Project Manager Metro Mekkah

About SYSTRA

SYSTRA is a global engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA designs transport solutions to connect people, foster social inclusion, and facilitate access to employment, education, and leisure worldwide. For 65 years, the Group has supported cities and regions in developing, improving, and modernizing their infrastructure and transport systems across the entire project lifecycle, from design to testing, deployment, and maintenance. Operating in over 80 countries, SYSTRA generates 74% of its turnover internationally and supports clients in their digital, ecological, and energy transitions.

Role Overview: Project Manager Metro Mekkah

SYSTRA is seeking an experienced Project Manager (Metro) to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex metro programs in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role requires a professional with over 10 years of experience, combining deep rail and transit expertise with rigorous governance and client-facing leadership. The Project Manager will act as a trusted delivery partner, ensuring project success across all phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle delivery for metro assets and systems, including planning, design, procurement, construction, systems installation, testing, commissioning, trial operations, and handover.
• Establish integrated master schedules, stage gates, and KPIs aligned with client objectives, ensuring performance in safety, scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Serve as the primary interface with client organizations, transport authorities, utilities, city planners, designers, contractors, operators, and independent checking engineers.
• Lead governance forums, approvals, and executive reporting to drive timely decisions and alignment among civil, systems, and operational stakeholders.
• Oversee multidisciplinary scopes including civil works (tunnels, viaducts, stations, depots), rail systems (trackwork, power/traction, SCADA, signaling and train control—CBTC preferred, telecoms), rolling stock interfaces, PSDs, and OCS.
• Manage critical interfaces between design-and-build packages, systems integrators, and third parties to maintain integration integrity.
• Shape procurement strategies for multi-package metro delivery (civil works, MEP, systems, rolling stock, systems integration, O&M).
• Administer contracts, change control, claims, and risk allocation, coordinating with legal and commercial teams for compliance and value optimization.
• Implement comprehensive risk management, configuration control, and change governance.
• Enforce QA/QC processes and coordinate independent safety assessments, leading HSE excellence across contractors.
• Drive systems assurance, RAMS, EMC/EMI, cybersecurity, and safety certification readiness.
• Plan and manage integrated testing and commissioning (IOTC), trial running, reliability growth, and safety certification.
• Coordinate with operators on O&M strategy, staffing, training, maintenance regimes, spares, and asset information requirements for smooth handover.
• Build and lead a matrixed team covering PMO, planning and scheduling, cost, risk, engineering, assurance, and site supervision.
• Mentor staff, drive accountability, and foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

• Over 10 years of experience in project management, specifically within metro or rail programs.
• Demonstrated leadership and influence across client, authority, and contractor ecosystems.
• Strong systems integration mindset with disciplined interface management capabilities.
• Commercial acumen in complex, multi-contract environments.
• Ability to produce clear, concise executive reporting and conduct adept stakeholder negotiation.
• Resilient problem-solving skills in high-velocity program conditions.
• Uncompromising commitment to safety, quality, and passenger-centric outcomes.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. SYSTRA is an equal opportunities company, and this position is open to all qualified applicants.