Engineering Manager (Rail) Bid Opportunity

About SYSTRA

SYSTRA is a prominent engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility. With a global team of over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA designs safe and sustainable transport solutions. For 65 years, the Group has contributed to urban and regional development by creating, improving, and modernizing infrastructure and transport systems across their lifecycle. Operating in over 80 countries, SYSTRA is involved from design to testing, deployment, and maintenance, supporting clients in their digital, ecological, and energy transitions to innovate future mobility.

The Opportunity: Engineering Manager (Rail)

This role is for an Engineering Manager (Rail) based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a full-time position. The Engineering Manager will lead all engineering and design management activities for conventional and freight railway projects. This role ensures effective technical coordination across civil, structural, geotechnical, track, systems, MEP, and architectural disciplines. The manager will be accountable for design integration, technical compliance, constructability, interface definition, and engineering assurance throughout the project lifecycle. A particular emphasis will be placed on coordinating infrastructure and systems for conventional railway and freight operations, including rail corridors, sidings, yards, depots, terminals, and operational interfaces, to ensure designs are fully integrated, operationally suitable, and aligned with safety, regulatory, and performance requirements.

Please note: This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage. Any engagement will be subject to successful project award and final client approval.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage overall engineering and design delivery for railway projects across all relevant disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary design teams, consultants, and specialist engineering contributors.
• Ensure 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in engineering leadership.
• Demonstrated deep multidisciplinary design management capability.
• Significant experience in conventional railway and freight rail infrastructure.
• Strong track record of leading integrated engineering and design activities for passenger and freight rail systems, including rail corridors, yards, depots, terminals, and operational interfaces.

Required Skills

• Technically strong and highly organized engineering leader.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in managing engineering risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Strong communication and coordination skills for stakeholder engagement.