Senior Manager: Technical Integration - Metro Line 7
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About the Role
Parsons is seeking a Senior Manager – Technical Integration for Metro Line 7 to lead end-to-end technical integration across all systems, civil works, and interfaces. You will develop integration strategy, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and drive testing and commissioning.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the overall technical integration strategy for Metro Line 7, covering design, implementation, testing, and commissioning
- Define integration principles, standards, and acceptance criteria aligned with programme objectives, national regulations, and industry best practice
- Establish and chair integration forums and technical coordination meetings across all packages and disciplines
- Ensure clear definition of responsibilities and interfaces between engineering, civil works, systems contractors, and external stakeholders
- Apply systems engineering methodologies (requirements management, V&V, configuration control) across Metro Line 7 subsystems
- Lead the identification, definition, and management of technical interfaces between line wide systems and civil assets
- Oversee the Interface Control Document (ICD) process and ensure timely closure of interface issues and technical queries
- Ensure that system architectures and designs are coherent, cyber secure, and support future scalability and upgrades
- Coordinate multi disciplinary design reviews to ensure integrated, clash free and operable solutions
- Develop and oversee the integration testing and commissioning strategy for Metro Line 7, including factory, static, dynamic, and trial running phases
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Rail, or related discipline)
- Approximately 15 years' experience in rail/metro or comparable complex systems integration projects
- Proven experience leading technical integration or systems engineering on metro/rail, airport, or major infrastructure programmes
- Strong understanding of rail systems: signalling/train control, telecoms, power, SCADA, PSDs, AFC, rolling stock, and their interfaces
- Demonstrated experience with systems engineering processes, RAMS, and safety case development
- Experience in planning and managing integration testing and commissioning activities
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills in a multi contractor environment
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with ability to influence and coordinate senior stakeholders and international teams
- Ability to work under pressure to meet challenging programme milestones
- Experience in KSA or GCC rail/metro mega projects
- Strong English is essential
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Job Description
- Parsons are looking for an exceptionally talented Senior Manager Technical Integration (Metro Line 7) to join their team!
- The Senior Manager – Technical Integration, Metro Line 7 is responsible for end‑to‑end technical integration across all systems, civil works, and interfaces on Metro Line 7.
- The role ensures that all subsystems are fully integrated, interoperable, and compliant with safety, performance, and regulatory requirements.
- The post‑holder leads the integration strategy, coordinates multi‑disciplinary engineering teams and contractors, and drives integration testing and commissioning to achieve safe, reliable, and timely entry into revenue service for Metro Line 7.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop and maintain the overall technical integration strategy for Metro Line 7, covering design, implementation, testing, and commissioning.
- Define integration principles, standards, and acceptance criteria, aligned with programme objectives, national regulations, and industry best practice.
- Establish and chair integration forums and technical coordination meetings across all packages and disciplines.
- Ensure clear definition of responsibilities and interfaces between engineering, civil works, systems contractors, and external stakeholders.
- Apply systems engineering methodologies (requirements management, V&V, configuration control) across Metro Line 7 subsystems.
- Lead the identification, definition, and management of technical interfaces between line‑wide systems and civil assets.
- Oversee the Interface Control Document (ICD) process and ensure timely closure of interface issues and technical queries.
- Ensure that system architectures and designs are coherent, cyber‑secure, and support future scalability and upgrades.
- Coordinate multi‑disciplinary design reviews to ensure integrated, clash‑free and operable solutions.
- Develop and oversee the integration testing and commissioning strategy for Metro Line 7, including factory, static, dynamic, and trial running phases.
- Coordinate integration tests involving multiple contractors and disciplines; ensure availability of resources, access, and test tools.
- Support safety case preparation and approvals for trial running and passenger operations.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Rail, or related discipline).
- Approximately 15 years’ experience in rail/metro or comparable complex systems integration projects.
- Proven experience leading technical integration or systems engineering on metro/rail, airport, or major infrastructure programmes.
- Strong understanding of rail systems: signalling/train control, telecoms, power, SCADA, PSDs, AFC, rolling stock, and their interfaces.
- Demonstrated experience with systems engineering processes, RAMS, and safety case development.
- Experience in planning and managing integration testing and commissioning activities.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills in a multi‑contractor environment.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and coordinate senior stakeholders and international teams.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet challenging programme milestones.
- Experience in KSA or GCC rail/metro mega‑projects.
- Strong English is essential.
Desirable Skills
- Postgraduate qualification in Systems Engineering, Rail Engineering, or related field.
- Formal project management qualification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2) and/or systems engineering certification
- Familiarity with EN railway standards (e.g. EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129) and similar international norms.
- Experience with requirements management and configuration tools
- Arabic language skills
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