Senior Project Director S And T _BID Position

SYSTRA; Faridabad District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA India is seeking a Senior Project Director – S&T to lead signalling and telecom design reviews and ensure conformance with Indian Railways standards. You will coordinate with OEMs and contractors, manage installation across stations and depots, and align S&T with civil and electrical works for major railway projects.

The role requires a senior leader with extensive rail systems experience, RAMS practice, and a proven track record in complex railway environments.

Qualifications

• Graduate Degree in Electronics with at least 15 years of experience in the construction industry for senior engineering roles.
• Minimum 3 years as project director or equivalent in Railway projects.
• Alternative path: at least 5 years’ experience in JAG or equivalent in Civil Engineering or Indian Railways/IRCON/RVNL or related entities at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design principle reviews for advanced S&T systems and telecom interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with RDSO specs, Indian Railway Standards, and SIL-4 benchmarks.
• Lead integration of indoor equipment with outdoor trackside assets.
• Manage installation, cable laying, and fitment of S&T equipment across facilities.
• Coordinate dependencies between S&T, civil, and electrical/traction teams.
• Oversee OEMs and contractors to ensure timely delivery.
• Implement RAMS practices across the S&T ecosystem.

Skills

Signalling systems

Telecom systems

RAMS engineering

Project leadership

Quality assurance

Education

Electronics engineering degree

Civil/railways engineering equivalent

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 Railway Projects across India. The position of Senior Project Director – S&T is the key position in these BIDs.

Missions/Main Duties

• Oversee the review and validation of design principles for advanced Signalling (e.g., ETCS Level 2, CBTC, or Electronic Interlocking) and Telecom systems (e.g., LTE-R, GSM-R, OFC networks).
• Enforce strict adherence to RDSO specifications, Indian Railway Technical Standards, and international Safety Integrity Level SIL-4 benchmarks.
• Supervise the seamless integration of modern indoor equipment (Axle counters, Relays, IPS) with outdoor trackside assets (Signals, Point machines).
• Manage the physical installation, cable laying, and fitment of S&T equipment across stations, block sections, and depots.
• Coordinate critical, overlapping dependencies between S&T networks and Civil works (station buildings, cable trenches) and Electrical/Traction teams (EMI/EMC mitigation against 25kV OHE interference).
• Oversee global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and specialized S&T subsystems contractors to ensure delivery timelines.
• Implement strict quality control and RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety) engineering practices across the S&T ecosystem.

Profile/Skills

• He/Should have Graduate Degree in Electronics with minimum of 15 years of experience in construction industry for respective engineering positions.
• He/She should have worked as project director or equivalent position for 3 years in Railways Projects.

OR

• He/She Should have At least 5 years’ experience in JAG or equivalent Grade or above in Civil Engineering or in equivalent grade in Indian Railways/RITES/ IRCON/ RVNL or equivalent grades in Konkan Railway/ MRVC/ DFCCIL/any JVs/ SPVs with Ministry of Railways/State govt, any Metro Rail Corporation either individually or combined for respective engineering positions mentioned.

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!

Workplace Type

On-site

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