Systems Assurance Manager (Rail) Bid Opportunity📣 Job Ad

About SYSTRA and This Opportunity

SYSTRA is a global engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility, with over 10,300 employees worldwide. For 65 years, SYSTRA has designed safe and sustainable transport solutions, contributing to the development of cities and regions by modernizing infrastructure and transport systems across their full life cycles. This specific opportunity is for a Systems Assurance Manager (Rail) based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is contingent upon a successful project award and final client approval.

The Role: Systems Assurance Manager (Rail)

The Systems Assurance Manager will lead the development and implementation of the systems assurance strategy for a significant railway project. This full-time role involves ensuring strict alignment with client requirements, applicable international standards, and overall project delivery objectives. The manager will oversee the entire assurance process from design through procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and final handover phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall systems assurance function for the railway Project Management Consultancy (PMC) assignment.
• Develop and implement the project systems assurance strategy, plans, procedures, and reporting framework.
• Oversee safety assurance, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS), verification and validation, and certification activities across all railway systems.
• Ensure compliance with employer and 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.
• Coordinate with design, interface, testing and commissioning, operations, maintenance, and project controls teams to ensure integrated assurance delivery.
• Liaise with independent safety assessors, notified bodies, certification agencies, operators, and government authorities.
• 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

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned railway professional with extensive experience in systems assurance on large, complex rail or metro programs. This experience should be gained within PMC, client, engineering consultancy, or major contractor environments. Demonstrated leadership in multidisciplinary coordination and the practical application of railway assurance principles in major infrastructure projects are essential for this role.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• Minimum of 20 years of total professional experience.
• Extensive experience in railway, metro, Light Rail Transit (LRT), high-speed rail, or other major transit projects.
• Demonstrated experience in systems assurance management on large and complex railway projects.
• Prior experience in a PMC environment or a client-facing project management/oversight role is strongly preferred.
• Gulf / Middle East experience is preferred, with familiarity with regional client, authority, and delivery environments considered a strong advantage.
• Proven involvement in projects covering design, integration, testing and commissioning, safety assurance, and operational handover.

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of railway systems assurance methodologies and lifecycle assurance processes.
• Good understanding of railway safety and RAMS standards, including relevant international frameworks such as CENELEC standards where applicable.
• Strong grasp of system integration, interface management, verification, validation, and certification processes.
• Familiarity with hazard identification techniques, safety cases, compliance management, and technical risk control.
• Ability to review multidisciplinary rail design and assess assurance implications across interconnected systems.
• Strong reporting, stakeholder management, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder, multicultural project environments.
• Professional certifications in safety, systems engineering, RAMS, or project management would be advantageous.