Executive Metro Rail Technical Director

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation, a global infrastructure leader, seeks a Technical Director – Metro Rail in Dubai to steer civil works, rail systems, rolling stock, integration, and safety assurance on a major metro project. The role demands 25+ years in rail engineering and strong leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will chair design reviews, manage interfaces, and ensure design compliance with standards, schedules, and client requirements, reporting to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 25 years in rail engineering, metro projects, technical leadership, or Design and Build delivery.
• Minimum 25 years of rail engineering experience.
• At least 10 years in senior technical leadership roles on complex rail, metro, infrastructure, or transportation programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership across civil works, rail systems, rolling stock, integration, and safety assurance disciplines.
• Act as Deputy Project Director and support overall leadership of the metro project from a technical and delivery perspective.
• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews and approvals for Design and Build contractor submissions.
• Review civil works designs covering stations, tunnels, viaducts, depots, architecture, MEP, BIM, and interfaces.
• Oversee technical review of rail systems design and the full suite of systems required for metro project delivery.
• Provide leadership on rolling stock interfaces, systems integration, and safety assurance requirements.
• Monitor technical performance and engineering services progress against project objectives.

Skills

Metro rail delivery

Technical leadership

Deputy project direction

Rail engineering

Systems integration

Safety assurance

Executive presentations

Project scheduling

Stakeholder management

Middle East rail

Education

Bachelor's in Civil / Electrical / Mechanical

Master's degree preferred

Professional Engineering registration preferred

Job description

Parsons Corporation, a global infrastructure leader, seeks a Technical Director – Metro Rail in Dubai to steer civil works, rail systems, rolling stock, integration, and safety assurance on a major metro project. The role demands 25+ years in rail engineering and strong leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will chair design reviews, manage interfaces, and ensure design compliance with standards, schedules, and client requirements, reporting to executive leadership.