Systems Integration Manager - Rail

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 558,000 - 781,200; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Systems Integration Manager - Rail in Riyadh to lead the technical integration of multidisciplinary rail systems on a major infrastructure program. You will coordinate interfaces across signaling, traction power, SCADA, OCC, rolling stock, and platform systems, working with authorities and contractors to ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

The role requires deep rail systems engineering knowledge, interface management capabilities, and a proven track record

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant rail or transportation infrastructure experience.
• Strong knowledge of signaling, communications, traction power, SCADA and related rail systems.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and manage complex interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of railway systems across signaling, communications, traction power, SCADA, OCC, rolling stock, and depot systems.
• Manage technical interfaces between rail systems, civil works, stations, depots and external stakeholders.
• Establish and control system interface registers to track, coordinate and close all interfaces through the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated system design across concept to handover stages.

Skills

Systems integration

Rail systems integration

Stakeholder management

Interface management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

FAT/SAT testing

Interface registers

Job description

Systems Integration Manager - Rail

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Industry: Transportation‑Trucking‑Railroad | Job Type: Full‑time

Salary: 50,000‑70,000 SAR (estimated)

Overview

Lead the technical integration of multidisciplinary rail systems on a complex infrastructure program in Riyadh. The role requires strong knowledge of railway systems engineering, interface management, requirements control, configuration coordination, testing, commissioning, trial operations, and operational readiness across signaling, communications, traction power, SCADA, OCC, rolling stock, platform systems, depot systems, and more.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead coordination and integration of railway systems including signaling, communications, traction power, SCADA, OCC, rolling stock, platform systems, depot systems, and supporting infrastructure.
• Manage technical interfaces between rail systems, civil infrastructure, stations, depots, operational environments, external stakeholders, and specialist system providers.
• Establish, maintain, and control system interface registers to ensure all interfaces are identified, assigned, tracked, coordinated, and closed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams to deliver integrated system design solutions across concept, detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover stages.
• Ensure integration between infrastructure, stations, depots, operational systems, external interfaces, and airport‑related systems where applicable.
• Coordinate with operators, authorities, contractors, consultants, specialist vendors, and operational stakeholders to support successful systems integration.
• Facilitate systems integration workshops, technical coordination meetings, interface resolution sessions, and integration readiness reviews.
• Support systems engineering activities covering requirements management, interface management, verification, validation, traceability, and technical assurance.
• Work closely with configuration management and requirements management teams to maintain consistency across project systems, documents, baselines, and technical decisions.
• Identify systems integration risks, interface conflicts, unresolved dependencies, operational gaps, and technical challenges.
• Develop mitigation strategies that support project objectives, operational safety, schedule control, maintainability, and long‑term system performance.
• Lead systems integration reviews to verify that interfaces, operational needs, functional requirements, and project requirements are properly addressed.
• Monitor integration progress and support timely resolution of technical, operational, contractor, and stakeholder issues.
• Support testing and commissioning activities including FAT, SAT, SIT, integrated testing, trial operations, and operational readiness.
• Ensure compliance with project requirements, railway standards, safety expectations, operational objectives, systems engineering processes, and contractual obligations.
• Support construction and delivery teams by ensuring system interfaces are clearly defined, communicated, implemented, and verified.
• Provide technical direction on tender documentation, design development, systems integration requirements, and interface control deliverables.
• Prepare integration reports, risk updates, action trackers, technical summaries, review comments, and management presentations for project leadership.
• Promote disciplined integration governance, clear communication, and practical issue resolution across multidisciplinary and multinational project teams.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field from a recognized university.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in rail projects, railway systems, rail operations, transportation infrastructure, or major multidisciplinary programs.
• Strong knowledge of railway systems including signaling, communications, traction power, SCADA, OCC, rolling stock, depot systems, and platform systems.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams and complex systems interfaces on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience with systems engineering processes, interface management methodologies, integration assurance, requirements management, verification, validation, and traceability.
• Practical understanding of operational interfaces, testing and commissioning processes, trial operations, and operational readiness activities.
• Experience coordinating with authorities, operators, contractors, consultants, system suppliers, and client stakeholders in complex project environments.
• Strong knowledge of design development processes, tender documentation requirements, systems integration planning, and technical interface control.
• Experience on major metro, railway, transit, airport rail, or transportation infrastructure projects is highly preferred.
• Professional certification or membership in a relevant engineering or rail industry institution is advantageous.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to guide technical teams, influence stakeholders, and resolve integration conflicts.
• Excellent communication, coordination, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision‑making, and problem‑solving ability.
• Ability to manage complex technical integration challenges while maintaining focus on safety, quality, schedule, and operational performance.

Skills Set

• Systems integration
• Rail systems integration
• Railway systems
• Systems Implementation/Integration
• Signaling systems
• Communications systems
• Traction power
• SCADA
• OCC
• Rolling stock
• Platform systems
• Depot systems
• Civil infrastructure interfaces
• Station interfaces
• Operational interfaces
• Interface management
• Interface registers
• Requirements management
• Configuration management
• Verification and validation
• Requirements traceability
• Systems engineering
• Integration assurance
• Systems integration workshops
• Technical coordination
• Interface resolution
• FAT
• SAT
• SIT
• Integrated testing
• Testing and commissioning
• Trial operations
• Operational readiness
• Railway standards
• Safety requirements
• Design development
• Tender documentation
• Contractor coordination
• Operator coordination
• Authority coordination
• Stakeholder management
• Risk mitigation
• Technical reporting
• Metro projects
• Transit infrastructure
• Transportation infrastructure