Systems Assurance Manager (Rail) Bid Opportunity

About SYSTRA

SYSTRA is a global engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA designs safe and sustainable transport solutions worldwide, contributing to social inclusion and facilitating access to employment, education, and leisure. The Group supports cities and regions in developing, improving, and modernizing their infrastructure and transport systems across project lifecycles, from design to testing, deployment, and maintenance. SYSTRA operates in over 80 countries, with 74% of its turnover generated internationally, and supports clients in their digital, ecological, and energy transitions.

The Opportunity: Systems Assurance Manager (Rail)

SYSTRA is seeking a Systems Assurance Manager (Rail) in Riyadh, Riyadh. This full-time role involves leading the development and implementation of the systems assurance strategy for a railway project. The manager will ensure alignment with client requirements, international standards, and project delivery objectives, overseeing the assurance process through design, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover phases. This requirement is for a bid opportunity and any engagement is subject to successful project award and final client approval.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall systems assurance function for the railway PMC assignment.
• Develop and implement the project systems assurance strategy, plans, procedures, and reporting framework.
• Oversee safety assurance, RAMS, verification and validation, and certification activities across all railway systems.
• Ensure compliance with employer requirements, contract requirements, applicable codes, standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Review design submissions, contractor deliverables, method statements, test procedures, and assurance documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Manage the Hazard Log process, ensuring hazards are identified, assessed, mitigated, tracked, and closed out appropriately.
• Coordinate with design, interface, testing and commissioning, operations, maintenance, and project controls teams for integrated assurance delivery.
• Liaise with independent safety assessors, notified bodies, certification agencies, operators, and government authorities as relevant.
• Support interface management across civil, architectural, track, signaling, telecom, power, depot, OCC, AFC, PSD, and other rail systems.
• Monitor verification and validation activities, ensuring traceability from requirements through design, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Provide assurance input into testing and commissioning readiness, trial running, operational readiness, and final acceptance.
• Prepare and present technical reports, dashboards, risk registers, and executive updates to the client and senior project leadership.
• Support bid preparation activities, including technical proposals, resource planning, methodology statements, and identification of project-specific assurance risks.

Candidate Profile and Experience

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned railway professional with over 10 years of experience in systems assurance. This experience should be gained on large, complex rail or metro programs delivered under PMC, client, engineering consultancy, or major contractor environments. Candidates must demonstrate leadership in multidisciplinary coordination and practical application of railway assurance principles in major infrastructure projects.