Director - Railway Depot, Rolling Stock, Track and Systems
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Qiddiya is Saudi Arabia s future capital of entertainment, sports, and culture a 360 km mega-project just outside Riyadh. From F1-grade racetracks and theme parks to stadiums an.
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Overview
Qiddiya is Saudi Arabia s future capital of entertainment, sports, and culture a 360 km mega-project just outside Riyadh.
From F1-grade racetracks and theme parks to stadiums and performance venues, we re creating a destination like no other.
This is more than a project, it s a national transformation.
As construction accelerates, we re hiring ambitious talent to help shape it.
If you re driven by scale, impact, and the chance to build something iconic from the ground up, Qiddiya is calling for you.
General Summary
The Director of Depot, Rolling Stock and Systems (DRSS) is a senior client-side leadership role responsible for the planning, design, procurement, delivery, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness of all metro depot facilities, rolling stock, track, and railway systems for a major metro programme in Riyadh.
The role ensures safe, reliable, integrated, and efficient railway operations while managing complex interfaces between infrastructure, contractors, operators, regulators, and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategy, delivery, and governance for depot facilities, rolling stock, track, and railway systems.
- Oversee design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover of depot infrastructure.
- Manage rolling stock procurement, supplier performance, testing, acceptance, and lifecycle requirements.
- Provide leadership across railway systems including signalling, communications, SCADA, traction power, E&M systems, platform screen doors, AFC, cybersecurity, track, and depot systems.
- Ensure systems integration, interface management, configuration control, safety assurance, and regulatory compliance.
- Coordinate interfaces with civil works, utilities, roads, developers, operators, regulators, and third-party stakeholders.
- Lead testing, commissioning, trial operations, and operational readiness activities to support successful service commencement.
- Support procurement, contract management, technical approvals, change control, claims review, and commercial negotiations.
- Drive risk management, quality assurance, safety culture, and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.
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