Project Delivery Manager (Rail) – Bid Opportunity
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About the Role
SYSTRA seeks a Project Delivery Manager for a bid opportunity on a conventional railway and freight rail program in Riyadh. The role involves leading construction delivery, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and managing interfaces.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the overall construction delivery of the railway program across multiple project packages, work fronts, or contractor interfaces
- Drive site execution strategies to ensure safe, efficient, and timely delivery of all construction activities
- Oversee and coordinate construction teams, subcontractors, package managers, and support functions to achieve program milestones
- Ensure strong integration between engineering, procurement, construction, commercial, planning, contracts, and project controls functions
- Monitor construction progress and productivity, and implement recovery plans where required to address delays or performance gaps
- Manage site related risks, constructability issues, sequencing constraints, logistics challenges, and interface coordination across the program
- Lead delivery reviews, construction progress meetings, and reporting processes to ensure transparency and timely decision making
- Ensure construction activities are executed in compliance with project specifications, contractual requirements, quality standards, and HSE regulations
- Support the development of construction methodologies, phasing plans, mobilization strategies, and execution plans during bid and post award stages
- Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and the client on all matters related to delivery and construction performance
- Promote a strong site culture focused on safety, quality, productivity, accountability, and delivery excellence
- Support testing, commissioning readiness, and handover planning in coordination with relevant teams, where required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
- Minimum 20 years of total experience in major infrastructure and construction projects
- Strong experience in conventional railway and freight rail projects is essential
- Proven project and construction delivery experience in leading major infrastructure, rail, or transportation projects from execution through completion
- Strong background in construction management, site delivery, contractor coordination, and field execution
- Prior experience in a Program Delivery Manager, Construction Delivery Manager, Senior Project Manager, or similar senior delivery role on major conventional and/or freight railway projects
- Gulf experience preferred
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, site logistics, temporary works, constructability, project controls, and commercial impacts on delivery
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex construction interfaces and multidisciplinary teams in large project environments
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem solving skills
- Strong knowledge of HSE, quality, risk, compliance, and construction best practices in major infrastructure projects
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Context
- This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage. Any engagement will be subject to successful project award and final client approval.
- The Project Delivery Manager will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of the conventional railway and freight rail program, with a strong focus on construction execution, package coordination, interface management, and delivery performance.
Missions/Main Duties
- Lead and manage the overall construction delivery of the railway program across multiple project packages, work fronts, or contractor interfaces.
- Drive site execution strategies to ensure safe, efficient, and timely delivery of all construction activities.
- Oversee and coordinate construction teams, subcontractors, package managers, and support functions to achieve program milestones.
- Ensure strong integration between engineering, procurement, construction, commercial, planning, contracts, and project controls functions.
- Monitor construction progress and productivity, and implement recovery plans where required to address delays or performance gaps.
- Manage site related risks, constructability issues, sequencing constraints, logistics challenges, and interface coordination across the program.
- Lead delivery reviews, construction progress meetings, and reporting processes to ensure transparency and timely decision making.
- Ensure construction activities are executed in compliance with project specifications, contractual requirements, quality standards, and HSE regulations.
- Support the development of construction methodologies, phasing plans, mobilization strategies, and execution plans during bid and post award stages.
- Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and the client on all matters related to delivery and construction performance.
- Promote a strong site culture focused on safety, quality, productivity, accountability, and delivery excellence.
- Support testing, commissioning readiness, and handover planning in coordination with relevant teams, where required.
Profile/Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline. A master’s degree is an advantage.
- Minimum 20 years of total experience in major infrastructure and construction projects.
- Strong experience in conventional railway and freight rail projects is essential.
- Proven project and construction delivery experience in leading major infrastructure, rail, or transportation projects from execution through completion.
- Strong background in construction management, site delivery, contractor coordination, and field execution.
- Prior experience in a Program Delivery Manager, Construction Delivery Manager, Senior Project Manager, or similar senior delivery role on major conventional and/or freight railway projects.
- Gulf experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, site logistics, temporary works, constructability, project controls, and commercial impacts on delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex construction interfaces and multidisciplinary teams in large project environments.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem solving skills.
- Strong knowledge of HSE, quality, risk, compliance, and construction best practices in major infrastructure projects, including the requirements of conventional and freight railway systems.
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