Systems Assurance Manager (Rail) – Bid Opportunity

SYSTRA; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA is seeking a Systems Assurance Manager for a major railway PMC project in the Gulf region. You will lead the systems assurance strategy and manage verification and validation across design, procurement, testing and handover.

The role requires senior engineering experience, strong RAMS knowledge and excellent stakeholder management to coordinate across civil, track, signaling and power teams in a multicultural, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 20+ years total professional experience.
• Extensive railway or transit project experience.
• Experience in PMC environment or client-facing oversight.
• Gulf/Middle East experience preferred.
• Knowledge of international safety and RAMS standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall systems assurance for the railway PMC assignment.
• Develop and implement the project systems assurance strategy, plans and procedures.
• Oversee safety assurance, RAMS, verification and validation, and certification activities.
• Ensure compliance with employer requirements, contract requirements and standards.
• Review design submissions, contractor deliverables and test procedures for completeness.
• Coordinate with design, interface, testing, commissioning and operations teams for integrated delivery.
• Manage Hazard Log, ensuring hazards are identified, assessed and mitigated.
• Provide assurance input into testing readiness and handover.
• Prepare and present technical reports and risk registers to senior leadership.

Skills

Systems assurance

RAMS

Safety management

Interface management

Stakeholder management

Technical communication

Project management

Design review

Multidisciplinary coordination

Gulf/Middle East experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage. Any engagement will be subject to successful project award and final client approval.

Systems Assurance Manager

The Systems Assurance Manager will lead the development and implementation of the systems assurance strategy for the railway project, ensuring alignment with client requirements, applicable international standards, and project delivery objectives. The role will oversee the assurance process across design, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.

Missions / Main Duties

• Lead the overall systems assurance function for the railway PMC assignment.
• Develop and implement the project systems assurance strategy, plans, procedures, and reporting framework.
• Oversee safety assurance, RAMS, verification and validation, and certification activities across all railway systems.
• Ensure compliance with employer requirements, contract requirements, applicable codes, standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Review design submissions, contractor deliverables, method statements, test procedures, and assurance documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Manage the Hazard Log process and ensure hazards are identified, assessed, mitigated, tracked, and closed out appropriately.
• Coordinate with design, interface, testing and commissioning, operations, maintenance, and project controls teams to ensure integrated assurance delivery.
• Liaise with independent safety assessors, notified bodies where relevant, certification agencies, operators, and government authorities.
• Support interface management across civil, architectural, track, signaling, telecom, power, depot, OCC, AFC, PSD, and other rail systems.
• Monitor verification and validation activities and ensure traceability from requirements through design, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Provide assurance input into testing and commissioning readiness, trial running, operational readiness, and final acceptance.
• Prepare and present technical reports, dashboards, risk registers, and executive updates to the client and senior project leadership.
• Support bid preparation activities including technical proposals, resource planning, methodology statements, and identification of project-specific assurance risks.

Profile / Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• Professional certifications in safety, systems engineering, RAMS, or project management would be advantageous.
• Minimum 20 years of total professional experience.
• Extensive experience in railway, metro, LRT, high-speed rail, or other major transit projects.
• Demonstrated experience in systems assurance management on large and complex railway projects.
• Prior experience in a PMC environment or in a client-facing project management/oversight role is strongly preferred.
• Gulf / Middle East experience is preferred, with familiarity with regional client, authority, and delivery environments considered a strong advantage.
• Proven involvement in projects covering design, integration, testing and commissioning, safety assurance, and operational handover.
• Strong knowledge of railway systems assurance methodologies and lifecycle assurance processes.
• Good understanding of railway safety and RAMS standards, including relevant international frameworks such as CENELEC standards where applicable.
• Strong grasp of system integration, interface management, verification, validation, and certification processes.
• Familiarity with hazard identification techniques, safety cases, compliance management, and technical risk control.
• Ability to review multidisciplinary rail design and assess assurance implications across interconnected systems.
• Strong reporting, stakeholder management, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder, multicultural project environments.

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.