Senior Manager: Technical Rail Systems
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About the Role
Parsons Corporation seeks a Senior Manager: Technical Rail Systems in Riyadh to provide technical leadership and design governance for rail systems on a major transportation program.
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Responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical focal point for rail systems within the integrated client office
- Manage and oversee the rail systems design lifecycle (concept, preliminary, detailed design) for signalling, telecoms, SCADA, platform systems, fare collection, security, and line wide systems
- Review and challenge system design reports, drawings, architectures, and interface control documents for compliance with employer's requirements and standards
- Oversee integration of rail systems with track, rolling stock, power supply, stations, and central control centres
- Embed safety by design principles and review RAMS documentation including safety cases, hazard logs, and risk assessments
- Ensure rail systems designs align with construction methodologies and support testing, commissioning, and system acceptance
- Monitor progress of rail systems activities against the integrated master program and identify schedule critical dependencies
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders, regulators, and third parties for approvals and interconnections
- Lead and mentor a team of rail systems engineers and technical specialists
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Control/Systems Engineering, or related discipline
- 15+ years' experience in rail systems engineering on major rail/metro/light rail/high speed rail projects
- Substantial experience in a PMC, client, or major consultancy role managing rail systems scope on design and build contracts
- Proven track record in rail systems design management, systems integration, and technical assurance on complex, multi contract programs
- Professional registration/chartership (CEng, PE, equivalent) highly desirable
- Fluency in English; Arabic ideal
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Job Description
- The Senior Project Manager: Technical – Rail Systems is a senior, client‑facing role embedded within an integrated client–PMC office on a major transportation program with a heavy focus on rail (metro, heavy rail, light rail, high‑speed).
- This is a non‑operational position focused on managing and assuring the rail systems technical scope across the design and build lifecycle on behalf of the client, rather than operating or maintaining the railway.
- Sitting within the Engineering & Safety function, the role provides technical leadership, design governance, systems integration oversight, and safety‑by‑design assurance for all rail systems packages.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical focal point for rail systems within the integrated client office.
- Represent the client in technical, design, integration, and risk meetings with consultants, contractors, systems integrators, independent reviewers, and authorities.
- Interpret, communicate, and safeguard employer’s requirements, system performance specifications, and technical standards for rail systems.
- Provide independent, objective advice and recommendations to client leadership on rail systems issues, risks, and impacts on scope, time, cost, and safety.
- Manage and oversee the rail systems design lifecycle (concept, preliminary, detailed design) for signalling, train control, telecoms, SCADA, platform systems, fare collection, security, and line‑wide systems.
- Review and challenge system design reports, drawings, architectures, software/hardware specifications, and interface control documents for compliance with employer’s requirements, local regulations, and international standards.
- Chair or lead multi‑discipline rail systems design reviews and value engineering workshops.
- Ensure requirements management and traceability for rail systems from capture through verification, validation, and close‑out.
- Oversee implementation of the technical assurance framework for rail systems, including formal design verification, independent safety assessments, and configuration control.
- Oversee, from a PMC perspective, the integration of rail systems with track, rolling stock, power supply, stations, depots, and central control centres.
- Manage interface registers and interface control documents for rail systems.
- Embed safety by design principles across all rail systems and support demonstration of system safety and availability targets.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Control/Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Master’s degree in Railway Systems, Transportation Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Project Management is an advantage.
- Professional registration/chartership (CEng, PE, equivalent) is highly desirable.
- Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2) is an advantage.
Experience
- Typically 15+ years’ experience in rail systems engineering on major rail/metro/light rail/high‑speed rail projects.
- Substantial experience in a PMC, client, or major consultancy role managing rail systems scope on design and build contracts.
- Proven track record in rail systems design management, systems integration, and technical assurance on complex, multi‑contract programs.
- Demonstrable experience with signalling/train control.
- Experience working within integrated client/PMC teams and coordinating with multiple contractors, consultants, and OEMs is highly advantageous.
Skills & Competencies
- Deep technical understanding of rail systems architectures, technologies, and standards.
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering, integration, and RAMS principles.
- Excellent project management, planning, and coordination skills in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with a structured approach to technical and program risk management.
- Highly effective communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and client‑service orientation.
- Proficiency with standard office and project tools; familiarity with requirements management tools, modelling/simulation tools, and document control systems is an advantage.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken); Arabic ideal.
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