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Engineering Manager

Parsons
Dubai, UAE
Executive
Onsite
Discovered 2 days ago
Multidisciplinary engineering managementRail infrastructureRailway signaling systemsSignaling interfacesRail systems integrationTrackwork

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Role overview

Parsons is hiring an Engineering Manager for multidisciplinary engineering delivery in the UAE.

The role covers rail systems, civil works, structures, utilities, stations, and associated infrastructure, with focus on signaling interfaces, technical coordination, design compliance, constructability, and project delivery.

What you will do

  • Lead engineering activities and manage design development, technical reviews, deliverables, and coordination across rail and infrastructure disciplines.
  • Provide technical oversight for signaling, track, power, telecommunications, stations, and civil infrastructure.
  • Coordinate signaling interfaces with track, civil, traction power, communications, level crossings, control systems, and operations.
  • Review drawings, calculations, specifications, submissions, method statements, and design changes.
  • Lead technical workshops, constructability reviews, interface meetings, and engineering risk assessments.
  • Ensure design compliance with project requirements, railway standards, authority regulations, safety requirements, and applicable international standards.
  • Resolve RFIs, technical queries, nonconformances, design conflicts, and construction-related engineering issues.
  • Monitor engineering progress, resources, risks, design changes, and cost and schedule impacts.
  • Support construction, testing, commissioning, systems integration, handover, and closeout.

Required qualifications and experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Rail, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, Systems, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 15 years of experience in rail, metro, railway infrastructure, or major transportation projects.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and technical deliverables.
  • Practical experience with railway signaling systems, signaling interfaces, or rail systems integration.
  • Strong knowledge of rail infrastructure, trackwork, stations, utilities, structures, and associated systems.
  • Experience reviewing designs, specifications, calculations, shop drawings, and contractor submissions.
  • Knowledge of railway standards, RAMS, systems assurance, safety requirements, and authority approvals.
  • Experience managing design interfaces across signaling, civil, track, power, telecommunications, and operational systems.

Desired skills and experience

  • Experience on metro, heavy rail, light rail, high-speed rail, or railway infrastructure projects is desired.
  • Experience with interlocking, train detection, point machines, level-crossing systems, automatic train protection, or train control systems is desired.
  • Familiarity with CBTC, ETCS, ATP, ATS, interlocking, and signaling control systems is desired.
  • Relationship-building with clients, end users, operators, consultants, contractors, and regulatory authorities is desired.

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