Project Director, Technical (Metro) Bid Opportunity
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SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility.
With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.
For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects.
SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases.
The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally.
With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.
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About SYSTRA
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility.
With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.
For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects.
SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases.
The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally.
With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.
Missions/Main Duties
- Lead the delivery of metro and urban rail study/design projects from feasibility stage through tender stage.
- Provide technical direction and strategic oversight across multidisciplinary design teams.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, and overall performance.
- Lead multidisciplinary design management across internal teams, out-of-country design centres, and subconsultants.
- Ensure effective coordination, interface management, and quality control across geographically distributed design teams.
- Oversee the preparation and review of feasibility studies, concept designs, preliminary designs, and tender documents.
- Ensure integration between civil, structural, architectural, track, systems, depot, and operational requirements.
- Ensure compliance with client requirements, local regulations, international standards, and project governance procedures.
- Manage interfaces with clients, authorities, operators, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Identify project risks and opportunities and implement mitigation strategies.
- Support value engineering, constructability reviews, and design optimization.
- Provide leadership in quality assurance and technical review processes.
Requirements
- At least 20 years of professional experience in rail and metro infrastructure.
- Strong expertise across the full project development cycle, including feasibility studies, concept design, preliminary design, and tender documentation phases.
- Experience in multidisciplinary design management, including coordination of out-of-country design centres and subconsultants.
- Experience in the Middle East is considered a strong advantage.
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