Senior Port Master Planner
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Role Overview
The Senior Port Master Planner will lead and support planning, development, optimization, and expansion of ports and marine terminals.
The role integrates port strategy, demand forecasting, terminal planning, marine access, cargo operations, landside infrastructure, logistics, and phased development planning.
The planner will contribute to feasibility studies, development strategies, master plans, concept designs, business cases, and tender-stage assignments.
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About Egis
Egis provides architecture, consulting, construction engineering, and mobility services for infrastructure and building projects.
The company operates internationally and delivers engineering, consulting, and project management services across the Middle East and other regions.
Position Summary
The Senior Port Master Planner will lead and support planning, development, optimization, and expansion of ports and marine terminals.
The role integrates port strategy, demand forecasting, terminal planning, marine access, cargo operations, landside infrastructure, logistics, and phased development planning.
The planner will contribute to feasibility studies, development strategies, master plans, concept designs, business cases, and tender-stage assignments.
Port Master Planning
- Prepare and review master plans for container, general cargo, bulk, Ro-Ro, ferry, industrial, logistics, offshore, and marine service facilities.
- Develop layouts for navigation areas, marine infrastructure, berths, yards, cargo areas, roads, rail, gates, warehouses, utilities, and support facilities.
- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term development strategies and phased implementation plans.
- Safeguard corridors and areas needed for future expansion.
Marine Planning
- Establish requirements for navigation channels, harbour entrances, turning areas, anchorages, berth pockets, tug and pilot facilities, and navigation aids.
- Define design vessel fleets and future vessel requirements.
- Coordinate with navigation simulation, metocean, coastal engineering, dredging, and marine infrastructure specialists.
- Review vessel manoeuvring and navigation simulation studies and incorporate findings into master plans.
Terminal Planning
- Develop terminal concepts based on cargo type, throughput, vessel characteristics, operational philosophy, and available land.
- Evaluate terminal configurations and cargo-handling systems.
- Develop equipment strategies covering cranes, automated stacking, reach stackers, terminal tractors, mobile harbour cranes, conveyors, and bulk systems.
- Develop yard configurations, circulation, operational zoning, equipment interfaces, automation, and digitalization considerations.
Deliverables
- Prepare or contribute to port master plans, terminal planning reports, development strategies, feasibility studies, capacity assessments, and demand and capacity models.
- Produce operational concepts, port and terminal layouts, development phasing plans, infrastructure requirements, design vessel assessments, and CAPEX inputs.
- Contribute to option evaluation matrices, technical presentations, and tender and proposal documentation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, Maritime Engineering, Port Management, Logistics, or a related discipline.
- The role requires relevant experience in port master planning, terminal planning, port development, or related marine infrastructure work.
- The role requires the ability to plan marine and landside infrastructure, terminal operations, and phased development.
- The role requires coordination with port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines, engineers, economists, environmental specialists, and other stakeholders.
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