Project Delivery Manager (Rail) – Bid Opportunity
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Role Overview
This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage.
Any engagement will depend on successful project award and final client approval.
The role supports a conventional railway and freight rail program.
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About SYSTRA
SYSTRA is an engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility.
The company works across infrastructure design, testing, deployment, maintenance, and digital and ecological transition services.
Bid Opportunity Context
This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage.
Any engagement will depend on successful project award and final client approval.
The role supports a conventional railway and freight rail program.
Role Overview
Lead construction execution, package coordination, interface management, and delivery performance across large-scale railway infrastructure works.
Coordinate civil, structural, track, systems, MEP, architectural, utilities, and operational interfaces.
Ensure delivery meets schedule, budget, quality, safety, regulatory, contractual, and operational requirements.
Main Duties
- Lead construction delivery across multiple packages, work fronts, and contractor interfaces.
- Drive safe and timely site execution and coordinate construction teams, subcontractors, and package managers.
- Integrate engineering, procurement, construction, commercial, planning, contracts, and project controls functions.
- Monitor progress and productivity and implement recovery plans for delays or performance gaps.
- Manage site risks, constructability, sequencing, logistics, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
- Lead delivery reviews, progress meetings, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
- Ensure compliance with specifications, contracts, quality standards, and HSE regulations.
- Support methodologies, phasing, mobilization, testing, commissioning readiness, and handover planning.
Profile and Skills
- A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline is required.
- At least 20 years of experience in major infrastructure and construction projects is required.
- Strong conventional railway and freight rail experience is essential.
- Experience leading major rail or transportation delivery from execution through completion is required.
- Strong construction management, site delivery, contractor coordination, and field execution experience is required.
- Gulf experience is preferred; a master’s degree is an advantage.
- Knowledge of sequencing, logistics, temporary works, constructability, project controls, HSE, quality, risk, and compliance is required.
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