Freight Expert (Remote)

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51 st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Freight Expert , seconded to our Client from government sector in Doha, Qatar .

We envisage success in this role to include;
– Supporting the Railway Business Expert and the Stakeholder Manager for Freight Business Activities in the development of the rail freight business plan for the GCC Railway.
– Supporting the Stakeholder Manager for Freight Business Activities in discussions with potential future clients.
– Providing expertise in the field of rail freight handling facilities to all levels.
– Developing concepts for freight handling facilities including dimensioning and high-level employer requirements.
– Collaborating with potential future clients in the development of above concepts and consider client requirements.
– Coordinating with security and other relevant government entities.
– Supporting preparation of tender documents or any other documents required in the procurement process.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include minimum 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. Transport & Logistics Centers Design, Design of Intermodal Terminals and other freight facilities, partnered with Master or Bachelor in Industrial Engineering, in Engineering, or equivalent.

– Transport: Combined Transport (Rail+Road) – processes, rolling stock, equipment.
– Logistics: Transport and Logistics Centers design, Design of Intermodal Terminals incl. dimensioning, economic modelling, business model design.
– Knowledge of cross border security, immigration, and regulatory processes.
– 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.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.