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 worldwide, focusing on social inclusion and access to essential services. For 65 years, SYSTRA has partnered with cities and regions to develop, improve, and modernize infrastructure and transport systems across their entire project lifecycles, from design to maintenance. Operating in over 80 countries, SYSTRA supports clients in their digital, ecological, and energy transitions to innovate future mobility.

Project Manager (Metro) Role Overview

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 extensive rail and transit expertise combined with rigorous governance and client-facing leadership. The Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring the successful execution of metro projects, from initial planning through to handover into operation.

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 across safety, scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Act 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, 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, enforcing QA/QC processes and independent safety assessment coordination.
• Lead HSE excellence across contractors, aligning with international rail safety practices, and 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 to ensure a smooth handover into passenger service.
• Build and lead a matrixed team covering PMO, planning and scheduling, cost, risk, engineering, assurance, and site supervision, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in project management within the metro or rail industry.
• 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 provide clear, concise executive reporting and conduct adept stakeholder negotiation.
• Proven 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.