Quality Manager

Hitachi Rail; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Arabia Limited is seeking a Quality Management professional to implement and oversee quality management for complex projects. You will ensure compliance with GBMS and STS strategies, coordinating with multiple entities.

You will drive quality KPIs, lead audits, and manage documentation through Teamcenter and SharePoint, while interfacing with clients and suppliers to uphold quality standards.

Qualifications

• ISO/IRIS/CMMI/CENELEC knowledge is required.
• Auditing standards (ISO 19011) and techniques.
• Organization techniques and process management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and share customer reports with contributions from all departments.
• Maintain the Project Quality System, Quality Plan and Procedures.
• Lead interfaces with client, partners and suppliers on quality aspects.
• Support project team with QA activities and documentation.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing standards

Process management

Risk management

Budgeting techniques

Customer orientation

Continuous improvement

Education

University Degree (Engineering) or Equivalent Technical background

Tools

Teamcenter

SharePoint

Job description

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Location

Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job ID

R0149526

Date Posted

2026-11-09

Company Name

HITACHI RAIL ARABIA LIMITED

Profession (Job Category)

Quality Management

Job Schedule

Full time

Work Arrangement

Onsite

Job Description

Implementation of quality management in line with STS Strategies and in compliance with GBMS for complex projects (e.g. involving more than one legal entity) or plants.

Accountabilities

• Ensure competent contribution to Project team activities through PQE, by: participating in the kick off meeting; defining the SOW for remote activities; updating QA Cost Estimation; establishing and updating the Project Quality System (Quality Plan and Procedures); proposing the Project Quality Report; establishing the Software Project Quality Plan (with support from WPL); and developing suitable quality KPIs.
• Ensure training sessions with reference to the Project Quality System (including updates) or help coordinate process-specific training such as Teamcenter.
• Ensure interface, as a support to the Project Manager, with the client, partners, suppliers and third parties with reference to the quality aspects (not technical issues).
• Ensure interface, as a support to the Project Manager, with the client, partners, suppliers and third parties with reference to the quality aspects.
• Verify the purchase specifications for quality aspects of package or complex supplies (quality aspects are defined as those applicable to the quality standards specified – this does not include technical aspects).
• Establish and maintain the Project SharePoint, giving support to the team.
• Prepare and share the Reports requested by the customer, collecting the contribution from all the departments.

Shared Accountabilities

• Support the PM for the performance of the Project Management Reviews (shared with the Project Manager)
• Support the Project Team for a constant formalisation of records (shared with the project team)
• Support the PM in the recording and follow up of Stakeholder Satisfaction data (including claims) (shared with the PM)
• Promote and contribute to the definition of the project document template and project coding (shared with the PE)
• Promote the use of Teamcenter and SharePoint, from the start up and procedural point of view (shared with the Project Team)
• Support Manufacturing, Construction and Commissioning for the preparation of Test Reports and use of forms from the start up point of view (shared with Manufacturing, Construction and Commissioning) (this includes advise on configuration and content – but not creation or revision of the reports)
• Support the PE and the COM for the definition and management of FRACAS, from the procedural point of view (shared with the PE and the COM)
• Ensure that the testing and inspection process is implemented effectively (shared with the project team) from a process compliance perspective.
• Support, together with the Project Team, the definition of the correction of the nonconformities and ensure the performance of the corrective actions) including the recording in Audit database (shared with the project team)
• Support Construction, Commissioning and Maintenance for the solution of nonconformities and use of forms, from the procedural point of view (shared with construction, commissioning and maintenance)
• Support the Project Team in the definition and updating of the planning documents (Project Management Plan, Engineering Management Plan, Design Plan, etc.) (shared with the project team)
• Support the WPLs, the PE, the COM and the CM for the management of the change requests and use of forms, from the procedural point of view (shared with the project team)
• Support in structure and procedure to be agreed with client for handover files (shared with the project team)

Required Skills & Experience

Education

University Degree (Engineering) or Equivalent Technical background

Experience

From 5 up to 10 years of Business experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Applicable Standards and Certification knowledge (ISO, IRIS, CMMI, CENELEC...).
• Auditing Standards (ISO 19011) and techniques
• Organization techniques and process management knowledge
• Risk Management Suppliers qualification and monitoring processes and methods of Project Management
• Cost estimating techniques knowledge and Budgeting knowledge
• Value Creation
• Market and Customer Orientation
• Excellence in Achieving Assigned Objectives
• Human Capital Development
• Business Awareness
• Collaboration and International Development
• Innovation and Change Management
• Mobility Mindset

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

It is our commitment at Hitachi Rail STS to create a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.empty)

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.

We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.

It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.