About the Role
Join a dynamic team delivering complex and innovative rail and transportation infrastructure projects in the UAE. We are seeking an experienced Rail Systems Manager with a robust technical background and a minimum of 15 to 20 years of total professional experience, including at least 10 years in the rail industry. This role is ideal for candidates with strong expertise in rail systems disciplines such as Signaling, Telecommunications, or SCADA, and those who have proven experience in coordinating technical activities and managing multidisciplinary interfaces.
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Key Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinate rail systems engineering activities and provide technical leadership within your area of expertise.
- Oversee engineering deliverables, technical reviews, and compliance with applicable standards and requirements.
- Manage interfaces between rail systems and other engineering disciplines.
- Support system integration, technical assurance, verification, testing, and commissioning activities.
- Identify and resolve technical issues, interface challenges, and engineering risks.
- Coordinate with clients, operators, contractors, suppliers, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunications, Control Systems Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- 15–20 years of overall professional experience.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the rail industry.
- Strong technical background in at least one rail systems discipline (Signaling, Telecommunications, or SCADA).
- Experience coordinating rail systems engineering activities, technical deliverables, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
- Strong understanding of railway systems integration, engineering standards, technical assurance, and interface management.
- Excellent English communication, stakeholder management, and technical coordination skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with existing Dubai Metro systems and Thales or Hitachi solutions.
- Experience on major metro or urban rail projects.
- Exposure to system integration, interface management, testing, and commissioning.
- Experience with international engineering consultancies, operators, or systems suppliers.
- Familiarity with GCC railway standards and project requirements.
Why Join Us?
- Multinational working environment.
- High-impact, large-scale Rail & Metro, Airports, Water, Stadiums, & Roads projects.
- End-to-end project ownership.
- Career development and growth opportunities.
- Mentorship and continuous learning.
- Hybrid working environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Stable, long-term career with an innovative company.
- Collaborative and supportive team culture.
- Opportunity to make a real impact.
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