Engineering Manager–Depot & Maintenance Facilities(Railway Infrastructure)-UAE

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering and design of depot and maintenance facilities.
• Manage design subcontractors and internal engineering activities.
• Lead multidisciplinary design coordination and technical interface management.
• Coordinate, review, and submit design packages on schedule.
• Provide technical leadership and timely engineering decisions.
• Identify and close design deficiencies and outstanding technical matters.
• Manage technical comments and responses to engineering queries.
• Coordinate technical interfaces with consortium partners, the Engineer, and other stakeholders.
• Manage responses to design review comments.
• Ensure approval-related engineering deliverables are submitted on time.
• Protect key depot programme milestones, including mock-up works and subsequent depot activities.
• Ensure depot engineering activities comply with contractual requirements and support the project programme.

Minimum Requirements

• University degree in construction, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience managing similar engineering or construction works.
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and design activities.
• Demonstrated experience managing design consultants or subcontractors.
• Strong technical interface management capabilities.
• Proven ability to manage engineering deliverables, design reviews, and technical approvals.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Experience

• Master’s degree and/or Chartered Engineer status is preferred.
• High-Speed Rail design and implementation experience is preferred.
• Railway depot and maintenance facility design or engineering experience is highly desirable.
• Experience on major international rail infrastructure programmes is advantageous.