Chief System Integration And Interface Expert-Cum- Dy Project Director- BID Position

SYSTRA; Faridabad District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA India is a leading engineering and consulting group in rail, metros, signaling, power supply and other transit infrastructure. The position of Chief System Integration & Interface Expert-Cum- Dy.

Project Director is a key role in BIDs, requiring deep experience in system integration and interface management for rail-based passenger transit projects. The ideal candidate has extensive leadership experience in rail projects, strong English communication, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• English reading/writing and speaking required.
• 20 years post-bachelor experience in Rail passenger transit systems.
• Experience in interface management of rolling stock, traction & power, signalling, etc.
• Experience as Dy. Team Leader or equivalent position or one level below.
• Eligible assignment: continuous deployment for at least 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead system integration strategy for all subsystems to function as a cohesive railway.
• Serve as the Interface Management Authority for defining and tracking thousands of technical interfaces.
• Ensure contractor designs meet interoperability, safety and performance standards.
• Direct testing, commissioning and trial oversight before commercial operation.
• Support Project Director with resource allocation, risk management and decisions.
• Act as top technical expert to resolve disputes or approve major changes.

Skills

Interface management

System integration

Testing & commissioning

Technical leadership

Dispute resolution

Education

Electrical/Electronics/ECE degree

Job description

Job Description:

SYSTRA is one of the worlds leading engineering and consulting groups specializing in public transport and mobility solutions. For over 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions develop by creating, improving and modernizing their transport infrastructure and systems.

Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water & Environment for public and private organizations.

Our engineers work with passion to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and made-to measures solutions allowing end users to move seamlessly.

SYSTRA’s unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Thanks to our know-how of our employees spread across India, we are present at all stages from upstream studies to operation and maintenance. We provide a comprehensive solution to manage all kinds of missions: Detailed Design Consultant, Project Management, Independent checking services.

SYSTRA India’s comprehensive know-how and expertise in Railways provides a wide spectrum of solutions for any challenge (Building a new rail link, doubling the capacity, gauge conversion, upgrading a network, improving the performance of existing lines, etc.).

Our extensive experience encompasses, Bridges, station buildings, Depots, Earthwork & Track Works, Power Supply and Transmission, Signaling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock, Utilities diversion and yard re-modelling etc.

Our services cover the entire life cycle of the project implementation.

Currently, we are bidding for Semi High Speed Rail projects across India. The position of Chief System Integration & Interface Expert-Cum- Dy. Project Director is the key position in these BIDs.

Missions/Main Duties

• Lead System Integration Strategy: Develop and enforce the overall strategy for integrating all technical subsystems (e.g., track, rolling stock, signaling, power supply) to function as a single, cohesive, high-performance railway.

• Interface Management Authority: Serve as the final authority for defining, tracking, and resolving thousands of technical and functional interfaces between different contract packages (e.g., civil vs. signaling contractors).

• Technical Design Assurance: Ensure all contractor designs meet interoperability, safety, and performance requirements, particularly concerning high-speed operation and railway standards.

• Testing, Commissioning, & Trial Oversight: Directly supervise the integrated testing, trials, and commissioning phases to validate that the entire system works correctly before commercial operation.

• Deputy Project Leadership: Support the Project Director in overall project control, resource allocation, risk management, and making critical technical and commercial decisions.

• Dispute & Change Resolution: Act as the top technical expert to resolve complex disputes or approve major change requests that impact system design and integration.

Profile/Skills

• Graduate in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering with working Knowledge of reading, writing and Speaking in English.
• Minimum Experience of 20 years post Bachelor’s degree in any Rail based Passenger Transit system.
• Relevant Experience - 05 years’ experience in Interface Management of Rolling Stock, Traction & Power Supply, Signalling etc., System integration, and Testing & commissioning for Rail Based Passenger Transit System as Dy. Team leader or equivalent position. The period of relevant Experience at the position immediately below the proposed position in organization shall also be considered but its weightage for the period shall be 50%.
• Total experience as Dy. Team Leader will be evaluated considering the period at the position immediately below the proposed position with the weightage mentioned above.
• Eligible Assignment -Must have Experienceas Dy. Team leader or equivalent position or one level below to the proposed position for a full-time continuous deployment period not less than 2 years.
• The period of Eligible Assignment at the position immediately below the proposed position in organization shall also be considered but its weightage for the period shall be 50%. (For example, 02 years will be considered as 01 year). If assignment period is more than 2 years on a particular project, the number assignment will be considered as follows:Min. 4 years = 2 AssignmentsMin. 6 years = 3 Assignments

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It’s not a job - it’s a career!

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