Principal, Sustainable Transport Specialist

Requisition ID 36700

Office Country United Kingdom

Office City London

Division Banking Sectors

Full\-Time/Part\-Time Full Time

Contract Type Fixed Term

Contract Length 2 years

Posting End Date 08/06/2026

Purpose of Job

The Principal Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility hereinafter ‘Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility’ will primarily support the development of sustainable transport projects, with a focus on electric mobility and low carbon transport, at both national and urban level and in support of the EBRD Green Cities Programme.

The role will cover broad range of transport sectors integrating electric mobility and electrification, comprising both network and autonomous electric systems and including road and rail infrastructure and land\-side facilities (ports, airports) and urban transport. Sector coverage shall comprise electric bus vehicles (battery and hybrid electric), construction, expansion or improvement of charging infrastructure, tram or trolleybus fleets, construction, and expansion or improvement of electric rail, metro and light rapid transit fleets and electric ferry and water taxi fleets. It will also cover urban nodes and connectivity with related national transport infrastructure and services, including multi\-modal hubs, rail terminals, logistic hubs and dry\-ports and terminals.

Investments and related actions shall promote decarbonisation and climate action, notably through modal shift and fleet electrification and including climate adaptation, where relevant and in support of the Green Cities Programme as applicable. The scope shall cover both network and autonomous electric mobility, including rail networks, power supply and charging systems and electrification of fleets and shall also include all related policies, infrastructure, digital systems and services to enhance adoption of electric and low carbon transport modes, including station areas, public realm and urban regeneration as well as ticketing and user information systems. Alongside electrification, the role shall include, where relevant, alternative fuels (notably hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels) and charging infrastructure, together with charge point operators (CPOs) and operating platforms and control and information systems.

The role will span across the complete project cycle, including exploratory, preparation, implementation and subsequent monitoring and include both investments and policy actions.

The Specialist shall work with the other transport specialists within the PPI team, covering national transport, urban transport and electric mobility to ensure a coherent and integrated support for the development of sustainable transport and electric mobility, for the benefit of SIG, and also liaise with other relevant departments on relevant policies, strategies, and action plans.

The Specialist shall also contribute to the programmes and strategic priorities of the Bank, notably the Green City Programme.

Background

The Sustainable Infrastructure Project Policy \& Preparation (SI3P) team is composed of technical, financial and policy specialists; it is tasked with enabling EBRD’s Sustainable Infrastructure Group (SIG) to develop future\-ready policies and prepare high\-quality projects for clients in line with the Bank’s transition mandate. Its annual business volume is in the region of EUR 5 billion.

• EBRD Green Cities is the Bank’s flagship programme for the delivery of urban sustainable solutions. In five years over EUR 800 million has been provided in investments to cities from across the Bank’s regions to support urban green and sustainable infrastructure, a significant proportion of which is urban transport related. At the heart of EBRD Green Cities is the Green City Action Plans (GCAPs), which define a city’s path, both in terms of projects and investments, to a green and sustainable future.


• The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility is a member of the Project Preparation \& Implementation (PPI) Unit, which is part of the SI3P team and is accountable for providing timely, authoritative and quality technical advisory for projects in exploratory, preparation and delivery stages. The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility will maintain close links with SIG banking teams and relevant staff from the CSD/SBI where Green Cities is housed, and will serve as a contact point between SIG and CSD on investment delivery and business development where relevant.


• The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility will be involved in the full project preparation cycle for sustainable transport and e\-mobility sectors and will also contribute to the relevant plans and policies at relevant stages to support consultants and clients develop the relevant actions that support sustainable transport and electric mobility transition. The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility will work closely with consultants delivering the technical studies to ensure relevant policies and approaches of the Bank are reflected, both from investment and policy perspectives and that subsequent projects follow.


• The Specialist shall work closely with the other transport specialists in the PPI team, notably national transport specialist, senior urban transport specialist and e\-mobility specialist, to ensure efficient workload management, knowledge sharing and project development, alongside close and ongoing liaison with other PPI colleagues, all other SI3P units and Banking teams, as needed.


• * The Specialist shall contribute to relevant programmes of the Bank, notably Green Cities Programme, including inputs as needed to relevant documents (Green City Action Plans\- GCAPs)

Accountabilities \& Responsibilities

• The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility Specialist is accountable for the preparation and implementation of initiatives related to sustainable transport and electric mobility, falling within the remit of SI3P/PPI and as guided by transport sector specialists, with the objective of increasing the Bank’s impact in this area in terms of volume of financing, number of operations, coverage of sectors, energy savings and emissions reductions and innovative financing instruments.


• The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility Specialist shall be able to work across all countries of the Bank, whilst it may be agreed to focus on particular regions or countries, subject to skills and opportunities and coordination with the other transport specialists in PPI.


• The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility Specialist is involved across all stages of the project life\-cycle, with a focus on bringing specific technical and business expertise related to technologies and policies to improve the quality and transition impact of these projects, as well as identifying new investment opportunities.


• The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility Specialist shall contribute to all aspects of sustainable transport and electric mobility development, including:


• supporting operation leader (OLs) for business development and preparation of investments in related sectors, including project initiation, feasibility studies, due diligence and design and technical preparation;


• supporting OLs and project teams develop requirements regarding related policies and practices to support project investments, including network planning, project management, information and control systems, accessibility requirements, mobility policies and practices, as applied to project context and within available resources and capacities;


• build on and share experiences of leading and similar cities in sustainable transport and electric mobility practices, technologies, pathways and policies;


• assessing market status and opportunities for increased adoption of sustainable transport and e\-mobility, including rail systems, energy supply and charging infrastructure, commercial and funding models including PPP, interoperability, charging standards, operating systems, enabling technologies;


• assessing relevant hybrid technologies, where relevant (in\-motion charging, IMC) for the extension of electrified services from existing rail or trolleybus networks to allow off\-line running, applicable in many countries of operation of the Bank;

\- assessing potential cross\-overs with energy sector clients (in particular distribution network operators) for energy grid side management, fast/slow charging grid availability, load optimisation \- smart charging, Vehicle to Grid (V2G) where relevant, etc;

\- identifying trends and opportunities for digital technology and solutions and assessing their applicability to project context, including passenger and information systems, traffic systems and security, EV automation, smart grid and V2G, operating platforms (charging infrastructure), user service and payment platforms (MaaS \-Mobility as a Service etc);

• The Sustainable Transport Specialist \- Electric Mobility Specialist shall also contribute to national level policies, engaging with national level authorities including:


• Network planning and policies for development of low carbon modes, including rail sector, maritime and inland waterways and fleet charging and electrification


• National policy frameworks, including inter\-alia transport, road, urban plans and strategies, national decarbonisation policies and pathways, EV strategies, regulatory, funding incentives, market engagement policies, sector funding (e.g. loss of fuel tax).


• Support policy and business development surrounding sustainable transport and e\-mobility at national and urban levels;


• Identifying and assessing drivers of sustainable transport and electric mobility, including economic, fuel price, market maturity, vehicle fleet composit

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