Engineering Manager (Rail) - Bid Opportunity

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.

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 Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading and managing all engineering and design-related activities across the railway project, with a strong focus on multidisciplinary design coordination, technical leadership, interface management, and design delivery performance. The role requires deep expertise in overseeing integrated engineering outputs across civil, structural, track, systems, MEP, architectural, and related disciplines to ensure that design deliverables are fully coordinated, compliant, buildable, and aligned with project requirements.

Missions/Main Duties

• Lead and manage the overall engineering and design delivery for the railway project across all relevant disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary design teams, consultants, and specialist engineering contributors.
• Ensure the timely delivery of coordinated design packages in line with project schedules, technical requirements, and client expectations.
• Manage interfaces across all design disciplines, ensuring integration between civil, structural, track, rail systems, MEP, architectural, and other project components.
• Oversee design reviews, technical submissions, value engineering initiatives, and design optimization activities.
• Ensure design compliance with project specifications, contractual requirements, applicable codes and standards, authority regulations, and client standards.
• Drive design quality, consistency, constructability, and completeness throughout all engineering phases.
• Coordinate with construction, commercial, planning, procurement, project controls, and stakeholder teams to ensure alignment between design intent and delivery requirements.
• Manage engineering risks, technical issues, design changes, and interface challenges, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Lead consultant management, design progress tracking, reporting, and engineering governance processes.
• Support bid-stage engineering planning, methodology development, resource planning, and technical solution development as required.
• Facilitate technical coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, and authorities to support approvals and successful project delivery.
• Promote a strong culture of safety in design, quality assurance, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Profile/Skills

The successful candidate will be a technically strong and highly organized engineering leader with deep multidisciplinary design management capability and the ability to drive integration across complex railway project elements. They should be capable of leading diverse engineering teams, managing technical interfaces, and delivering coordinated, compliant, and buildable design solutions that support successful project execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in a relevant discipline such as Civil, Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field. A master’s degree is an advantage.
• Extensive experience in engineering and design management on major infrastructure and railway projects.
• Strong multidisciplinary design experience is essential.
• Proven experience in managing integrated engineering teams and coordinating complex design packages across multiple disciplines.
• Strong background in railway project design, including coordination of civil, structural, track, systems, and building-related engineering disciplines.
• Prior experience in an Engineering Manager, Design Manager, or similar senior engineering leadership role.
• Gulf experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of design development processes, design assurance, technical governance, interface management, and authority approval requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage consultants, engineering deliverables, technical reviews, and cross-functional coordination in complex project environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of HSE in design, quality standards, risk management, and engineering best practices.

 

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.