Railway Transformation & Implementation Lead

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

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