Yasen Markov

Experience

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  Ministry of Transport

  Oct 1999 - Jun 2006

  Junior Expert

  - Participation in working groups for the elaboration of the annual budget for the capital expenditures of the Ministry of Transport and Communications- Quantity and quality on-site control /construction part/ of some small projects from the Ministry of Transport and Communications Investment Program- Preparation of tendering documents under Bulgarian Public Procurement Law- Monitoring of project implementation- Information gathering and processing for drafting of the MT Transport Sector strategic papersProject management of projects executed under the rules of the national legislation and funded jointly by grants and national budget, preparation of tendering documents under Bulgarian Public Procurement Law, monitoring of project implementation, on the spot checksProject coordinator for :Construction of a Winter Camp for Winter Pass of 39 River Vessels Navigating along Danube River at Town of Rousse – I and II Stage (PHARE) budget – budget over € 6 M. The project was executed under FIDIC 1999 Red Book works contract and is in operation since 2004. - Elaboration of Sector Transport ( ISPA and PHARE programmes) projects monitoring reports - Preparation of tendering documents under the Bulgarian Public Procurement Law - Assessment of the Final Beneficiaries Project Management & Implementation Units performance (PMIU)- Preparation and monitoring of the implementation of the Management agreements between the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the PМIU`s Show less

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  Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2015

  Project management of projects funded and executed under the EU, IFI`s (incl. EIB, KfW, AFD) and national rules and regulations, verification of the eligibility of the expenditures under the Cohesion Fund & national and programme specific eligibility rules, participation in Tender Evaluation Committees under the Bulgarian Public Procurement Law, monitoring of project implementation, incl. day to day correspondence with the Contractor and the Engineer for the Works contracts, on the spot checks, participation in monthly progress meetings, transport R&I (see below), etc. Project coordinator for : Danube Bridge Vidin (Bulgaria)-Kalafat (Rumania), Contract 3, Adjoining Bulgarian Infrastructure Works - budget over € 65 M, Red FIDIC Book Operational Program Transport expenditures verification Trakya Motorway Project - budget over € 100 M, funded from EU Cohesion Fund Hemus Motorway – link between Sofia Ring Road and Yana Railway Station On the spot checks Struma Motorway - budget over € 200 M, funded from EU Cohesion FundNational Contact Point (Sector Transport) for FP 7 and from August 2013 National Contact Point for Horizon 2020 – Smart, Integrated ad Green Transport Member of the National Council for Development of the ITS in the road transport - from January 2015 Show less Project management of projects funded and executed under the EU, IFI`s and national legislation and regulations, incl. EU grants, EIB, KfW, AFD and national budget, verification of the eligibility of the expenditures under the Cohesion Fund & national and programme specific eligibility rules regulations, transport R&IProject coordinator for :Technical assistance for modernization of Vidin Sofia railway line in Bulgaria (ISPA); budget € 4 M (until the project finish in October 2009)Danube Bridge Vidin (Bulgaria)-Kalafat (Rumania), Contract 3, Adjoining Bulgarian Infrastructure Works, budget over € 65 M (June 2010 onwards), jointly funded by EC, EIB, KfW, AFD, national budget, Red FIDIC BookProject coordinator for project funded from BG budget :Construction of a Winter Camp for Winter Pass of 39 River Vessels Navigating along Danube River at Town of Rousse - III Stage budget over € 6 M (until the cancelation of the works contract in 2011) Expenditures verification for Trakya Motorway - budget over € 100 M, funded from EU Cohesion FundNational Contact Point (Sector Transport) for FP 7 Show less Senior expert (ISPA Tendering & Contracting officer), Coordination of Programmes and Projects Directorate, Tendering and Contracting Unit within the ISPA Implementing AgencyProject management of projects funded and executed under the EU and national legislation and regulations, participation in Tender Evaluation Committees under the Bulgarian Public Procurement Law and ISPA (PRAG), monitoring of project implementation, incl. day to day correspondence with the Contractor and the Engineer for the Works contracts, on the spot checks, monthly progress meetings, etc., transport R&IProject coordinator for ISPA project :Technical assistance for modernization of Vidin Sofia railway line in Bulgaria (ISPA); budget € 4 M (part of TEN-T)Tendering procedure – PRAGFunding – EU and Bulgarian budgetProject coordinator for projects funded from BG budget :-Construction of a Winter Camp for Winter Pass of 39 River Vessels Navigating along Danube River at Town of Rousse – III Stage; budget € 6 M-Construction of a new road connection between Brussels Boulevard and the New Terminal Building of Sofia Airport; budget over € 5 M National Contact Point (Sector Transport) for FP 7 as of January 2007 Show less

  • State Expert

    Jun 2011 - Dec 2015

  • Chief Expert

    Jun 2007 - Jun 2011

  • Senior Expert

    Jun 2006 - Jun 2007
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  Ministry of Transport and Communications

  Dec 2015 - Apr 2023

  Head of Department Risk Management, Prevention and Administration of Irregularities

  Responsible for the coordination of the Risk Management activities of the Managing Authority of the ESIF Operational Programme Transport and Transport Infrastructure ERM coordinator of the ministry from 2018 appointed by an order of the ministerMember of the National Council for Development of the ITS in the road transport Member of Horizon 2020 Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Programme Committee National contact point for Horizon 2020 Smart, Green and Integrated TransportDeputy member of the Monitoring Committee of ESIF Operational Programme Innovations and Competetivness Member of the EC Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda expert governance group Member of the EC STRIA Working group on InfrastructureNational representative in Horizon Europe`s Cluster 5 Shadow Programme CommitteeLecturer in Development and Management of The Transport Infrastructure from the Management of European Infrastructure Projects MSc at The University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia - January 2020 Show less

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  Ministry of Transport and Communications

  Apr 2023 - Sept 2023

  Head of Risk Management Department

  Responsible for the coordination of the Risk Management activities of the Managing Authority of the ESIF Operational Programme Transport and Transport Infrastructure Member of Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and Mobility Programme Committee Deputy member of the Monitoring Committee of ESIF Operational Programme Innovations and Competetivness Coordination of the administrative capacity building of the Managing Authority Coordination of audits (as auditee)Lecturer in Development and Management of The Transport Infrastructure from the Management of European Infrastructure Projects MSc at The University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia - from January 2020 Show less

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  Executive Agency Audit of European Union Funds

  Sept 2023 - now

  Director of Specific Audit Activity

  Audit of public procurements and construction projects.