Technical Director / Deputy Project Director - Rail
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About the Role
Parsons seeks a Technical Director and Deputy Project Director to provide technical leadership on a prestigious metro project in Dubai. The role oversees civil works, rail systems, rolling stock, integration, and safety assurance, acting as Deputy Project Director.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and direction across Civil Works, Rail Systems, Rolling Stock, Integration, and Safety Assurance
- Lead multi disciplinary design reviews and approvals of D&B Contractor’s designs and technical submittals
- Ensure design progress in accordance with project schedule
- Ensure coordinated designs and seamless integration between civil and systems disciplines
- Ensure design compliance with Employer and Contract requirements, Standards, and best practices
- Chair high level design reviews and lead Design Control Point gate reviews
- Undertake technical reviews, provide technical recommendations, take technical decisions
- Review and accept engineering change requests and value engineering proposals
- Interface with client leadership, D&B Contractor, key stakeholders and regulatory authorities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline
- Minimum 25+ years of rail engineering experience
- At least 10+ years in senior technical leadership roles
- Demonstrated experience in civil infrastructure and rail systems
- Proven experience in design and/or design review of metro rail civil works and rail systems
- Proven significant experience in large scale new build metro rail projects
- Proven experience in a PMC/Engineer role on Design & Build metro rail projects
- Master’s Degree and Professional Engineering registration preferred
- Experience in integration, testing and commissioning of civil works, rail systems and rolling stock
- Experience presenting to Client executive leadership and key stakeholders
- Experience working in the Middle East region
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Job Description
- Parsons is looking for a Technical Director and Deputy Project Director to join their team.
- The role provides technical leadership across Civil Works, Rail Systems, Rolling Stock, Integration, and Safety Assurance on a prestigious metro project.
- The role additionally acts as Deputy Project Director on the project.
What You'll Be Doing
- Technical leadership and direction across the Civils and Rail Systems disciplines.
- Leading multi disciplinary design reviews and approvals of the D&B Contractor’s designs and technical submittals for Civil Works, Rail Systems, Rolling Stock, Interface Management, and Systems and Safety Assurance.
- Technical performance and works progress of the engineering services.
- Ensuring design progress is in accordance with the Project schedule.
- Ensuring coordinated designs and seamless integration between civil and systems disciplines.
- Ensuring design compliance with Employer and Contract requirements, Standards, and best practices.
- Chairing high level design reviews and leading Design Control Point gate reviews.
- Undertaking technical reviews, providing technical recommendations, taking technical decisions, and reviewing and accepting engineering change requests and value engineering proposals.
- Interfacing with client leadership, the D&B Contractor, key stakeholders and regulatory authorities, and representing The Engineer’s team at the highest technical level.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- Master’s Degree and Professional Engineering registration is preferred.
- Minimum 25+ years of rail engineering experience, with at least 10+ years in senior technical leadership roles.
- Demonstrated experience in civil infrastructure and rail systems, with technical depth across the multidisciplinary rail domain.
- Proven experience in the design and/or design review of metro rail civil works and rail system.
- Proven significant experience and involvement in large scale new build metro rail projects.
- Proven experience of delivery in a PMC/Engineer role on Design & Build metro rail projects.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring
- Experience in integration, testing and commissioning of civil works, rail systems and rolling stock.
- Experience presenting to Client executive leadership and key stakeholders.
- Experience working in the Middle East region.
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