience: 8–12 years in rail infrastructure construction, with a direct, proven track record of delivering port connectivity rail lines or major intermodal terminal yards.
- Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or Chartered/Professional Engineer status (CEng, PE) is highly preferred.
Apply Now:
Please send your resume and cover letter with the subject line at [email protected]
“Project Manager – Port Rail Connectivity (Civil Infrastructure) for Africa – [Your Name]”
