Freight Business Expert

Job description / Role

- Lead the development of a Rail Freight Business Plan, supported by the Stakeholder Manager for Freight Business Activities and the Freight Expert.
- Perform a Market Study to determine potential freight types and volumes.
- Advise and Support the Stakeholder Manager for Freight Business Activities in discussions with potential future clients.
- Develop individual commercial models for potential future freight clients.
- Support the Freight Expert in defining high-level employer requirements.
- Support preparation of tender documents or any other documents required in the procurement process.

- 10 years within international transport and logistics holdings providing railway services as a core business.
- Development of policy and strategy documents, business plans for state-owned railway enterprises with focus on freight and logistics.
- Financial models for state-owned and private railway enterprises.
- Market studies based on desk research and field research, demand analysis by commodity types.
- Detailed knowledge of railway operations processes withing GCC network (core processes of a railway undertaking, infrastructure manager, terminal operator, intermodal operator).
- Knowledge and experience with Arabian Gulf Stakeholder engagement.
- Ideally previously working in freight related projects in Qatar and / or the GCC.
- Excellent skills MS Office

About the Company

Qatar Project Management (QPM) is an independent subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate Development Company that provides expertise in Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management, and Contract Administration together with other associated Project Management functions. Established in 2008, QPM is centralized platform for provision of Project Management services to Barwa and Qatari Diar as well as local and international markets. QPM provides these services through an in-house team of highly-skilled, motivated, and qualified professionals supported by state-of-the-art information technology and highly-effective Project Management systems.