Requirements Manager - Systems Engineering

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a seasoned Requirements Manager in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to lead complex systems engineering programs across infrastructure, rail, metro, and transportation projects. The role emphasizes traceability from stakeholder objectives to verification and delivery, while coordinating cross-disciplinary teams and stakeholders.

The position requires at least 12 years of experience, including leadership, with INCOSE CSEP, IREB, or PMP certifications highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field.
• A relevant master's degree is preferred.
• At least 12 years of progressive experience in requirements management, systems engineering, or complex project delivery, with leadership responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements management and systems engineering activities across infrastructure and transportation programs.
• Coordinate interfaces across systems, subsystems, disciplines, contractors, and delivery teams.
• Maintain traceability from stakeholder needs through design, verification, and acceptance.
• Establish structured approaches for capturing, analyzing, documenting, allocating, and maintaining requirements.
• Mentor team members and strengthen requirements management capability.

Skills

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Change control

Stakeholder coordination

Project delivery

Engineering team leadership

Technical governance

Multidisciplinary engineering

Infrastructure projects

Rail systems

Metro projects

Transportation engineering

INCOSE CSEP

IREB

PMP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Certification: INCOSE CSEP

Certification: IREB

Certification: PMP

Job description

Requirements Manager - Systems Engineering Job Snapshot Role: Requirements Manager - Systems Engineering Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Engineering Function: Engineering Experience: Minimum 12 years, including leadership experience Job Type: Full-time

Requirements Manager - Systems Engineering in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Engineering opportunity for an experienced professional specializing in requirements management, systems engineering, technical governance, and multidisciplinary project delivery. AECOM is hiring for this on-site leadership role to manage complex requirements across major infrastructure, rail, metro, transportation, and engineering programs while maintaining traceability between stakeholder objectives, technical specifications, system design, verification, and project outcomes.

Job Details Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Engineering Function: Engineering Salary: Not disclosed Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Requirements Manager will establish technical discipline around how project requirements are interpreted, structured, allocated, controlled, and coordinated throughout complex engineering programs. Leading engineers and technical specialists, the role will address multidisciplinary requirements issues, develop appropriate engineering approaches, and maintain alignment across internal teams and external stakeholders. Effective requirements leadership will reduce ambiguity, control technical change, strengthen verification, and help ensure delivered systems satisfy their intended operational and project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements management and associated systems engineering activities across assigned infrastructure and transportation programs.
• Organize, interpret, and coordinate complex technical assignments involving multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Establish structured approaches for capturing, analyzing, documenting, allocating, and maintaining project requirements.
• Maintain requirements traceability from stakeholder and contractual needs through design, implementation, verification, validation, and acceptance.
• Coordinate requirements interfaces across systems, subsystems, engineering disciplines, contractors, and project delivery teams.
• Identify unclear, conflicting, incomplete, or technically challenging requirements and coordinate their resolution with responsible stakeholders.
• Develop strategies for technically complex or unusual engineering problems requiring investigation and alternative approaches.
• Support requirements baselines and ensure approved changes are incorporated through controlled processes.
• Monitor the effect of design development and technical change on requirements compliance and downstream interfaces.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, assurance, design, construction, and other disciplines to maintain consistent requirements implementation.
• Provide independent technical judgment on requirements and systems engineering matters within delegated authority.
• Maintain effective liaison with internal departments, clients, consultants, contractors, and external technical stakeholders.
• Manage engineers and technical personnel, coordinate workloads, and provide direction on complex requirements assignments.
• Support verification and validation planning by ensuring requirements have clear and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Promote consistent systems engineering practices and appropriate technical governance across project teams.
• Communicate significant requirements risks, conflicts, dependencies, and decisions to project leadership.
• Mentor team members and strengthen requirements management capability through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.

Ideal Profile

Candidates should hold a bachelor 's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Project Management, Computer Science, or a related discipline. A relevant master 's degree is preferred. The position requires at least 12 years of progressive experience across requirements management, systems engineering, or complex project delivery, including several years of leadership responsibility. Extensive exposure to major infrastructure, railway, metro, transportation, or engineering programs is particularly important. A strong candidate will understand requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, traceability, change control, verification, validation, and multidisciplinary technical coordination. The ability to work independently on complex engineering matters while directing technical teams is essential.

INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional certification is highly desirable. IREB or an equivalent Requirements Engineering qualification is also valuable, while PMP certification provides an additional advantage.

Skills Set

• Requirements management
• Systems engineering
• Requirements engineering
• Requirements analysis
• Requirements definition
• Requirements decomposition
• Requirements allocation
• Requirements traceability
• Requirements baselining
• Requirements verification
• Requirements validation
• Change control
• Configuration coordination
• Systems integration
• Interface coordination
• Verification and validation
• Technical governance
• Systems assurance
• Multidisciplinary engineering
• Infrastructure projects
• Rail systems
• Metro projects
• Transportation engineering
• Technical risk management
• Engineering team leadership
• Stakeholder coordination
• INCOSE CSEP
• IREB
• PMP
• Project delivery

Why Join Us

Major infrastructure and transportation programs in Riyadh increasingly depend on disciplined systems engineering to control thousands of interconnected technical and operational requirements. This role provides the opportunity to influence how complex projects move from stakeholder needs through engineering development and final verification. It combines senior technical authority with team leadership and offers exposure to multidisciplinary rail, metro, transportation, and infrastructure programs within Saudi Arabia's growing Engineering market.

About the Company

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting organization delivering engineering, design, planning, program management, and construction management services. Its multidisciplinary teams support complex transportation and infrastructure programs through systems engineering, technical assurance, coordinated design, and structured project delivery.