Lead Structural Engineer, Rail & Metro Design Oversight

Systra; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA is seeking a highly experienced Structural Engineer (Design) to provide technical oversight across multiple railway and metro projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on planning, reviewing, and coordinating structural design to ensure robustness, compliance and alignment with project objectives.

The candidate will supervise design consultants, interface with other disciplines, manage interfaces with authorities, and participate in reviews, meetings and value engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a recognized university.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in structural engineering design and design review.
• Strong consultancy background in structural engineering and railway/metro projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide structural engineering design oversight across multiple railway projects in the Kingdom.
• Review design deliverables for completeness, accuracy, coordination, and compliance.
• Monitor design development for stations, viaducts, bridges and related infrastructure.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated, optimized solutions.
• Support design assurance, governance, and engineering review processes.
• Identify risks, interface issues and support timely resolutions.
• Participate in design reviews, workshops and technical meetings.
• Provide input on constructability, value engineering and design optimization.
• Review responses to technical queries and proposals from consultants or contractors.
• Prepare technical memos and presentation materials; maintain consistency of standards.

Skills

Structural design oversight

Design review

Railway/metro experience

Client coordination

Saudi Arabia/Gulf experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering

Master’s degree in Structural Engineering (advantage)

Job description

SYSTRA is seeking a highly experienced Structural Engineer (Design) to provide technical oversight across multiple railway and metro projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on planning, reviewing, and coordinating structural design to ensure robustness, compliance and alignment with project objectives.

The candidate will supervise design consultants, interface with other disciplines, manage interfaces with authorities, and participate in reviews, meetings and value engineering