Milan, November 2024

Job profile: Sustainable transport economist

We aim to recruit a junior/intermediate consultant with expertise in transport economics to reinforce our specialised and dynamic team in the Milano office.

The company

TRT Trasporti e Territorio is an Italian consultancy specialised in economics, planning and modelling of transport and mobility. The company provides consultancy services and carries out research activities in quantitative analysis, planning and economic evaluation of transport and land use policies. Founded in 1992, with premises in Milano and Brussels, TRT has gained a strong reputation in its professional and R&D activities supporting public and private decision makers. TRT staff includes experts in the fields of transport modelling, engineering, economics, urban and regional planning, statistics and operation research and is accustomed to working in multidisciplinary teams and international consortia.
In Italy TRT clients include the different levels of the Public Administration (from Ministries, regions and, municipalities) as well as transport services operators and real estate investors. In Europe and in extra-European countries, TRT carries out consultancy and research activities for the European Commission, the European Parliament and for financial institutions such as the World Bank and the European Investment Bank.

Description of work

The field of activity is transport economics. TRT has always worked in the field of transport economics, from the evaluation of projects and policies to externalities and the development of analysis and evaluation tools and models. Over the last years, many TRT projects have been dealing also with the interaction between transport and energy.
The junior/intermediate consultant will have the opportunity to work across a range of high-profile transport and research projects and will operate in an international environment in partnership with companies and universities of different EU countries. He/she will develop qualitative and quantitative analysis, support the drafting and publication of reports, source and write scientific articles and contribute to communication, information and dissemination tasks within the projects.
This is a full-time role with the possibility to have flexible working arrangements.

Skills and qualifications

• Master degree or PhD in Economics, Engineering, Statistics or equivalent
• Solid theoretical knowledge and/or previous work experience in transport policy, energy policy and economics studies.
• Familiarity with quantitative methods.
• Interest in studying and exploring innovative topics.
• Problem solving attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (minute taking, drafting reports and delivering presentations).
• A very good command of English (reading, writing and speaking).
• Readiness for travel in EU and outside EU
• Experience with team coordination is an advantage
• Knowledge of European Commission transport and energy policy is an advantage

Please send your CV, motivation letter and references to info@trt.it