Programme Implementation Manager

Parsons; Doha; On-site; QAR 360,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Doha, Qatar is looking for an experienced Programme Implementation Manager to lead the E&M Transformation Framework across Metro and Tram O&M. You will coordinate engineering, maintenance, operations, safety, asset management and subcontractors to deliver practical improvements into day-to-day delivery.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Railway or related engineering and 10+ years on major rail projects, with proven ability to implement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Railway, Maintenance engineering or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience on a similar profile from major rail projects.
• Practical experience in railway, metro, or tram operations and maintenance.
• Broad knowledge of Engineering and Maintenance systems and practices.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, operations, maintenance planning, safety assurance, asset management, and subcontractor teams.
• Understanding of preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Ability to assess maintenance records, technical submissions, asset-condition information, and operational performance data.
• Proven experience implementing improvements within a live railway or other operational environment.
• Familiarity with asset-management systems aligned with ISO 55001 principles.
• Professional engineering or asset-management membership is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of the joint E&M Transformation Framework.
• Drive practical implementation of the E&M Improvement Programme across Metro and Tram O&M, coordinating interfaces to ensure improvements are embedded in day-to-day delivery.
• Provide practical railway O&M support to translate identified improvement opportunities into practical, coordinated and sustainable operational improvements.
• Facilitate maintenance optimisation and innovation, coordinating assessment of optimisation opportunities against safety, operational and life-cycle cost considerations.
• Oversee the implementation and embedding of E&M transformation initiatives, providing practical O&M input to operational, organisational and capability changes and helping ensure improvements are resourced and sustainable within business-as-usual operations.
• Verify that improvements are effectively implemented and sustainable, working with accountable business owners to confirm that new processes, controls and working practices are embedded into business-as-usual operations and supported by appropriate evidence.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mech/"

10+ years rail experience

Railway/metro/tram operations

Engineering & Maintenance knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Maintenance strategies (preventive/c ▶

Data-driven decision making

Improvements in live railway ops

ISO 55001 asset-management knowledge

Professional membership desirable

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Railway, Maintenance engineering or related discipline

Job description

Job Description:

Programme Implementation Manager

Doha, Qatar

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Programme Implementation Manager to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

Key responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of the joint E&M Transformation Framework.
• Drive practical implementation of the E&M Improvement Programme across Metro and Tram O&M, coordinating engineering, maintenance, operations, safety, asset management and subcontractor interfaces to ensure agreed improvements are workable and embedded in day-to-day delivery.
• Provide practical railway O&M support to the E&M Transformation Programme, working across relevant workstreams and with engineering, maintenance, operations, safety, asset management, commercial and subcontractor stakeholders to translate identified improvement opportunities into practical, coordinated and sustainable operational improvements.
• Facilitate maintenance optimisation and innovation, coordinating objective assessment of optimisation opportunities against safety, operational, commercial and whole-life-cost considerations, and other data-driven maintenance approaches.
• Oversee the implementation and embedding of E&M transformation initiatives, providing practical O&M input to operational, organisational and capability changes and helping ensure improvements are workable, appropriately resourced and sustainable within business-as-usual operations.
• Verify that improvements are effectively implemented and sustainable, working with accountable business owners to confirm that new processes, controls and working practices are embedded into business-as-usual operations and supported by appropriate evidence.

Key deliverables

• E&M Transformation Implemntation plan
• Integrated implementation schedule, milestone tracker, action and deliverables register.
• Implementation risk, issue and dependency register.
• Periodic implementation progress reports
• Implementation evidence and close-out records.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Railway, Maintenance engineering or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience on a similar profile from major rail projects.
• Practical experience in railway, metro, or tram operations and maintenance.
• Broad knowledge of Engineering and Maintenance systems and practices, rather than expertise limited to a single system.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, operations, maintenance planning, safety assurance, asset management, and subcontractor teams.
• Understanding of preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Ability to assess maintenance records, technical submissions, asset-condition information, and operational performance data.
• Proven experience implementing improvements within a live railway or other operational environment.
• Familiarity with asset-management systems aligned with ISO 55001 principles.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Professional engineering or asset-management membership is desirable.

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