Interface Management Lead (Rail) – Bid Opportunity

Overview

Context

Missions And Main Duties

• Lead the development and implementation of the project’s interface management strategy, plans, procedures, and reporting systems.
• Identify, define, track, and manage all internal and external interfaces across the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate interfaces between engineering, construction, rail systems, utilities, stakeholders, authorities, contractors, and third parties.
• Establish and maintain interface registers, action trackers, responsibility matrices, and interface control processes.
• Ensure interface requirements are clearly communicated, monitored, and closed out in a timely and structured manner.
• Facilitate interface meetings, workshops, and coordination reviews across project teams and external parties.
• Work closely with design, construction, commercial, planning, testing, commissioning, and project controls teams to ensure alignment and issue resolution.
• Identify interface risks, conflicts, scope gaps, and coordination issues, and develop mitigation and resolution plans.
• Lead the development and implementation of the project’s interface management strategy, plans, procedures, and reporting systems.
• Identify, define, track, and manage all internal and external interfaces across the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate interfaces between engineering, construction, rail systems, utilities, stakeholders, authorities, contractors, and third parties.
• Establish and maintain interface registers, action trackers, responsibility matrices, and interface control processes.
• Ensure interface requirements are clearly communicated, monitored, and closed out in a timely and structured manner.
• Facilitate interface meetings, workshops, and coordination reviews across project teams and external parties.
• Work closely with design, construction, commercial, planning, testing, commissioning, and project controls teams to ensure alignment and issue resolution.
• Identify interface risks, conflicts, scope gaps, and coordination issues, and develop mitigation and resolution plans.

Profile And Skills

• The successful candidate will be a highly organized and proactive professional with strong technical and coordination capabilities, able to manage complex project interfaces across multiple parties and disciplines.
• They should be capable of driving alignment, reducing delivery risks, and ensuring smooth integration of project activities across the railway program.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in interface management on major infrastructure, transportation, or railway projects.
• Proven track record in managing complex multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder interfaces across project phases.
• Strong understanding of railway project environments, including coordination between civil, structural, architectural, MEP, track, systems, utilities, and operational stakeholders.
• Prior experience in an Interface Manager, Interface Management Lead, or similar coordination-focused leadership role.
• Gulf experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of design coordination, construction interfaces, stakeholder management, authority coordination, and project delivery processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage interface registers, control systems, governance processes, and escalation pathways effectively.
• Excellent communication, coordination, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in complex, fast-paced, multidisciplinary project environments.
• Strong awareness of HSE, quality, risk, and compliance requirements relevant to major infrastructure projects.
• Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.