About the Role
Join a team committed to delivering complex and innovative railway infrastructure projects in the UAE as a Senior Telecom Engineer. With a minimum of 15 years of engineering experience, predominantly in Rail & Metro, you will play a key role in enhancing integrated railway systems through your extensive expertise in telecommunications systems design and technical delivery.
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Key Job Responsibilities
- Lead the design and technical delivery of railway telecommunications systems across concept, preliminary, detailed, and IFC design stages.
- Develop and review telecommunications designs, technical specifications, reports, calculations, drawings, equipment schedules, system architectures, and network diagrams.
- Design and coordinate systems including Fibre Optic Backbone, Structured Cabling, IP/MPLS, Transmission Networks, CCTV, Public Address, Passenger Information Systems, Access Control, Radio Communications, Telephony, Intercom, and Master Clock.
- Coordinate telecommunications designs and interfaces with Signaling, Train Control, Cybersecurity, SCADA, Power, MEP, Civil, Track, Architecture, and third-party systems.
- Lead multidisciplinary design reviews, technical workshops, interface coordination, constructability reviews, and value engineering activities.
- Review technical proposals, design submissions, supplier documentation, and equipment installation requirements to ensure alignment with approved designs.
- Resolve technical design queries, RFIs, and multidisciplinary coordination issues, providing support during systems installation, integration, testing, and commissioning where required.
- Ensure compliance with client requirements, project specifications, railway standards, and quality procedures, while providing technical guidance to telecommunications engineers.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 15 years of overall engineering experience, with the majority gained in Rail & Metro projects.
- Extensive experience in railway telecommunications systems design and technical delivery across major rail infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of railway telecommunications architectures, networks, systems integration, and multidisciplinary design coordination.
- Experience with railway telecommunications systems, including Fibre Optic Backbone, Structured Cabling, IP/MPLS, Transmission Networks, CCTV, Public Address, Passenger Information Systems, Access Control, Radio Communications, Telephony, Intercom, and Master Clock.
- Proven experience coordinating telecommunications designs with other railway disciplines, including Signaling, Train Control, SCADA, Cybersecurity, Power, MEP, Civil, and Track.
- Experience developing and reviewing technical specifications, system architectures, network diagrams, drawings, calculations, equipment schedules, and design documentation.
- Strong understanding of railway telecommunications standards and applicable international standards.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and relevant telecommunications and network design tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Communication Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with international engineering consultancies.
- Experience working with railway system integrators or major rail contractors.
- Experience in railway systems enhancement, upgrades, modernization, or integration projects.
- Familiarity with GCC and UAE project requirements.
- Experience with BIM and digital engineering platforms, including support for systems installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and technical verification.
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
Be Part of a Mission That Matters — Join Us
If you are passionate about meaningful work and want to be part of a company that builds infrastructure that matters, we encourage you to apply.
